((a)) ** .—** There is established a United States Space Force as an armed force within the Department of the Air Force.

((b)) ** .—** The Space Force consists of—

((1)) the Regular Space Force;

((2)) all persons appointed or enlisted in, or conscripted into, the Space Force, including those not assigned to units, necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate mobilization for the national defense in the event of a national emergency; and

((3)) all Space Force units and other Space Force organizations, including installations and supporting and auxiliary combat, training, administrative, and logistic elements.

((c)) ** .—** The Space Force shall be organized, trained, and equipped to—

((1)) provide freedom of operation for the United States in, from, and to space;

((2)) conduct space operations; and

((3)) protect the interests of the United States in space.