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of a selection board serving on sustained duty to 
members serving in a space force active status not 
on sustained duty shall, to the extent practicable, re-
flect the ratio of officers serving in each of those 
statuses who are being considered for promotion by 
the board. The members of a selection board shall 
represent the diverse population of the Space Force 
to the extent practicable. 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATION
FROM
COMPETITIVE 
CATEGORIES.— 
‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), a selection board shall include at least one 
officer from each competitive category of offi-
cers to be considered by the board. 
‘‘(B) A selection board need not include an 
officer from a competitive category when there 
are no officers of that competitive category on 
the space force officer list in a grade higher 
than the grade of the officers to be considered 
by the board and eligible to serve on the board. 
‘‘(3) RETIRED OFFICERS.—If qualified officers 
on the space force officer list are not available in 
sufficient number to comprise a selection board, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall complete the mem-
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bership of the board by appointing as members of 
the board— 
‘‘(A) Space Force officers who hold a 
grade higher than the grade of the officers 
under consideration by the board and who are 
retired officers; and 
‘‘(B) if sufficient Space Force officers are 
not available pursuant to subparagraph (A), Air 
Force officers who hold a grade higher than the 
grade of the officers under consideration by the 
board and who are retired officers, but only if 
the Air Force officer to be appointed to the 
board has served in a space-related career field 
of the Air Force for sufficient time such that 
the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 
the retired Air Force officer has adequate 
knowledge concerning the standards of perform-
ance and conduct required of an officer of the 
Space Force. 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSION OF RETIRED GENERAL OFFI-
CERS ON ACTIVE DUTY TO SERVE ON A BOARD FROM 
NUMERIC GENERAL OFFICER ACTIVE-DUTY LIMITA-
TIONS.—A retired general officer who is on active 
duty for the purpose of serving on a selection board 
shall not, while so serving, be counted against any
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limitation on the number of general and flag officers 
who may be on active duty. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON MEMBERSHIP ON CONSECUTIVE 
BOARDS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), no officer may be a member of two 
successive selection boards convened under section 
20211 of this title for the consideration of officers 
of the same grade. 
‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
GENERAL
OFFICER 
BOARDS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply with re-
spect to selection boards convened under section 
20211 of this title for the consideration of officers 
in the grade of colonel or brigadier general. 
‘‘(c) XJOINT QUALIFIED OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) Each selection board convened under sec-
tion 20211 of this title that will consider an officer 
described in paragraph (2) shall include at least one 
officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff who is a joint qualified officer. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an 
officer who— 
‘‘(A) is serving on, or has served on, the 
Joint Staff; or 
‘‘(B) is a joint qualified officer.
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‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
requirement in paragraph (1) for any selection board 
of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 20213. Notice of convening of selection boards 
‘‘(a) At least 30 days before a selection board is con-
vened under section 20211 of this title to recommend offi-
cers in a grade for promotion to the next higher grade, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the officers 
who are eligible for consideration by the board and have 
not been excluded from consideration under section 
20216(d) of this title notification in writing of the date 
on which the board is to convene. In the notification, the 
Secretary shall inform an eligible officer of how many 
times, if any, the officer has previously been considered 
by a selection board convened under section 20211 for 
promotion to the grade to which the board described in 
the notification will recommend officers for promotion. 
‘‘(b) An officer eligible for consideration by a selec-
tion board convened under section 20211 of this title 
(other than an officer who has been excluded under 
20231(d) of this title from consideration by the board) 
may send a written communication to the board, to arrive 
not later than 10 calendar days before the date on which 
the board convenes, calling attention to any matter con-
cerning the officer that the officer considers important to
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the officer’s case. The selection board shall give consider-
ation to any timely communication under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) An officer on the space force officer list in the 
grade of colonel or brigadier general who receives a notice 
under subsection (a) shall inform the Secretary of the offi-
cer’s preference to serve either on or off active duty if pro-
moted to the grade of brigadier general or major general, 
respectively. 
‘‘§ 20214. Recommendations for promotion by selec-
tion boards 
‘‘(a) BOARD
TO
RECOMMEND
OFFICERS
BEST 
QUALIFIED
FOR PROMOTION.—A selection board con-
vened under section 20211 of this title shall recommend 
for promotion to the next higher grade those officers con-
sidered by the board whom the board, giving due consider-
ation to the needs of the Space Force for officers with 
particular skills (as noted in the guidelines or information 
furnished the board under section 615(b) of this title), 
considers best qualified for promotion within each com-
petitive category considered by the board. 
‘‘(b) NUMBER
TO BE RECOMMENDED.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall establish the number of offi-
cers such a selection board may recommend for promotion 
from among officers being considered.
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‘‘(c) BOARD PROCEDURES FOR RECOMMENDATIONS; 
LIMITATIONS.—A selection board convened under section 
20211 of this title may not recommend an officer for pro-
motion unless— 
‘‘(1) the officer receives the recommendation of 
a majority of the members of the board; 
‘‘(2) a majority of the members of the board 
finds that the officer is fully qualified for promotion; 
and 
‘‘(3) a majority of the members of the board, 
after consideration by all members of the board of 
any adverse information about the officer that is 
provided to the board under section 615 of this title, 
finds that the officer is among the officers best 
qualified for promotion to meet the needs of the 
Space Force consistent with the requirement of ex-
emplary conduct set forth in section 9233 of this 
title. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON PROMOTIONS UNDER OTHER 
AUTHORITY.—Except as otherwise provided by law, a 
Space Force officer may not be promoted to a higher 
grade under this chapter unless the officer is considered 
and recommended for promotion to that grade by a selec-
tion board convened under this chapter or, in the case of
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an officer transferring into the Space Force from another 
armed force, chapter 36 or chapter 1403 of this title. 
‘‘(e) DISCLOSURE OF BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The recommendations of a selection board may be dis-
closed only in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense. Those recommendations may 
not be disclosed to a person not a member of the board 
(or a member of the administrative staff designated by 
the Secretary of the Air Force to assist the board) until 
the written report of the recommendations of the board, 
required by section 617 of this title, is signed by each 
member of the board. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE 
MEMBERS OF A BOARD.—The Secretary of the Air Force, 
and an officer or other official exercising authority over 
any member of a selection board, may not— 
‘‘(1) censure, reprimand, or admonish the selec-
tion board or any member of the board with respect 
to the recommendations of the board or the exercise 
of any lawful function within the authorized discre-
tion of the board; or 
‘‘(2) attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized 
means, influence any action of a selection board or 
any member of a selection board in the formulation 
of the board’s recommendations.
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‘‘(g) HIGHER PLACEMENT ON PROMOTION LIST OF 
OFFICER OF PARTICULAR MERIT.— 
‘‘(1) In selecting the officers to be rec-
ommended for promotion, a selection board shall, 
when authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force, 
recommend officers of particular merit, pursuant to 
guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Sec-
retary, from among those officers selected for pro-
motion, to be placed higher on the promotion list es-
tablished by the Secretary under section 624(a)(1) 
of this title. 
‘‘(2) An officer may be recommended to be 
placed higher on a promotion list under paragraph 
(1) only if the officer receives the recommendation 
of at least a majority of the members of the board, 
unless the Secretary of the Air Force establishes an 
alternative requirement. Any such alternative re-
quirement shall be furnished to the board as part of 
the guidelines furnished to the board under section 
615 of this title. 
‘‘(3) For the officers recommended to be placed 
higher on a promotion list under paragraph (1), the 
board shall recommend, pursuant to guidelines and 
procedures prescribed by the Secretary, the order in 
which those officers should be placed on the list.
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‘‘§ 20215. Reports of selection boards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each selection board convened 
under section 20211 of this title shall submit to the Sec-
retary of the Air Force a written report, signed by each 
member of the board, containing a list of the names of 
the officers it recommends for promotion and certifying— 
‘‘(1) that the board has carefully considered the 
record of each officer whose name was furnished to 
it under section 615 of this title; and 
‘‘(2) that, in the opinion of a majority of the 
members of the board, the officers recommended for 
promotion by the board are best qualified for pro-
motion to meet the needs of the Space Force (as 
noted in the guidelines or information furnished the 
board under section 615(b) of this title) among 
those officers whose names were furnished to the se-
lection board. 
‘‘(b) OFFICERS WHO SHOULD BE REQUIRED
TO 
SHOW CAUSE FOR RETENTION.—A selection board con-
vened under section 20211 of this title shall include in 
its report the name of any officer before it for consider-
ation for promotion whose record, in the opinion of a ma-
jority of the members of the board, indicates that the offi-
cer should be required under section 20503 of this title 
to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force 
active status.
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‘‘(c) OFFICERS RECOMMENDED
TO BE PLACED 
HIGHER ON THE PROMOTION LIST.—A selection board 
convened under section 20211 of this title shall, when au-
thorized under section 20214(g) of this title, include in 
its report the names of those officers recommended by the 
board to be placed higher on the promotion list and the 
order in which the board recommends that those officers 
should be placed on the list. 
‘‘§ 20216. Action on reports of selection boards for 
promotion to brigadier general or major 
general 
‘‘After reviewing a report received under section 
20215 of this title recommending officers on the space 
force officer list for promotion to the grade of brigadier 
general or major general, but before submitting the report 
to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Air Force, adjust the placement of officers on the pro-
motion list recommended in the report in order to further 
Space Force mission accomplishment. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROMOTIONS 
‘‘§ 20231. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 
time-in-grade and other requirements 
‘‘(a) TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) An officer who is in a space force active 
status on the space force officer list and holds a per-
manent appointment in the grade of second lieuten-
ant or first lieutenant may not be promoted to the 
next higher permanent grade until the officer has 
completed the following period of service in the 
grade in which the officer holds a permanent ap-
pointment: 
‘‘(A) Eighteen months, in the case of an 
officer holding a permanent appointment in the 
grade of second lieutenant. 
