than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the 
five subsequent years, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
Chief of the Space Force and Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau shall jointly provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the status of the implementation 
of the Space National Guard pursuant to this subtitle and 
the amendments made by this subtitle. This briefing shall 
address the current missions, operations and activities, 
personnel requirements and status, and budget and fund-
ing requirements and status of the Space National Guard, 
and such other matters with respect to the implementation 
and operation of the Space National Guard as the Sec-
retary and the Chiefs jointly determine appropriate to 
keep Congress fully and currently informed on the status 
of the implementation of the Space National Guard. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION 
OF AUTHORITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 101— 
(i) in subsection (c)— 
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(I) by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and 
(9), respectively; and 
(II) by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several 
States and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District 
of Columbia, active and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
Space Force all of whose members are members of 
the Space National Guard.’’; and 
(B) in section 10101— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘the following’’ before the 
colon; and 
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(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The Space National Guard of the United 
States.’’. 
(2) TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
101 of title 32, United States Code is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (19) as paragraphs (10) and (21), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the several 
States and territories, Puerto Rico, and the District 
of Columbia, in which the Space Force operates, ac-
tive and inactive, that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
‘‘(B) is trained, and has its officers ap-
pointed under the sixteenth clause of section 8, 
article I of the Constitution; 
‘‘(C) is organized, armed, and equipped 
wholly or partly at Federal expense; and 
‘‘(D) is federally recognized. 
‘‘(9) The term ‘Space National Guard of the 
United States’ means the reserve component of the 
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Space Force all of whose members are members of 
the Space National Guard.’’. 
(b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Chapter 1003 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘§ 10115. Space National Guard of the United States: 
composition 
‘‘The Space National Guard of the United States is 
the reserve component of the Space Force that consists 
of— 
‘‘(1) federally recognized units and organiza-
tions of the Space National Guard; and 
‘‘(2) members of the Space National Guard who 
are also Reserves of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10116. Space National Guard: when a component of 
the Space Force 
‘‘The Space National Guard while in the service of 
the United States is a component of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: 
status when not in Federal service 
‘‘When not on active duty, members of the Space Na-
tional Guard of the United States shall be administered, 
armed, equipped, and trained in their status as members 
of the Space National Guard.’’; and 
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(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter, by adding at the end the following new 
items: 
‘‘10115. Space National Guard of the United States: composition. 
‘‘10116. Space National Guard: when a component of the Space Force. 
‘‘10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when not in Federal 
service.’’. 
Æ 
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