To direct the President to establish a unified United States Space Command.

This bill directs the President to establish a unified combatant command to be known as the U.S. Space Command.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1746 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1746

  To direct the President to establish a unified United States Space 
                                Command.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2019

  Mr. Waltz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the President to establish a unified United States Space 
                                Command.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNIFIED UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND.

    (a) Establishment.--Pursuant to section 161 of title 10, United 
States Code, the President shall establish a unified combatant command 
to be known as the United States Space Command.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 169 of title 10, United States 
Code, is repealed.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2273a(d)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``The Commander of the United 
States Strategic Command, acting through the United States Space 
Command,'' and inserting ``The Commander of the United States Space 
Command''.
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