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This bill establishes a Space National Guard as a new reserve component of the United States Space Force, specifically focused on space operations and defense. The Space National Guard will be organized in seven states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, New York, and Ohio, and will initially consist of existing space-related units from these states' Air National Guard components. The bill transfers current space operations personnel and specific squadrons (such as Space Warning, Space Operations, and Electromagnetic Warfare Squadrons) to the new Space National Guard, with the Director of Space Operations being redesignated as the Director of the Space National Guard and carrying the rank of Brigadier General. The legislation explicitly prohibits adding new personnel beyond the transferred units and requires that each Space National Guard unit be organized under the state's Assistant Adjutant General for the Air Force. The bill mandates that existing military facilities and infrastructure will be used, with no new construction allowed, and requires the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to implement the Space National Guard within one year of enactment. Additionally, the bill requires periodic congressional briefings on the implementation and status of the Space National Guard, and makes necessary technical amendments to federal law to recognize and define this new military component.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2042/all-info