Space Force Legacy Guardian Recognition Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5071 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5071

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
 the Air Force to designate certain separated members of the Air Force 
           as honorary separated members of the Space Force.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2023

  Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Babin, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. 
   Lamborn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
 the Air Force to designate certain separated members of the Air Force 
           as honorary separated members of the Space Force.

    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 Force Legacy Guardian 
Recognition Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE AIR 
              FORCE AS HONORARY SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.

    Chapter 933 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9254. Authority to designate certain separated members of the 
              Air Force as honorary separated members of the Space 
              Force
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe 
regulations that authorize an eligible individual to be designated as 
an honorary separated member of the Space Force. An eligible individual 
so designated may be referred to as a `Legacy Guardian'.
    ``(b) Elements.--Regulations prescribed under this section may 
include the following elements:
            ``(1) Eligibility criteria, including applicable dates of 
        service and constructive service credit, for designation under 
        this section.
            ``(2) An application process through which an eligible 
        individual, or a survivor of a deceased eligible individual, 
        may apply for such designation of such eligible individual.
            ``(3) A certificate, approved device, or other insignia of 
        such designation.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Designation of an eligible individual 
under this section shall not be construed to entitle such eligible 
individual to any benefit in addition to those established by this 
section or pursuant to regulations prescribed under this section.
    ``(d) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term 
`eligible individual' means an individual--
            ``(1) whom the Secretary of the Air Force determines served 
        in support of space operations as a member of the Air Force; 
        and
            ``(2) who separates (or previously separated) from the 
        armed forces as a member of the Air Force.''.
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