Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§20109 Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part PART I— - SPACE FORCE › Chapter CHAPTER 2003— - STATUS AND PARTICIPATION › § 20109
Summary
If Congress decides there are not enough active-duty Space Force units for national security, Space Force members who are not on active duty must be called to active duty and kept on active duty as long as needed.
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Title 10, §20109
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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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10 U.S.C. § 20109
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73