‘‘(B) Two years, in the case of an officer 
holding a permanent appointment in the grade 
of first lieutenant. 
‘‘(2) Except as authorized by section 20233 of 
this title, an officer who is in a space force active 
status on the space force officer list and holds a per-
manent appointment in a grade above first lieuten-
ant may not be considered for selection for pro-
motion to the next higher permanent grade until the 
officer has completed the following period of service 
in the grade in which the officer holds a permanent 
appointment:
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‘‘(A) Three years, in the case of an officer 
holding a permanent appointment in the grade 
of captain, major, or lieutenant colonel. 
‘‘(B) One year, in the case of an officer 
holding a permanent appointment in the grade 
of colonel or brigadier general. 
‘‘(3) When the needs of the service require, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe a longer 
period of service in grade for eligibility for pro-
motion, in the case of officers to whom paragraph 
(1) applies, or for eligibility for consideration for 
promotion, in the case of officers to whom para-
graph (2) applies. 
‘‘(4) In computing service in grade for purposes 
of this section, service in a grade held as a result of 
assignment to a position is counted as service in the 
grade in which the officer would have served except 
for such assignment or appointment. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO PRECLUDE FROM CONSIDER-
ATION CERTAIN OFFICERS BASED ON TIME OF ENTRY 
ON OR DEPARTURE FROM SUSTAINED DUTY.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force— 
‘‘(1) may, by regulation, prescribe a period of 
time, not to exceed one year, from the time an offi-
cer on the space force officer list transfers on or off
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of sustained duty during which the officer shall be 
ineligible for consideration for promotion; and 
‘‘(2) may, by regulation, preclude from consid-
eration by a selection board by which the officer 
would otherwise be eligible to be considered, an offi-
cer who has an established separation date that is 
within 90 days after the date on which the board is 
to be convened. 
‘‘(c) CERTAIN
OFFICERS
NOT
TO
BE
CONSID-
ERED.—A selection board convened under section 20211 
of this title may not consider for promotion to the next 
higher grade any of the following officers: 
‘‘(1) An officer whose name is on a promotion 
list for that grade as a result of the officer’s selec-
tion for promotion to that grade by an earlier selec-
tion board convened under that section. 
‘‘(2) An officer who is recommended for pro-
motion to that grade in the report of an earlier se-
lection board convened under that section, in the 
case of such a report that has not yet been approved 
by the President. 
‘‘(3) An officer in the grade of first lieutenant 
who is on an approved all-fully-qualified-officers list 
under section 20419 of this title. 
‘‘(4) An officer excluded under subsection (d).
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‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO ALLOW OFFICERS TO OPT OUT 
OF SELECTION BOARD CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may pro-
vide that an officer on the space force officer list 
may, upon the officer’s request and with the ap-
proval of the Secretary, be excluded from consider-
ation by a selection board convened under section 
20211 of this title to consider officers for promotion 
to the next higher grade. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may only 
approve a request under paragraph (1) if the Sec-
retary determines the exclusion from consideration is 
in the best interest of the Space Force. 
‘‘§ 20232. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 
senior commander nominations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Air Force and subject to subsection 
(b), a board convened under section 20211 of this title 
may consider for promotion to the next higher grade an 
officer in a space force active status on the space force 
officer list in the grade of captain, major, or lieutenant 
colonel who— 
‘‘(1) does not meet the requirements of section 
20412 of this title with respect to time-in-grade; or
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‘‘(2) has already been considered for promotion 
by a selection board convened under section 20211 
of this title the maximum number of times as deter-
mined by the Secretary under section 20415 of this 
title and has failed of selection for promotion each 
time. 
‘‘(b) NOMINATION REQUIRED.—The regulations pre-
scribed under subsection (a) shall require that, in order 
for an officer described in that subsection to be considered 
for promotion by a board convened under section 20211 
of this title, the officer must be nominated by the com-
manding general of the Space Force Field Command to 
which the officer is assigned or, in the case of an officer 
on the space force officer list not assigned to a unit subor-
dinate to a Space Force Field Command, the first lieuten-
ant general, or civilian equivalent, in the officer’s chain 
of command or supervision. For an officer on the space 
force officer list assigned to a joint position, or a position 
within a Federal department or agency outside of the De-
partment of the Air Force, the nomination may be made 
by a lieutenant general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine 
Corps or a vice admiral in the Navy, or the civilian equiva-
lent. 
‘‘(c) NOMINATION.—
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‘‘§ 20233. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: 
designation as joint qualified officer re-
quired before promotion to brigadier 
general; exceptions 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—An officer on the space force 
officer list may not be appointed to the grade of brigadier 
general unless the officer has been designated as a joint 
qualified officer in accordance with section 661 of this 
title. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (a) in the fol-
lowing circumstances: 
‘‘(1) When necessary for the good of the serv-
ice. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an officer whose proposed 
selection for promotion is based primarily upon sci-
entific and technical qualifications for which joint re-
quirements do not exist. 
‘‘(3) In the case of an officer selected by a pro-
motion board for appointment to the grade of briga-
dier general while serving in a joint duty assignment 
if— 
‘‘(A) the officer’s total consecutive service 
in joint duty assignments is not less than two 
years; and
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‘‘(B) the officer has successfully completed 
a program of education described in subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 2155 of this title. 
‘‘(4) In the case of an officer who— 
‘‘(A) is selected by a promotion board for 
appointment to the grade of brigadier general; 
‘‘(B) is not exempted under subsection (g); 
and 
‘‘(C) has successfully completed the edu-
cation requirements prescribed in subparagraph 
(A) of section 661(c)(1) of this title but has not 
been afforded the opportunity to complete the 
experience requirements described in subpara-
graph (B) of that section. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER TO BE INDIVIDUAL.—A waiver may be 
granted under subsection (b) only on a case-by-case basis 
in the case of an individual officer. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE
FOR GOOD-OF-THE-SERVICE 
WAIVER.—In the case of a waiver under subsection (b)(1), 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide that the first duty 
assignment as a general or flag officer of the officer for 
whom the waiver is granted shall be in a joint duty assign-
ment. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION OF WAIVER AU-
THORITY.—The authority of the Secretary of Defense to
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grant a waiver under subsection (b)(4) may be delegated 
to the Secretary of the Air Force and may not be further 
delegated. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe regulations to carry out this section. The regula-
tions shall specifically identify for purposes of subsection 
(b)(2) those categories of officers for which selection for 
promotion to brigadier general is based primarily upon sci-
entific and technical qualifications for which joint require-
ments do not exist. 
‘‘(g) EXEMPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
an officer who transfers to the Space Force from a reserve 
component before the first day of the sixth fiscal year be-
ginning after the date of the enactment of this section, 
and who, as of the date of the transfer, is serving in the 
grade of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel or, in the 
case of the Navy or Coast Guard, lieutenant commander, 
commander, or captain. 
‘‘§ 20234. Opportunities for consideration for pro-
motion 
‘‘(a) SPECIFICATION OF NUMBER OF OPPORTUNI-
TIES FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.—Under reg-
ulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall specify the number of oppor-
tunities for consideration for promotion to be afforded to
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Space Force officers for promotion to each grade above 
the grade of captain. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES 
THAT MAY BE SPECIFIED.—The number of opportunities 
for consideration for promotion to be afforded officers of 
the Space Force for promotion to a particular grade may 
not be fewer than two and may not exceed five. 
‘‘(c) LIMITED AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE 
AIR FORCE TO MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES.— 
The Secretary of the Air Force may change the number 
of opportunities for consideration for promotion to a par-
ticular grade not more frequently than once every five 
years. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 
MODIFY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES.—The Secretary of 
Defense may modify the number of opportunities for con-
sideration for promotion to be afforded officers of the 
Space Force for promotion to a particular grade. 
‘‘§ 20235. Space Force officer list 
‘‘(a) SINGLE LIST.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall maintain a single list of all Space Force officers serv-
ing in a space force active status. The list shall be known 
as the space force officer list. 
‘‘(b) ORDER OF OFFICERS ON LIST.—Officers shall 
be carried on the space force officer list in the order of
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seniority of the grade in which they are serving. Officers 
serving in the same grade shall be carried in the order 
of their rank in that grade. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF SERVICE IN A TEMPORARY AP-
POINTMENT.—An officer whose position on the space force 
officer list results from service under a temporary appoint-
ment or in a grade held by reason of assignment to a posi-
tion has, when that appointment or assignment ends, the 
grade and position on the space force officer list that the 
officer would have held if the officer had not received that 
appointment or assignment. 
‘‘§ 20236. Competitive categories 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT
TO ESTABLISH COMPETITIVE 
CATEGORIES FOR PROMOTION.—Under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall establish at least one competitive category 
for promotion for officers on the space force officer list. 
Each officer whose name appears on the space force offi-
cer list shall be carried in a competitive category of offi-
cers. Officers in the same competitive category shall com-
pete among themselves for promotion. 
‘‘(b) SINGLE COMPETITIVE CATEGORY
FOR PRO-
MOTION TO GENERAL OFFICER GRADES.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force shall establish a single competitive cat-
egory for all officers on the space force officer list who
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will be considered by a selection board convened under sec-
tion 20211 of this title for promotion to the grade of brig-
adier general or major general. 
