; (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) The term covered contingency operation means a contingency operation as defined in subparagraph (A) of section 101(a)(13) of this title. ; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraphs: (7) The terms specified combatant command and unified combatant command have the meaning given the terms in section 161 of this title. (8) The term temporarily covered facility or asset means a facility or asset determined by the Secretary of Defense to be temporarily at high risk of loss due to a specific, highly significant vulnerability or due to specific indications that such a facility or asset is a target for hostile action. . XVII Space Force A United States Space Force 1701. Establishment of United States Space Force in the Department of the Air Force Part I of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 909 The Space Force Sec. 9091. Establishment of the Space Force. 9092. The Space Staff: function; composition. 9093. The Space Staff: general duties. 9094. Chief of Staff of the Space Force. 9095. Vice Chief of Staff of the Space Force. 9091. Establishment of the Space Force (a) Establishment There is established a United States Space Force as an armed force within the Department of the Air Force. (b) Functions (1) The Space Force shall be organized, trained, and equipped— (A) to provide for freedom of operations in, from, and to the space domain for the United States; (B) to provide independent military options for joint and national leadership; and (C) to enable the lethality and effectiveness of the joint force. (2) The Space Force includes both combat and combat-support functions to enable prompt and sustained offensive and defensive space operations and joint operations in all domains. (c) Composition The Space Force consists of— (1) the Regular Space Force and associated reserve components