10 USC § 20109 - Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s20109"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 20109 - Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "20109"
section_name: "Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress"
chapter_number: 2003
chapter_name: "STATUS AND PARTICIPATION"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "SPACE FORCE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1715, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 631.)"
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# § 20109. Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress

Whenever Congress determines that more units and organizations capable of conducting space operations are needed for the national security than are available among those units comprised of members of the Space Force serving on active duty, members of the Space Force not serving on active duty shall be ordered to active duty and retained as long as so needed.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1715, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 631.)