‘‘§ 20237. Numbers to be recommended for promotion 
‘‘(a) PROMOTION
TO GRADES BELOW BRIGADIER 
GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) Before convening a selection board under 
section 20211 of this title to consider officers for 
recommendation for promotion to a grade below 
brigadier general and in any competitive category, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall determine— 
‘‘(A) the number of positions needed to ac-
complish mission objectives which require offi-
cers of that competitive category in the grade to 
which the board will recommend officers for 
promotion; 
‘‘(B) the estimated number of officers 
needed to fill vacancies in those positions dur-
ing the period in which it is anticipated that of-
ficers selected for promotion will be promoted; 
and 
‘‘(C) the number of officers in a space 
force active status authorized by the Secretary 
of the Air Force to serve both on sustained
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duty and not on sustained duty in the grade 
and competitive category under consideration. 
‘‘(2) Based on the determinations under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall de-
termine the maximum number of officers in that 
competitive category which the selection board may 
recommend for promotion. 
‘‘(b) PROMOTION
TO BRIGADIER GENERAL
AND 
MAJOR GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) Before convening a selection board under 
section 20211 of this title to consider officers for 
recommendation for promotion to the grade of briga-
dier general or major general, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall determine— 
‘‘(A) the number of positions needed to ac-
complish mission objectives which require offi-
cers serving in a space force active status on 
sustained duty, and in a space force active sta-
tus not on sustained duty, in the grade to which 
the board will recommend officers for pro-
motion; and 
‘‘(B) the estimated number of officers on 
sustained duty and not on sustained duty need-
ed to fill vacancies in those positions over the
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24-month period beginning on the date on 
which the selection board convenes. 
‘‘(2) Based on the determinations under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of the Air Force shall de-
termine the maximum number of officers serving in 
a space force active status on sustained duty, and 
the maximum number of officers serving in a space 
force active status not on sustained duty, which the 
selection board may recommend for promotion. 
‘‘§ 20238. Promotions: how made; authorized delay of 
promotions 
‘‘(a) PROCEDURE FOR PROMOTION OF OFFICERS ON 
AN APPROVED PROMOTION LIST.— 
‘‘(1) PLACEMENT
OF
NAMES
ON
PROMOTION 
LIST.—When the report of a selection board con-
vened under section 20211 of this title is approved 
by the President, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall place the names of all officers approved for 
promotion within a competitive category on a single 
list for that competitive category, to be known as a 
promotion list, in the order of the seniority of such 
officers on the list or based on particular merit, as 
determined by the promotion board, or as modified 
by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 
20216 of this title. A promotion list is considered to
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be established under this section as of the date of 
the approval of the report of the selection board 
under the preceding sentence. 
‘‘(2) ORDER AND TIMING OF PROMOTIONS.— 
Except as provided in subsection (d), officers on a 
promotion list for a competitive category shall be 
promoted to the next higher grade when additional 
officers in that grade and competitive category are 
needed. Promotions shall be made in the order in 
which the names of officers appear on the promotion 
list and after officers previously selected for pro-
motion in that competitive category have been pro-
moted. Officers to be promoted to the grade of first 
lieutenant shall be promoted in accordance with reg-
ulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 
Force. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON PROMOTIONS TO GENERAL 
OFFICER GRADES TO COMPLY WITH STRENGTH LIMI-
TATIONS.—Under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense, the promotion of an officer on the 
space force officer list to the grade of brigadier gen-
eral or major general shall be delayed if that pro-
motion would cause any strength limitation of sec-
tion 526 of this title to be exceeded. The delay shall 
expire when the Secretary of the Air Force deter-
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mines that the delay is no longer required to ensure 
compliance with the strength limitation. 
‘‘(4) PROMOTION OF FIRST LIEUTENANTS ON 
AN ALL-FULLY-QUALIFIED OFFICERS LIST.— 
‘‘(A) Except as provided in subsection (d), 
officers on the space force officer list in the 
grade of first lieutenant who are on an ap-
proved all-fully-qualified-officers list shall be 
promoted to the grade of captain in accordance 
with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Air Force. 
‘‘(B) An all-fully-qualified-officers list shall 
be considered to be approved for purposes of 
subparagraph (A) when the list is approved by 
the President. When so approved, such a list 
shall be treated in the same manner as a pro-
motion list under this chapter. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of the Air Force may 
make a recommendation to the President for 
approval of an all-fully-qualified-officers list 
only when the Secretary determines that all of-
ficers on the list are needed in the next higher 
grade to accomplish mission objectives. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, an 
all-fully-qualified-officers list is a list of all offi-
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cers on the space force officers list in a grade 
who the Secretary of the Air Force deter-
mines— 
‘‘(i) are fully qualified for promotion 
to the next higher grade; and 
‘‘(ii) would be eligible for consider-
ation for promotion to the next higher 
grade by a selection board convened under 
section 20211 of this title upon the con-
vening of such a board. 
‘‘(E) If the Secretary of the Air Force de-
termines that one or more officers or former of-
ficers were not placed on an all-fully-qualified- 
list under this paragraph because of adminis-
trative error, the Secretary may prepare a sup-
plemental all-fully-qualified-officers list con-
taining the names of any such officers for ap-
proval in accordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(b) DATE OF RANK.—The date of rank of an officer 
appointed to a higher grade under this section is deter-
mined under section 741(d) of this title. 
‘‘(c) 
APPOINTMENT
AUTHORITY.—Appointments 
under this section shall be made by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, except that ap-
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pointments under this section in the grade of first lieuten-
ant or captain shall be made by the President alone. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY
TO DELAY APPOINTMENTS
FOR 
SPECIFIED REASONS.—The provisions of subsection (d) of 
section 624 of this title shall apply to the appointment 
of an officer under this section in the same manner as 
they apply to an appointment of an officer under that sec-
tion, and any reference in that subsection to an active- 
duty list shall be treated for purposes of applicability to 
an officer of the Space Force as referring to the space 
force officer list. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—PERSONS NOT CONSIDERED 
FOR PROMOTION AND OTHER PROMOTION- 
RELATED PROVISIONS 
‘‘§ 20251. Special selection boards 
‘‘(a) PERSONS NOT CONSIDERED
BY PROMOTION 
BOARD DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.— 
‘‘(1) If the Secretary of the Air Force deter-
mines that because of administrative error a person 
who should have been considered for selection for 
promotion by a selection board convened under sec-
tion 20211 of this title was not so considered, the 
Secretary shall convene a special selection board 
under this subsection to determine whether that per-
son should be recommended for promotion.
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‘‘(2) A special selection board convened under 
paragraph (1) shall consider the record of the person 
whose name was referred to it for consideration as 
that record would have appeared to the board that 
should have considered the person. That record shall 
be compared with a sampling of the records of those 
officers of the same competitive category who were 
recommended for promotion, and those officers who 
were not recommended for promotion, by the board 
that should have considered the person. 
‘‘(3) If a special selection board convened under 
paragraph (1) does not recommend for promotion a 
person whose name was referred to it for consider-
ation for selection for appointment to a grade other 
than a general officer grade, the person shall be con-
sidered to have failed of selection for promotion. 
‘‘(b) PERSONS CONSIDERED BY PROMOTION BOARD 
IN UNFAIR MANNER.— 
‘‘(1) If the Secretary of the Air Force deter-
mines, in the case of a person who was considered 
for selection for promotion by a board convened 
under section 20211 of this title but was not se-
lected, that there was material unfairness with re-
spect to that person, the Secretary may convene a 
special selection board under this subsection to de-
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termine whether that person should be recommended 
for promotion. In order to determine that there was 
material unfairness, the Secretary must determine 
that— 
‘‘(A) the action of the selection board that 
considered the person was contrary to law in a 
matter material to the decision of the board or 
involved material error of fact or material ad-
ministrative error; or 
‘‘(B) the board did not have before it for 
its consideration material information. 
‘‘(2) A special selection board convened under 
paragraph (1) shall consider the record of the person 
whose name was referred to it for consideration as 
that record, if corrected, would have appeared to the 
board that considered the person. That record shall 
be compared with the records of a sampling of those 
officers of the same competitive category who were 
recommended for promotion, and those officers who 
were not recommended for promotion, by the board 
that considered the person. 
‘‘(3) If a special selection board convened under 
paragraph (1) does not recommend for promotion a 
person whose name was referred to it for consider-
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ation, the person incurs no additional failure of se-
lection for promotion. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS OF BOARDS.— 
‘‘(1) Each special selection board convened 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary of 
the Air Force a written report, signed by each mem-
ber of the board, containing the name of each person 
it recommends for promotion and certifying that the 
board has carefully considered the record of each 
person whose name was referred to it. 
‘‘(2) The provisions of sections 20215 and 
20216 of this title apply to the report and pro-
ceedings of a special selection board convened under 
this section in the same manner as they apply to the 
report and proceedings of a selection board convened 
under section 20211 of this title. 
‘‘(d) APPOINTMENT
OF PERSONS SELECTED
BY 
BOARDS.— 
‘‘(1) If the report of a special selection board 
convened under this section, as approved by the 
President, recommends for promotion to the next 
higher grade a person whose name was referred to 
it for consideration, that person shall, as soon as 
practicable, be appointed to that grade in accordance
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with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 20238 
of this title. 
‘‘(2) A person who is appointed to the next 
higher grade as the result of the recommendation of 
a special selection board convened under this section 
shall, upon that appointment, have the same date of 
rank, the same effective date for the pay and allow-
ances of that grade, and the same position on the 
space force officer list as the person would have had 
if the person had been recommended for promotion 
to that grade by the board which should have con-
sidered, or which did consider, the person. 
