[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 963 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 963
To establish the Space National Guard.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025
Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Risch, Mr. Padilla, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
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A BILL
To establish the Space National Guard.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Space National Guard Establishment
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established a Space National
Guard that is part of the organized militia of the States
specified in paragraph (3), active and inactive, that--
(A) is a space force;
(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed,
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.
(2) Reserve component.--The Space National Guard shall be
the reserve component of the Space Force all of whose members
are members of the Space National Guard.
(3) States specified.--The States specified in this
paragraph are--
(A) Alaska.
(B) California.
(C) Colorado.
(D) Florida.
(E) Hawaii.
(F) New York.
(G) Ohio.
(b) Composition.--
(1) Director of the space national guard.--
(A) In general.--The Director of Space Operations
for the National Guard Bureau shall be transferred to
the Space National Guard and be known as the Director
of the Space National Guard.
(B) Rank.--The Director of the Space National Guard
shall carry the rank of Brigadier General and shall
report to the Director of the Air National Guard.
(2) Transfer of space operations.--
(A) In general.--The staff assigned to space
operations in the National Guard Bureau and the units
specified in subparagraph (B) shall be transferred to
the Space National Guard.
(B) Units specified.--The units specified in this
subparagraph are the following:
(i) 213th Space Warning Squadron, Alaska
Air National Guard.
(ii) 148th Space Operations Squadron,
California Air National Guard.
(iii) 216th Electromagnetic Warfare
Squadron, California Air National Guard.
(iv) 234th Intelligence Squadron,
California Air National Guard.
(v) 137th Space Warning Squadron, Colorado
Air National Guard.
(vi) 138th Electromagnetic Warfare
Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard.
(vii) 233d Space Group, Colorado Air
National Guard.
(viii) 233d Space Communications Squadron,
Colorado Air National Guard.
(ix) 233d Space Group, Det-1 (Combat
Training Detachment) Colorado Air National
Guard.
(x) 114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron,
Florida Air National Guard.
(xi) 150th Electromagnetic Warfare
Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard.
(xii) 109th Electromagnetic Warfare
Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard.
(xiii) 126th Intelligence Squadron, Ohio
Air National Guard.
(xiv) 222nd Command and Control Squadron,
New York Air National Guard.
(3) Prohibition on additional personnel.--
(A) In general.--There shall be no personnel
assigned or allocated to the Space National Guard other
than the personnel provided for by paragraphs (1) and
(2).
(B) Assistant adjutant general.--Each Space
National Guard unit shall be organized under the
Assistant Adjutant General for the Air Force in the
State in which the unit is located on the day before
the enactment of this Act.
(C) Effect on states.--Except as provided in
paragraphs (1) and (2), no State shall receive any
additional personnel, to include any general officer or
staff, to assist with the administration and operation
of the Space National Guard.
SEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON MILITARY FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Space National Guard shall make use of
facilities, infrastructure, and installations constructed before the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Prohibition on New Construction.--Except as provided by
subsection (a), no additional facility, infrastructure, or installation
shall be constructed or modified to accommodate the Space National
Guard.
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF SPACE NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) Requirement.--Except as specifically provided by this Act, the
Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief 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 status of the Space
National Guard; and
(B) such other matters with respect to the
implementation and operation of the Space National
Guard as the Secretary 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)--
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking
``and the Air National Guard'' and
inserting ``, 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 specified in section
2(a)(3) of the Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2025,
active and inactive, that--
``(A) is a space force;
``(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed
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
National 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--
(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; and
(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 specified in section
2(a)(3) of the Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2025,
active and inactive, that--
``(A) is a space force;
``(B) is trained, and has its officers appointed
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.'';
(E) in paragraph (21), as redesignated by
subparagraph (C), 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''.
(b) Reserve Components.--Chapter 1003 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by adding at the end the following new sections:
``Sec. 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 organizations of the
Space National Guard; and
``(2) members of the Space National Guard who are also
Reserves of the Space Force.
``Sec. 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.
``Sec. 10117. Space National Guard of the United States: status when
not in Federal service
``When not on active duty, members of the Space National 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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