of the National Guard Bureau shall implement this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of the Air 
Force, the Chief of the Space Force, and the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau shall jointly provide 
to the congressional defense committees (as defined 
in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) a 
briefing on the status of the implementation of the 
Space National Guard pursuant to this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by 
paragraph (1) shall address— 
(A) the current missions, operations and 
activities, personnel requirements and status, 
and budget and funding requirements and sta-
tus of the Space National Guard; and 
(B) such other matters with respect to the 
implementation and operation of the Space Na-
tional Guard as the Secretary and the Chiefs 
jointly determine appropriate to keep Congress 
fully and currently informed on the status of 
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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)— 
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘and the Air National Guard’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, the Air National Guard, 
and the Space National Guard’’; 
(II) by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and 
(9), respectively; and 
(III) by inserting after paragraph 
(5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the States speci-
fied in section 2(a)(3) of the Space National Guard 
Establishment Act of 2025, active and inactive, 
that— 
‘‘(A) is a space force; 
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‘‘(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 
(ii) in subsection (d)— 
(I) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘or inactive Air National Guard’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, in the inactive Air Na-
tional Guard, in the inactive Space 
National Guard,’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘or the Air National Guard of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Air National Guard of the United 
States, or the Space National Guard 
of the United States’’; and 
(B) in section 10101— 
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(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘the following’’ before the 
colon; and 
(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) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the 
Air National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Air 
National Guard of the United States, and the 
Space National Guard’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the 
Air National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Air 
National Guard, and the Space National 
Guard’’; 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(8) 
through (19) as paragraphs (10) through (21), 
respectively; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘Space National Guard’ means 
that part of the organized militia of the States speci-
fied in section 2(a)(3) of the Space National Guard 
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Establishment Act of 2025, 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. 
‘‘(9) 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 
(E) in paragraph (21), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or the Air Na-
tional Guard of the United States’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, the Air National Guard of the United 
States, or the Space National Guard of the 
United States’’. 
(b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.—Chapter 1003 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tions: 
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‘‘§ 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 
(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.’’. 
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