‘‘(e) DECEASED PERSONS.—If a person whose name 
is being considered for referral to a special selection board 
under this section dies before the completion of pro-
ceedings under this section with respect to that person, 
this section shall be applied to that person posthumously. 
‘‘(f) CONVENING OF BOARDS.—A board convened 
under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be convened under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense; 
‘‘(2) shall be composed in accordance with sec-
tion 20212 of this title and regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Air Force; and
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‘‘(3) shall be subject to the provisions of section 
613 of this title. 
‘‘(g) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The provisions of sub-
section (g) of section 628 of this title (relating to judicial 
review) apply to the following actions with respect of any 
person in the same manner as those provisions apply to 
corresponding actions under such section 628 with respect 
to an officer or former officer of the Air Force: 
‘‘(1) A determination by the Secretary of the 
Air Force under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) not to 
convene a special selection board. 
‘‘(2) The action of a special selection board con-
vened under this section. 
‘‘(3) An action of the Secretary of the Air 
Force on the report of such a board. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATIONS OF OTHER JURISDICTION.—No 
official or court of the United States may, with respect 
to a claim based to any extent on the failure of a person 
to be selected for promotion by a promotion board— 
‘‘(1) consider the claim unless the person has 
first been referred by the Secretary of the Air Force 
to a special selection board convened under this sec-
tion and acted upon by that board and the report of 
the board has been approved by the President; or
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‘‘(2) except as provided in subsection (g), grant 
any relief on the claim unless the person has been 
selected for promotion by a special selection board 
convened under this section to consider the person 
for recommendation for promotion and the report of 
the board has been approved by the President. 
‘‘(i) EXISTING JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion limits— 
‘‘(1) the jurisdiction of any court of the United 
States under any provision of law to determine the 
validity of any law, regulation, or policy relating to 
selection boards; or 
‘‘(2) the authority of the Secretary of the Air 
Force to correct a military record under section 
1552 of this title. 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
section. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—Regulations under this sub-
section may not apply to subsection (g) of section 
628 of this title (as incorporated by subsection (g) 
of this section), other than to paragraph (3)(C) of 
that subsection.
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‘‘(3) PRESCRIBING
OF
CIRCUMSTANCES
FOR 
CONSIDERATION
BY
A
BOARD
UNDER
THIS
SEC-
TION.—The Secretary may prescribe in the regula-
tions under this subsection the circumstances under 
which consideration by a special selection board may 
be provided for under this section, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The circumstances under which con-
sideration of a person’s case by a special selec-
tion board is contingent upon application by or 
for that person. 
‘‘(B) Any time limits applicable to the fil-
ing of an application for such consideration. 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS SUBJECT TO SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE APPROVAL.—Regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Air Force under this subsection 
may not take effect until approved by the Secretary 
of Defense. 
‘‘§ 20252. Other promotion matters 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL SELECTION BOARD MATTERS.—The 
reference in section 628(a)(1) of this title to a person 
above the promotion zone does not apply in the promotion 
of officers on the space force officer list. 
‘‘(b) With respect to the promotion of officers on the 
space force officer list, the provisions of part II of subtitle
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A that refer to the effect of twice failing of selection for 
promotion do not apply. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—APPLICABILITY OF OTHER 
LAWS 
‘‘§ 20261. Applicability of certain DOPMA officer per-
sonnel policy provisions 
‘‘Except as otherwise modified or provided for in this 
chapter, the following provisions of chapter 36 of this title 
(relating to promotion, separation, and involuntary retire-
ment of officers on the active-duty list) shall apply to 
Space Force officers and officer promotions: 
‘‘(1) Subchapter I (relating to selection boards). 
‘‘(2) Subchapter II (relating to promotions). 
‘‘(3) Subchapter III (relating to failure of selec-
tion for promotion and retirement for years of serv-
ice), other than sections 627, 631, and 632. 
‘‘(4) Subchapter IV (relating to continuation on 
active duty and selective early retirement), other 
than sections 637, 637a, and 638. 
‘‘(5) Subchapter V (additional provisions relat-
ing to promotion, separation, and retirement). 
‘‘(6) Subchapter VI (relating to alternative pro-
motion authority for officers in designated competi-
tive categories).’’.
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(d) TEMPORARY (‘‘BREVET’’) PROMOTIONS FOR OF-
FICERS WITH CRITICAL SKILLS.—Section 605 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) COVERAGE OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS.— 
Subsections (a), (b)(2)(A), (f)(1), and (f)(2) are 
amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force,’’. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION OF AIR FORCE MAXIMUM 
NUMBERS.—Subsection (g) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following new paragraphs (2) and (3): 
‘‘(2) In the case of the Air Force— 
‘‘(A) as captain 95; 
‘‘(B) as major, 305; 
‘‘(C) as lieutenant colonel, 165; and 
‘‘(D) as colonel, 75. 
‘‘(3) In the case of the Space Force— 
‘‘(A) as captain, 5; 
‘‘(B) as major, 20; 
‘‘(C) as lieutenant colonel, 10; and 
‘‘(D) as colonel, 5.’’.
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SEC. 1717. ENLISTED MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 1716, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 2007—ENLISTED MEMBERS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade. 
‘‘20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment. 
‘‘20303. Reference to chapter 31. 
‘‘§ 20301. Original enlistments: qualifications; grade 
‘‘(a) ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force may accept original enlistments in 
the Space Force of qualified, effective, and able-bod-
ied persons. 
‘‘(2) AGE.—A person accepted for original en-
listment shall be not less than seventeen years of 
age. However, no person under eighteen years of age 
may be originally enlisted without the written con-
sent of the person’s parent or guardian, if the per-
son has a parent or guardian entitled to the person’s 
custody and control. 
‘‘(b) GRADE.—A person is enlisted in the Space 
Force in the grade prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 
Force.
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‘‘§ 20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment 
‘‘(a) TERM OF ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force may accept original enlistments 
of persons for the duration of their minority or for a pe-
riod of at least two but not more than eight years in the 
Space Force. 
‘‘(b) TERM OF REENLISTMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force may accept a reenlistment in the Space 
Force for a period determined in accordance with para-
graphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 505(d) of this title. 
‘‘§ 20303. Reference to chapter 31 
‘‘For other provisions of this title applicable to enlist-
ments in the Space Force, see chapter 31 of this title.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10 CHAPTER RELATING 
TO ENLISTMENTS.—Chapter 31 of such title is amended 
as follows: 
(1) RECRUITING
CAMPAIGNS.—Section 503(a) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘Regular Coast Guard’’. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS, TERM, GRADE.—Section 
505 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Regular Space Force,’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
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‘‘(e) ENLISTMENTS IN THE SPACE FORCE.—For en-
listments in the Space Force, see sections 20301 and 
20302 of this title.’’. 
(3) EXTENSION
OF
ENLISTMENTS
DURING 
WAR.—Section 506 is amended by striking ‘‘Reg-
ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(4) REENLISTMENT.—Section 508 is amended 
striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’ in sub-
sections (b) and (c). 
(5) ENLISTMENT INCENTIVES FOR PURSUIT OF 
SKILLS
TO
FACILITATE
NATIONAL
SERVICE.—Sec-
tion 510(c) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘Selected Reserve’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and 
(F), respectively; 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following new subparagraph (D): 
‘‘(D) in the Space Force;’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 
through (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) through (E)’’.
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(6) 
COLLEGE
FIRST
PROGRAM.—Section 
511(b)(1)(A), is amended by inserting ‘‘or as a 
member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘reserve compo-
nent,’’. 
(7) 
DELAYED
ENTRY
PROGRAM.—Section 
513(a) is amended— 
(A) by inserting, ‘‘, or who is qualified 
under section 20301 of this title and applicable 
regulations for enlistment in the Space Force,’’ 
after ‘‘armed force’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or be enlisted as a 
member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Coast 
Guard Reserve’’. 
(8) EFFECT UPON ENLISTED STATUS OF AC-
CEPTANCE
OF
APPOINTMENT
AS
CADET
OR
MID-
SHIPMAN.—Section 516(b) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or in the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘armed force’’. 
SEC. 1718. RETENTION AND SEPARATION GENERALLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 1717, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 2009—RETENTION AND 
SEPARATION GENERALLY 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law related to separation. 
‘‘20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifications for retention. 
‘‘20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for retention.
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‘‘20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or discharge. 
‘‘20404. Force shaping authority. 
‘‘§ 20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law re-
lated to separation 
‘‘(a) OFFICER SEPARATION.—Except as specified in 
this section or otherwise modified in this chapter, the pro-
visions of chapter 59 of this title applicable to officers of 
a regular component shall apply to officers of the Space 
Force. 
‘‘(b) Except as specified in this section or otherwise 
modified in this chapter, the provisions of sections 1169, 
1170, 1171, 1173, 1174(b) 1176(a) of chapter 59 of this 
title applicable to enlisted members of a regular compo-
nent shall apply to enlisted members of the Space Force. 
‘‘(c) The provisions of section 1172 of this title per-
taining to a person enlisted under section 518 of this title 
shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space Force. 
‘‘(d) The provisions of section 1174 of this title— 
‘‘(1) pertaining to a regular officer shall apply 
to a Space Force officer serving on sustained duty; 
‘‘(2) pertaining to a regular enlisted member 
shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 
Force serving on sustained duty; and 
‘‘(3) pertaining to other members shall apply to 
members of the Space Force not serving on sus-
tained duty.
