Sec. 941. Matters relating to reserve components for the Space Force
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The Space National Guard may not be established as a reserve component of the Space Force until the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing, to the congressional defense committees that a Space National Guard is the organization best suited to discharge in an effective and efficient manner the missions intended to be assigned to the Space National Guard. The certification must be based on the results of a study conducted for purposes of this subsection by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
The certification shall include a description of each mission proposed to be assigned to the Space National Guard in connection with the certification. Section 9081(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting , including the Regular Space Force and the Space Force Reserve, after space forces . Section 10101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraph
(7)as paragraph (8); and by inserting after paragraph
(6)the following new paragraph (7): The Space Force Reserve. . Chapter 1003 of such title is amended— by redesignating section 10114 as section 10115; and by inserting after section 10113 the following new section 10114: The Space Force Reserve is a reserve component of the Space Force to provide a reserve for active duty. It consists of the members of the officers' section of the Space Force Reserve and of the enlisted section of the Space Force Reserve. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1003 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 10114 and inserting the following new items: 10114. Space Force Reserve: composition. 10115. Coast Guard Reserve. . Chapter 1006 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of the Air Force, with the advice and assistance of the Chief of Space Operations, shall establish a Space Force Reserve Command. The Space Force Reserve Command shall be operated as a separate command of the Space Force. The Chief of Space Force Reserve is the Commander of the Space Force Reserve Command. The commander of the Space Force Reserve Command reports directly to the Chief of Space Operations. The Secretary of the Air Force— shall assign to the Space Force Reserve Command all forces of the Space Force Reserve stationed in the continental United States other than forces assigned to the unified combatant command for special operations forces established pursuant to section 167 of this title; and except as otherwise directed by the Secretary of Defense in the case of forces assigned to carry out functions of the Secretary of the Air Force specified in section 9013 of this title, shall assign to the combatant commands all such forces assigned to the Space Force Reserve Command under paragraph
(1)in the manner specified by the Secretary of Defense. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1006 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 10175. Space Force Reserve Command. . Any authority in title 10, United States Code, may be applied to a member of the Space Force Reserve in the same manner as such authority is applied to a similarly situated member of the Air Force Reserve. In the application of such authority to a member of the Space Force Reserve, any reference to a grade of a member of in the Air Force or Air Force Reserve shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent grade in the Space Force or Space Force Reserve. Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House or Representatives a report setting forth the amendments to title 10, United States Code, and any other laws, necessary to fully integrate the Space Force Reserve into statutory authorities on the personnel, activities, missions, and management of the Space Force.