No Militarization of Space Act

Bill: 117-hr-5335
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Militarization of Space Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop and report on a plan to transfer all authorities, duties, functions, missions, personnel, units, facilities, and assets from the Space Force to the appropriate commands of the Armed Forces. As soon as practicable after such report is submitted and no later than one year after the enactment of this bill, DOD must abolish the Space Force as an armed force within the Department of the Air Force.</p> <p>During the period preceding the abolishment of the Space Force, DOD is prohibited from transferring any authorities, duties, functions, missions, personnel, units, facilities, or assets from another armed force to the Space Force.</p> <p>Any authorities, duties, functions, missions, personnel, units, facilities, and assets of the Space Force must be transferred to the Air Force Space Command (or other applicable command) upon the abolishment of the Space Force.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5335 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2021 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Pocan , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Waters , and Mr. García of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To abolish the Space Force as an Armed Force, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Militarization of Space Act . 2. Abolishment of the Space Force as an Armed Force (a) In general As soon as practicable after submitting to the congressional defense committees the report required under subsection (c)(2), but not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretary of the Air Force, shall abolish the Space Force as an Armed Force within the Department of the Air Force in accordance with this section. (b) Cessation of certain transfer activities During the period preceding the abolishment of the Space Force pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may not transfer any authorities, duties, functions, missions, personnel, units, facilities, or assets from another Armed Force to the Space Force. (c) Plan for transfer (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete the development of a plan to transfer all authorities, duties, functions, missions, personnel, units, facilities, and assets from the Space Force to the appropriate commands of the Armed Forces. (2) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan described in paragraph (1). (d) Dissolution of the Space Force (1) Transfer to Air Force Space Command Except as provided by paragraph (2), effective upon the abolishment of the Space Force, there are transferred to the Air Force Space Command the authorities, duties, functions, missions, personnel, units, facilities, and assets of the Space Force. (2) Transfer outside of Air Force Space Command Effective upon the abolishment of the Space Force, any authorities, duties, functions, missions, personnel, units, facilities, and assets transferred to the Space Force from a command of an Armed Force other than the Air Force Space Command shall be returned to such other command. (e) Repeal of relevant laws Effective upon the abolishment of the Space Force, the following subtitles are repealed and any provisions of law amended or repealed by such subtitles are restored or revived as if such subtitles had not been enacted: (1) Subtitle D of title IX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ). (2) Subtitle C of title IX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ). (f) References in law Effective upon the abolishment of the Space Force, any reference to the Space Force in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Air Force Space Command. (g) Congressional defense committees defined The term congressional defense committees has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.