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‘‘(e) The provisions of section 1175 of this title per-
taining to a voluntary appointment, enlistment, or transfer 
to a reserve component shall apply to the voluntary release 
from active duty of a member of the Space Force on sus-
tained duty. 
‘‘(f) The provisions of section 1176 of this title— 
‘‘(1) pertaining to a regular enlisted member 
shall apply to an enlisted member of the Space 
Force serving on sustained duty; and 
‘‘(2) pertaining to a reserve enlisted member 
serving in an active status shall apply to an enlisted 
member of the Space Force serving in a space force 
active status or on sustained duty. 
‘‘§ 20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifica-
tions for retention 
‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR RETEN-
TION.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall, by regula-
tion, prescribe— 
‘‘(1) standards and qualifications for the reten-
tion of enlisted members of the Space Force; and 
‘‘(2) equitable procedures for the periodic deter-
mination of the compliance of each such member 
with those standards and qualifications. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STAND-
ARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—If an enlisted member serv-
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ing in Space Force active status fails to comply with the 
standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection 
(a), the member shall— 
‘‘(1) if qualified, be transferred to Space Force 
inactive status; 
‘‘(2) if qualified, be retired in accordance with 
section 20603 of this title; or 
‘‘(3) have the member’s enlistment terminated. 
‘‘§ 20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for re-
tention 
‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS.—To be re-
tained in an active status, a Space Force officer must— 
‘‘(1) in any applicable yearly period, attain the 
number of points under section 12732(a)(2) of this 
title that are prescribed by the Secretary of the Air 
Force; and 
‘‘(2) conform to such other standards and 
qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe for of-
ficers of the Space Force. 
‘‘(b) 
LIMITATION
ON
MINIMUM
NUMBER
OF 
POINTS.—The Secretary may not prescribe a minimum of 
more than 50 points under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) RESULT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY.—A Space 
Force officer who fails to attain the number of points pre-
scribed under subsection (a)(1), or to conform to the
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standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection 
(a)(2), may be referred to a board convened under section 
20501(a) of this title. 
‘‘§ 20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or 
discharge 
‘‘(a) CONSIDERATION FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.— 
The Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection 
boards under section 20211(b) of this title to consider for 
early retirement officers on the space force officer list as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) Officers in the grade of lieutenant colonel 
who have failed of selection for promotion at least 
one time and whose names are not on a list of offi-
cers recommended for promotion. 
‘‘(2) Officers in the grade of colonel who have 
served in that grade for at least two years and 
whose names are not on a list of officers rec-
ommended for promotion. 
‘‘(3) Officers, other than those described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2), holding a grade below the 
grade of colonel— 
‘‘(A) who are eligible for retirement under 
section 20601 of this title or who after two ad-
ditional years or less of active service would be 
eligible for retirement under that section; and
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‘‘(B) whose names are not on a list of offi-
cers recommended for promotion. 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION FOR DISCHARGE.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may con-
vene selection boards under section 20211 of this 
title to consider for discharge officers on the space 
force officer list— 
‘‘(A) who have served at least one year of 
active status in the grade currently held; 
‘‘(B) whose names are not on a list of offi-
cers recommended for promotion; and 
‘‘(C) who are not eligible to be retired 
under any provision of law (other than by rea-
son of eligibility pursuant to section 4403 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1993) and are not within two years of be-
coming so eligible. 
‘‘(2) An officer who is recommended for dis-
charge by a selection board convened pursuant to 
the authority of paragraph (1) and whose discharge 
is approved by the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
be discharged on a date specified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) Selection of officers for discharge under 
paragraph (1) shall be based on the needs of the 
service.
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‘‘(c) DISCHARGES AND RETIREMENTS CONSIDERED 
TO BE INVOLUNTARY.—The discharge or retirement of an 
officer pursuant to this section shall be considered to be 
involuntary for purposes of any other provision of law. 
‘‘§ 20405. Force shaping authority 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may, solely for the purpose of restructuring the Space 
Force— 
‘‘(1) discharge an officer described in sub-
section (b); or 
‘‘(2) involuntarily release such an officer from 
sustained duty. 
‘‘(b) COVERED OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) The authority under this section may be 
exercised in the case of an officer of the Space Force 
serving on sustained duty who— 
‘‘(A) has completed not more than six 
years of service as a commissioned officer in the 
armed forces; or 
‘‘(B) has completed more than six years of 
service as a commissioned officer in the armed 
forces, but has not completed the minimum 
service obligation applicable to that officer. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘minimum 
service obligation’, with respect to a member of the
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Space Force, means the initial period of required ac-
tive duty service applicable to the member, together 
with any additional period of required active duty 
service incurred by that member during the mem-
ber’s initial period of required active duty service. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
shall prescribe regulations for the exercise of the Sec-
retary’s authority under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 647 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘(other than 
an officer of the Space Force)’’ after ‘‘in the case of 
an officer’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Regular Ma-
rine Corps, of Regular Space Force’’ and inserting 
‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) SPACE FORCE.—For a similar provision with re-
spect to officers of the Space Force, see section 20405 
of this title.’’.
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SEC. 1719. SEPARATION OF OFFICERS FOR SUBSTANDARD 
PERFORMANCE OF DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN 
OTHER REASONS. 
Subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 1718, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 2011—SEPARATION OF OFFI-
CERS FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORM-
ANCE OF DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN 
OTHER REASONS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘20501. Authority to establish procedures to consider the separation of officers 
for substandard performance of duty and for certain other rea-
sons. 
‘‘20502. Retention boards. 
‘‘20503. Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of reten-
tion board. 
‘‘20504. Rights and procedures. 
‘‘20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary retirement or discharge. 
‘‘20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention boards. 
‘‘§ 20501. Authority to establish procedures to con-
sider the separation of officers for sub-
standard performance of duty and for 
certain other reasons 
‘‘(a) PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RECORD OF OF-
FICERS RELATING TO STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE OF 
DUTY.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall pre-
scribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at 
any time of the record of any commissioned officer
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(other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in 
a space force active status to determine whether the 
officer shall be required, because of a reason stated 
in paragraph (2), to show cause for the officer’s re-
tention in a space force active status. 
‘‘(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) 
are the following: 
‘‘(A) The officer’s performance of duty has 
fallen below standards prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(B) The officer has failed to satisfy the 
standards and qualifications established under 
section 20403 of this title by the Secretary of 
the Air Force. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF RECORD OF OF-
FICERS RELATING TO CERTAIN OTHER REASONS.— 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall pre-
scribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at 
any time of the record of any commissioned officer 
(other than a retired officer) of the Space Force in 
a space force active status to determine whether the 
officer should be required, because of a reason stat-
ed in paragraph (2), to show cause for the officer’s 
retention in a space force active status.
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‘‘(2) The reasons referred to in paragraph (1) 
are the following: 
‘‘(A) Misconduct. 
‘‘(B) Moral or professional dereliction. 
‘‘(C) The officer’s retention is not clearly 
consistent with the interests of national secu-
rity. 
‘‘(c) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LIMITATIONS.—Regu-
lations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force under 
this section are subject to such limitations as the Sec-
retary of Defense may prescribe. 
‘‘§ 20502. Retention boards 
‘‘(a) CONVENING OF BOARDS TO CONSIDER OFFI-
CERS REQUIRED TO SHOW CAUSE.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall convene retention boards at such times 
and places as the Secretary may prescribe to receive evi-
dence and make findings and recommendations as to 
whether an officer who is required under section 20501 
of this title to show cause for retention in a space force 
active status should be retained in a space force active 
status. Each retention board shall be composed of not less 
than three officers having the qualifications prescribed by 
section 20506 of this title. 
‘‘(b) FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HEARING.—A retention 
board shall give a fair and impartial hearing to each offi-
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cer required under section 20501 of this title to show 
cause for retention in a space force active status. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF BOARD DETERMINATION THAN AN 
OFFICER HAS FAILED TO ESTABLISH THAT THE OFFI-
CER SHOULD BE RETAINED.— 
‘‘(1) If a retention board determines that the 
officer has failed to establish that the officer should 
be retained in a space force active status, the board 
shall recommend to the Secretary of the Air Force 
one of the following: 
‘‘(A) That the officer be transferred to an 
inactive status. 
‘‘(B) That the officer, if qualified under 
any provision of law, be retired. 
‘‘(C) That the officer be discharged from 
the Space Force. 
‘‘(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, an officer as to whom a re-
tention board makes a recommendation under para-
graph (1) that the officer not be retained in a space 
force active status may be required to take leave 
pending the completion of the officer’s case under 
this chapter. The officer may be required to begin 
such leave at any time following the officer’s receipt 
of the report of the retention board, including the
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board’s recommendation for removal from a space 
force active status, and the expiration of any period 
allowed for submission by the officer of a rebuttal to 
that report. The leave may be continued until the 
date on which action by the Secretary of the Air 
Force on the officer’s case is completed or may be 
terminated at any earlier time. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT OF BOARD DETERMINATION THAN AN 
OFFICER
HAS
ESTABLISHED
THAT
THE
OFFICER 
SHOULD BE RETAINED.— 
‘‘(1) If a retention board determines that the 
officer has established that the officer should be re-
tained in a space force active status, the officer’s 
case is closed. 
‘‘(2) An officer who is required to show cause 
for retention in a space force active status under 
subsection (a) of section 20501 of this title and who 
is determined under paragraph (1) to have estab-
lished that the officer should be retained in a space 
force active status may not again be required to 
show cause for retention in a space force active sta-
tus under such subsection within the one-year period 
beginning on the date of that determination. 
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an officer 
who is required to show cause for retention in a
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space force active status under subsection (b) of sec-
tion 20501 of this title and who is determined under 
paragraph (1) to have established that the officer 
should be retained in a space force active status may 
again be required to show cause for retention at any 
time. 
‘‘(B) An officer who has been required to show 
cause for retention in a space force active status 
under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this title 
and who is thereafter retained in an active status 
may not again be required to show cause for reten-
tion in a space force active status under such sub-
section solely because of conduct which was the sub-
ject of the previous proceedings, unless the findings 
or recommendations of the retention board that con-
sidered the officer’s previous case are determined to 
have been obtained by fraud or collusion. 
‘‘(4) In the case of an officer described in para-
graph (2) or paragraph (3)(A), the retention board 
may recommend that the officer be required to com-
plete additional training, professional education, or 
such other developmental programs as may be avail-
able to correct any identified deficiencies and im-
prove the officer’s performance within the Space 
Force.
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‘‘§ 20503. Removal of officer: action by Secretary 
upon recommendation of retention board 
‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force may remove an offi-
cer from space force active status if the removal of such 
officer from space force active status is recommended by 
a retention board convened under section 20502 of this 
title. 
‘‘§ 20504. Rights and procedures 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Air Force, each officer required under 
section 20501 of this title to show cause for retention in 
a space force active status— 
‘‘(1) shall be notified in writing, at least 30 
days before the hearing of the officer’s case by a re-
tention board, of the reasons for which the officer is 
being required to show cause for retention in a space 
force active status; 
‘‘(2) shall be allowed a reasonable time, as de-
termined by the board, to prepare the officer’s show-
ing of cause for retention in a space force active sta-
tus; 
‘‘(3) shall be allowed to appear either in person 
or through electronic means and to be represented 
by counsel at proceedings before the board; and 
‘‘(4) shall be allowed full access to, and shall be 
furnished copies of, records relevant to the officer’s
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case, except that the board shall withhold any record 
that the Secretary determines should be withheld in 
the interest of national security. 
‘‘(b) SUMMARY OF RECORDS WITHHELD IN INTER-
EST OF NATIONAL SECURITY.—When a record is withheld 
under subsection (a)(4), the officer whose case is under 
consideration shall, to the extent that the interest of na-
tional security permits, be furnished a summary of the 
record so withheld. 
‘‘§ 20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary 
retirement or discharge 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—At any time during proceedings 
under this chapter with respect to the removal of an offi-
cer from a space force active status , the Secretary of the 
Air Force may grant a request by the officer— 
‘‘(1) for voluntary retirement, if the officer is 
qualified for retirement; or 
‘‘(2) for discharge in accordance with sub-
section (b)(2). 
‘‘(b) RETIREMENT OR DISCHARGE.—An officer re-
moved from a space force active status under section 
20503 of this title shall— 
‘‘(1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under 
any provision of law on the date of such removal, be 
retired in the grade and with the retired pay for
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which the officer would be eligible if retired under 
such provision; and 
‘‘(2) if ineligible for voluntary retirement under 
any provision of law on the date of such removal— 
‘‘(A) be honorably discharged in the grade 
then held, in the case of an officer whose case 
was brought under subsection (a) of section 
20501 of this title; or 
‘‘(B) be discharged in the grade then held, 
in the case of an officer whose case was brought 
under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this 
title. 
‘‘(c) SEPARATION PAY
FOR DISCHARGED OFFI-
CER.—An officer who is discharged under subsection 
(b)(2) is entitled, if eligible therefor, to separation pay 
under section 1174(a)(2) of this title. 
‘‘§ 20506. Officers eligible to serve on retention 
boards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 1187 
of this title apply to the membership of boards convened 
under this chapter in the same manner as to the member-
ship of boards convened under chapter 60 of this title. 
‘‘(b) RETIRED AIR FORCE OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—In applying subsection (b) 
of section 1187 of this title to a board convened
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under this chapter, the Secretary of the Air Force 
may appoint retired officers of the Air Force, in ad-
dition to retired officers of the Space Force, to com-
plete the membership of the board. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A retired officer of the Air 
Force may be appointed to a board under paragraph 
(1) only if the officer served in a space-related ca-
reer field of the Air Force for sufficient time such 
that the Secretary of the Air Force determines that 
the retired Air Force officer has adequate knowledge 
concerning the standards of performance and con-
duct required of an officer of the Space Force.’’. 
SEC. 1720. RETIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 1719, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 2013—VOLUNTARY 
RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service. 
‘‘20602. Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement. 
‘‘20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length of service. 
‘‘20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retire-
ment. 
‘‘20605. Applicability of other provisions of law relating to retirement. 
‘‘§ 20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of 
service 
‘‘(a) TWENTY YEARS OR MORE.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force may, upon the officer’s request, retire a
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commissioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 
20 years of service computed under section 20602 of this 
title, at least 10 years of which have been active service 
as a commissioned officer. 
‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—A commissioned of-
ficer of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of serv-
ice computed under section 20602 of this title may be re-
tired upon the officer’s request, in the discretion of the 
President. 
‘‘(c) FORTY YEARS OR MORE.—Except as provided 
in section 20503 of this title, a commissioned officer of 
the Space Force who has at least 40 years of service com-
puted under section 20602 of this title shall be retired 
upon the officer’s request. 
‘‘§ 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for 
voluntary retirement 
‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose 
of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may 
be retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer’s 
years of service are computed by adding all active service 
in the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING SERVICE 
DURING CERTAIN PERIODS.—Section 972(b) of this title 
excludes from computation of an officer’s years of service
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for purposes of this section any time identified with re-
spect to that officer under that section. 
‘‘§ 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for 
length of service 
‘‘(a) TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS.—Under regula-
tions to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, 
an enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 
20, but less than 30, years of service computed under sec-
tion 20604 of this title may, upon the member’s request, 
be retired. 
‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—An enlisted member 
of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service 
computed under section 20604 of this title shall be retired 
upon the member’s request. 
‘‘§ 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of 
service for voluntary retirement 
‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose 
of determining whether an enlisted member of the Space 
Force may be retired under section 20603 of this title, 
the member’s years of service are computed by adding all 
active service in the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING COUNT-
ING OF CERTAIN SERVICE REQUIRED TO BE MADE UP.— 
Time required to be made up under section 972(a) of this
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title may not be counted in computing years of service 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘§ 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law re-
lating to retirement 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY TO MEMBERS OF THE SPACE 
FORCE.—Except as specifically provided for by this chap-
ter, the provisions of this title specified in subsection (b) 
apply to members of the Space Force as follows: 
‘‘(1) Provisions pertaining to an officer of the 
Air Force shall apply to an officer of the Space 
Force. 
‘‘(2) Provisions pertaining to an enlisted mem-
ber of the Air Force shall apply to an enlisted mem-
ber of the Space Force. 
‘‘(3) Provisions pertaining to a regular officer 
shall apply to an officer who is on sustained duty in 
the Space Force. 
‘‘(4) Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted 
member shall apply to an enlisted member who is on 
sustained duty in the Space Force. 
‘‘(5) Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer 
shall apply to an officer who is in a space force ac-
tive status but not on sustained duty. 
‘‘(6) Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted 
member shall apply to an enlisted member who is in
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a space force active status but not on sustained 
duty. 
‘‘(7) Provisions pertaining to service in a reg-
ular component shall apply to service on sustained 
duty. 
‘‘(8) Provisions pertaining to service in a re-
serve component shall apply to service in a space 
force active status not on sustained duty. 
‘‘(9) Provisions pertaining to a member of the 
Ready Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space 
Force who is in a space force active status prior to 
being ordered to active duty. 
‘‘(10) Provisions pertaining to a member of the 
Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the 
Space Force who has retired under chapter 1223 of 
this title. 
‘‘(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of this 
title referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 
‘‘(1) Chapter 61, relating to retirement or sepa-
ration for physical disability. 
‘‘(2) Chapter 63, relating to retirement for age. 
‘‘(3) Chapter 69, relating to retired grade. 
‘‘(4) Chapter 71, relating to computation of re-
tired pay.
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‘‘(5) Chapter 941, relating to retirement from 
the Air Force for length of service. 
‘‘(6) Chapter 945, relating to computation of 
retired pay. 
‘‘(7) Chapter 1223, relating to retired pay for 
non-regular service. 
‘‘(8) Chapter 1225, relating to retired grade.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) RETIRED MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE 
DUTY.—Section 688(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Regular 
Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) A retired member of the Space Force.’’. 
(2) RETIRED GRADE.—Section 9341 is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the Space Force’’ both 
places it appears in subsection (a); 
(B) by striking ‘‘or a Regular or Reserve 
of the Space Force’’ in subsection (b); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
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‘‘(c) SPACE FORCE.—(1) The retired grade of a com-
missioned officer of the Space Force who retires other 
than for physical disability is determined under section 
1370 or 1370a of this title, as applicable to the officer. 
‘‘(2) Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under 
some other provision of law, a member of the Space Force 
not covered by paragraph (1) who retires other than for 
physical disability retires in the grade that the member 
holds on the date of the member’s retirement.’’. 
(3) RETIRED GRADE OF ENLISTED MEMBERS 
AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 9344(b)(2) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space 
Force’’. 
(4) RETIRED LISTS.—Section 9346 is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 
Regular Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a 
separate retired list containing the name of 
each retired commissioned officer of the Space 
Force (other than an officer whose name is on 
the list maintained under subsection (b)(2))’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’;
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(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), re-
spectively; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘, or for commissioned 
officers of the Space Force other than of 
the Regular Space Force’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘or the Space Force’’; 
and 
(v) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list 
containing the name of— 
‘‘(A) each person entitled to retired pay 
who as a member of the Space Force qualified 
for retirement under section 20601 of this title; 
and 
‘‘(B) each retired warrant officer or en-
listed member of the Space Force who is ad-
vanced to a commissioned grade.’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a separate re-
tired list containing the name of each retired 
warrant officer of the Space Force’’; and
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(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or the 
Regular Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a 
separate retired list containing the name of 
each retired enlisted member of the Space 
Force’’. 
Subtitle 
B—Conforming 
Amend-
ments Related to Space Force 
Military Personnel System 
SEC. 1731. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 
FORCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONNEL.—Part II 
of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
as follows: 
(1) GENDER-FREE BASIS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF 
ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.— 
(A) Section 9132 by striking ‘‘Regular’’ 
before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(B) The heading of such section is amend-
ed by striking the fifth word. 
(2) REENLISTMENT AFTER SERVICE AS AN OF-
FICER.— 
(A) Section 9138(a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’ both 
places it appears.
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(B) The heading of section 9138 is amend-
ed by striking the fifth word. 
(3) WARRANT
OFFICERS: ORIGINAL
APPOINT-
MENT; QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 9160 is amended 
by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(4) SERVICE AS AN OFFICER TO BE COUNTED 
AS ENLISTED SERVICE.—Section 9252 is amended 
by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(5) CHAPTER HEADING.— 
(A) The heading of chapter 915 is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 915—APPOINTMENTS IN THE 
REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE 
SPACE FORCE’’. 
(B) The tables of chapters at the begin-
ning of subtitle D, and at the beginning of part 
II of subtitle D of such title, are each amended 
by striking the item relating to chapter 915 and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘915. Appointments in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force 9151’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
TRAINING
GEN-
ERALLY.—Section 9401 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the Regular Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and
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(B) by inserting ‘‘or one of the Space 
Force in a space force active status not on sus-
tained duty,’’ after ‘‘on the active-duty list,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or Reserve of the Space 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or member of the Space 
Force in a space force active status not on sus-
tained duty’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Reserve’s consent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the member’s consent’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Regular Space Force’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of Space Force members on sus-
tained duty’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Space Force Reserve’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of Space Force members in an 
active status not on sustained duty’’. 
(c) PROVISIONS RELATING
TO
THE AIR FORCE 
ACADEMY.—Chapter 953 of such title is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) PERMANENT
PROFESSORS; DIRECTOR
OF 
ADMISSIONS.—Section 9436 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the equivalent grade 
in’’ both places it appears;
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’ the first place it 
appears; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and a permanent’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘in the Reg-
ular Air Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the equivalent grade 
in’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘the grade of lieutenant colonel in’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Space Force 
has the grade equivalent to the grade of 
colonel in the Regular Air Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Space Force has the grade of 
colonel in the Space Force’’. 
(2) 
APPOINTMENT
OF
CADETS.—Section 
9442(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘, or 
the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘members of reserve 
components’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Reg-
ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(3) AGREEMENT OF CADETS TO SERVE AS OF-
FICERS.—Section 9448(a) is amended—
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(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘Reg-
ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or to terminate 
the officer’s order to sustained duty in the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘resign as a regular of-
ficer’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or as a Reserve in the Space Force for 
service in the Space Force Reserve’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or will accept further assign-
ment in a space force active status’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, or the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘that reserve 
component’’. 
(4) HAZING.—Section 9452(c) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’ and in-
serting, ‘‘or Marine Corps, or in the Space Force,’’. 
(5) COMMISSION UPON GRADUATION.—Section 
9453(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or in the equivalent grade 
in the Regular Space Force’’; and
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(B) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or a second lieutenant in the Space 
Force under section 531 or 20201 of this title’’. 
(d) PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
SCHOOLS
AND 
CAMPS.—Chapter 957 of such title is amended as follows: 
(1) PURPOSE.—Section 9481 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to qualify them for ap-
pointment’’ and inserting ‘‘to qualify them 
for— 
‘‘(1) appointment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Space Force Re-
serve.’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) appointment as officers, or enlistment as 
noncommissioned officers, for service in the Space 
Force in a space force active status.’’. 
(2) OPERATION.—Section 9482(4) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or the Regular Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or members of the Space Force in an active 
status’’.
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SEC. 1732. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE A OF TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO ORGANIZATION AND 
GENERAL MILITARY POWERS.—Part I of subtitle A of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER REPORT.— 
Section 115a(d)(3)(F) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘or, in the case of the 
Space Force, officers ordered to active duty other 
than under section 20105(b) of this title’’. 
(2) SUSPENSION
OF
END-STRENGTH
AND 
OTHER STRENGTH LIMITATIONS IN TIME OF WAR OR 
NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.—Section 
123a(a)(2) 
is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a 
reserve component’’. 
(3) DEPUTY COMMANDER OF USNORTHCOM.— 
Section 164(e)(4) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall be a’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘shall be— 
‘‘(i) a qualified officer of a reserve 
component who is eligible for promotion to 
the grade of lieutenant general or, in the 
case of the Navy, vice admiral; or 
‘‘(ii) a qualified officer of the Space 
Force whose prior service includes service
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in a space force active status other than 
sustained duty and who is eligible for pro-
motion to the grade of lieutenant gen-
eral.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) 
does not apply when the officer serving as com-
mander of the combatant command described in 
that subparagraph is (i) a reserve component 
officer, or (ii) an officer of the Space Force 
whose prior service includes service in a space 
force active status other than sustained duty.’’. 
(4) READINESS
REPORTS.—Section 482(a) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘active and reserve components’’ in paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(b) DOPMA OFFICER PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.— 
Chapter 36 of such title is amended as follows: 
(1) 
NONDISCLOSURE
OF
BOARD
PRO-
CEEDINGS.—Section 613a is amended by striking 
‘‘573, 611, or 628’’ and inserting ‘‘573, 611, 628, 
or 20211’’ in subsections (a) and (c). 
(2) INFORMATION FURNISHED TO SELECTION 
BOARDS.—Section 615(a) is amended—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
20211’’ after ‘‘section 611(a)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘regular officer’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘regular officer or an officer in 
the Space Force, a grade above captain or, 
in the case of the Navy, lieutenant.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘major general,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘major general or’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or, in the case 
of the Space Force, the equivalent 
grade,’’. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PRO-
MOTION: 
TIME-IN-GRADE
AND
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 619(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘or Marine Corps’’. 
(4) AUTHORITY
TO
VACATE
PROMOTIONS
TO 
GRADES OF BRIGADIER GENERAL AND REAR ADMI-
RAL (LOWER HALF).—Section 625(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Marine Corps’’; and
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(B) adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘An officer of the Space Force whose 
promotion is vacated under this section holds 
the grade of colonel.’’. 
(5) ACCEPTANCE
OF
PROMOTIONS; OATH
OF 
OFFICE.—Subsections (a) and (b) of section 626 are 
amended by striking ‘‘section 624’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 624 or 20251’’. 
(6) SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARD.—Sec-
tion 628a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘major general,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘major general or’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent 
grade in the Space Force’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, in 
the case of an officer on the space force officer 
list, the provisions of sections 618, 20215, and 
20216 of this title apply to the report and pro-
ceedings of a special selection review board con-
vened under this section in the same manner as 
they apply to report and proceedings of a pro-
motion board convened under section 20211 of 
this title.’’, and
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(C) in subsection (f)(1), by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, if 
the report of a special selection review board 
convened under this section recommends the 
sustainment of the recommendation for pro-
motion to the next higher grade of an officer on 
the space force officer list who was referred to 
it for review under this section, and the Presi-
dent approves the report, the officer shall, as 
soon as practicable, be appointed to the grade 
in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 20251 of this title.’’. 
(7) REMOVAL FROM LIST OF OFFICERS REC-
OMMENDED
FOR
PROMOTION.—Section 
629 
is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or 
20251(c)’’ after ‘‘section 624(c)’’; and 
(B) in subsections (c)(1) and (c)(4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or 20251(a)’’ after 
‘‘section 624(a)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or 20251(c)’’ after 
‘‘section 624(c)’’. 
(8) RETIREMENT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.— 
(A) 
LIEUTENANT
COLONELS.—Section 
633(a) is amended—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 
as’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 
Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) 
or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force 
who holds the grade of lieutenant colonel who is not 
on a list of officers recommended for promotion to 
the grade of colonel shall, if not earlier retired, be 
retired on the first day of the month after the month 
in which the officer completes 28 years of active 
commissioned service.’’. 
(B) COLONELS.—Section 634(a) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 
as’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 
Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
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‘‘(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) 
or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force 
who holds the grade of colonel who is not on a list 
of officers recommended for promotion to the grade 
of brigadier general shall, if not earlier retired, be 
retired on the first day of the month after the month 
in which the officer completes 30 years of active 
commissioned service.’’. 
(C) BRIGADIER GENERALS.—Section 635 
is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(a) ARMY, NAVY, AIR 
FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS.—’’ before 
‘‘Except as’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 
Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) SPACE FORCE.—Except as provided under sec-
tion 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space 
Force who holds the grade of brigadier general who is not 
on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the 
grade of major general shall, if not earlier retired, be re-
tired as specified in subsection (a).’’.
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(D) OFFICERS IN GRADES ABOVE BRIGA-
DIER GENERAL.—Section 636(a) is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 
as’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 
Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) 
and under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each 
officer of the Space Force who holds the grade of 
major general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired 
as specified in paragraph (1).’’. 
(E) SECTION HEADINGS.— 
(i) The heading of section 633 is 
amended by striking ‘‘lieutenant colo-
nels and’’ and inserting ‘‘and Space 
Force lieutenant colonels; regular 
Navy’’. 
(ii) The heading of section 634 is 
amended by striking ‘‘colonels and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and Space Force colo-
nels; regular’’.
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(iii) The heading of section 635 is 
amended by striking ‘‘brigadier gen-
erals and’’ and inserting ‘‘and Space 
Force brigadier generals; regular 
Navy’’. 
(iv) The heading of section 636 is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘officers 
in 
grades above brigadier general 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘and Space Force 
officers in grades above brigadier 
general; regular Navy officers in 
grades above’’. 
(c) MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR JOINT QUALIFIED 
OFFICERS.—Section 661(a) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, and Space 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and Marine Corps’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and officers of the Space 
Force on the space force officer list,’’ after ‘‘active- 
duty list’’. 
(d) LEAVE.—Chapter 40 of such title is amended as 
follows: 
(1) ENTITLEMENT AND ACCUMULATION.—Sec-
tion 701 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (h)—
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(i) by inserting at the end of para-
graph (2) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A member of the Space Force in a 
space force active status, not on sustained 
duty.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6), by 
inserting ‘‘, or of the Space Force,’’ after 
‘‘member of a reserve component’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i), by inserting ‘‘, or of 
the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘member of a reserve 
component’’. 
(2) PAYMENT UPON DISAPPROVAL OF CERTAIN 
BOARD OF INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXCESS 
LEAVE
REQUIRED
TO
BE
TAKEN.—Section 
707a(a)(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 20503’’ 
after ‘‘section 1182(c)(2)’’. 
(3) CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETEN-
TION OF MEMBERS.—Section 710 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or of 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘regular components’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or 
a Space Force officer in a space force active 
status not on active duty under section 
20105(b) of this title,’’ after ‘‘officer’’;
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(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘or, in 
the case of a member of the Space Force on 
sustained duty, to accept release from sustained 
duty orders and to serve in a space force active 
status’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘chapter 36 or 1405’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 
36, 1405, or 2005’’. 
(e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OFFICES WHO MAY 
BE FROCKED TO A HIGHER GRADE.—Section 777(d)(2) 
of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, or for the Space 
Force, the space force officer list,’’ after ‘‘active-duty list’’. 
(f) UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.—Chapter 
47 of such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
is amended as follows: 
(1) PERSONS SUBJECT TO UCMJ.—Section 802 
(article 2) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and members of the Space Force on ac-
tive duty under section 20105 of this 
title,’’ after ‘‘regular component of the 
armed forces,’’;
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(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘reserve 
component’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 
or retired members of the Space Force who 
qualified for a non-regular retirement and 
are receiving retired pay,’’ after ‘‘a reserve 
component’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) Retired members of the Space Force who 
qualified for a regular retirement under section 
20603 of this title and are receiving retired pay.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘reserve compo-
nent’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a reserve compo-
nent’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘in a regular com-
ponent of the armed forces’’.
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(2) JURISDICTION
TO
TRY
CERTAIN
PER-
SONNEL.—Subsection (d) of section 803 (article 3) 
is amended by inserting, ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘reserve component’’. 
(3) ARTICLES TO BE EXPLAINED.—Section 937 
(article 137) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the member’s initial entrance on ac-
tive duty or into a space force active status.’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (A); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) after a member of Space Force has 
completed six months of sustained duty or in
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the case of a member not on sustained duty, 
after the member has completed basic or recruit 
training; and’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting 
‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘in a reserve com-
ponent’’; and 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or to a 
member of a reserve component,’’ and inserting 
‘‘, to a member of a reserve component, or to 
a member of the Space Force,’’. 
(f) RESTRICTION ON PERFORMANCE OF CIVIL FUNC-
TIONS
BY
OFFICERS
ON
ACTIVE
DUTY.—Section 
973(b)(1) of such title 10 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) to an officer on the space force offi-
cer list serving on active duty under section 
20105(b) of this title or under a call or order 
to active duty for a period in excess of 270 
days.’’.
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(h) USE OF COMMISSARY STORES AND MWR RETAIL 
FACILITIES.—Section 1063 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
SPACE FORCE’’ after ‘‘RESERVE’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘reserve component’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.—A member 
of the Space Force in a space force active status who is 
not on sustained duty shall be permitted to use com-
missary stores and MWR retail facilities under the same 
conditions as specified in subsection (a) for a member of 
the Selected Reserve.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ in 
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or 
(d)’’. 
(i) MEMBERS INVOLUNTARY SEPARATED.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS AND 
SERVICES.—Section 1141 of such title is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) in the case of an officer of the Space 
Force (other than a retired officer), the officer is in-
voluntarily discharged or released from active duty 
under other than adverse conditions, as character-
ized by the Secretary of the Air Force; and 
‘‘(6) in the case of an enlisted member of the 
Space Force, the member is— 
‘‘(A) denied reenlistment; or 
‘‘(B) involuntarily discharged or released 
from active duty under other than adverse con-
ditions, as characterized by the Secretary of the 
Air Force.’’. 
(2) SEPARATION PAY.—Section 1174(a)(2) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘, Marine Corps, 
or Space Force’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘or Marine Corps’’. 
(j) BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY 
RECORDS.—Chapter 79 of such title is amended as fol-
lows:
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(1) REVIEW
OF
ACTIONS
OF
SELECTION 
BOARDS AND CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.— 
Section 1558 is amended— 
(A) inserting ‘‘, or the Space Force,’’ after 
‘‘reserve component’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking 
‘‘section 628 or 14502’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 628, 14502, or 20252’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘or 14705’’ and inserting ‘‘14507, or 
20403’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by strik-
ing 
‘‘or 
14101(a)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘14101(a), or 20211’’. 
(2) TITLE
OF
AIR
FORCE
SERVICE
REVIEW 
AGENCY.— 
(A) Sections 1555(c)(3) and 1557(f)(3) 
are amended by inserting ‘‘the Department of’’ 
after ‘‘Air Force,’’. 
(B) Section 1556(a) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘the Department of’’ after ‘‘the Army Re-
view Boards Agency,’’.
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(C) Section 1559(c)(3) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘the Department of the’’ after ‘‘Air 
Force,’’. 
(k) MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS.—Chapter 88 of 
such title is amended as follows: 
(1) MEMBERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY
READINESS
COUNCIL.—Section 
1781a(b)(1)(B)(iii) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘member and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘member,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and one of whom shall 
be the spouse or parent of a member of the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘parent of a reserve compo-
nent member’’. 
(2) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
POLICY
AND 
PLANS FOR MILITARY FAMILY READINESS.—Section 
1781b is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘mili-
tary families of members of the regular compo-
nents and military families of members of the 
reserve components’’ and inserting ‘‘military 
families of members of the regular components, 
the reserve components, and the Space Force’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘both’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘military families of 
members of the regular components and 
military families of members of the reserve 
components’’ and inserting ‘‘military fami-
lies of members of the regular components, 
members of the reserve components, and 
members of the Space Force’’. 
(l) TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) PAYMENT
OF
TUITION
FOR
OFF-DUTY 
TRAINING
OR
EDUCATION.—Section 2007 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) The provisions of this section pertaining to mem-
bers of the Ready Reserve, the Selected Reserve, or the 
Individual Ready Reserve also apply to members of the 
Space Force in a space force active status who are not 
on active duty.’’. 
(2) ROTC FINANCIAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM FOR 
SPECIALLY SELECTED MEMBERS.—Section 2107 of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Navy,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Navy or’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘or as an officer in the 
equivalent grade in the Space Force’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following a 
new subsection: 
‘‘(k) APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE.—(1) Provi-
sions of this section referring to a regular commission, 
regular officer, or a commission in a regular component 
shall be treated as also referring to the commission of an 
officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned officer in the 
Space Force serving on active duty pursuant to section 
20105(b) of this title. 
‘‘(2) Provisions of this section referring to a reserve 
commission, reserve officer, or a commission in a reserve 
component shall be treated as also referring to the com-
mission of an officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned 
officer in the Space Force not serving on active duty pur-
suant to section 20105(b) of this title.’’. 
(3) DUTY AS ROTC ADMINISTRATORS AND IN-
STRUCTORS.—Section 2111 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force may detail mem-
bers of the Space Force in the same manner as reg-
ular and reserve members of the Air Force.’’.
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SEC. 1733. TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE (VETERANS’ 
BENEFITS). 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) GENERAL
DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (23), by inserting ‘‘, or 
for members of the Space Force in a space 
force active status (as defined in section 
101(e)(1) of title 10),’’ in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) after ‘‘(including commissioned officers 
of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Serv-
ice)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (27)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (E), 
(F), and (G), respectively. 
(2) DEFINITIONS
FOR
PURPOSES
OF
SGLI.— 
Section 1965 of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 
by members of the Space Force in a space force 
active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of 
title 10) but not on sustained duty under sec-
tion 20105 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘for Reserves’’; 
and
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(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 
for members of the Space Force in a space 
force active status (as defined in section 
101(e)(1) of title 10),’’ after ‘‘(including com-
missioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the 
Public Health Service)’’. 
(b) PERSONS ELIGIBLE
FOR INTERMENT
IN NA-
TIONAL CEMETERIES.—Section 2402(a) of such title is 
amended in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘ any member of 
the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘a Reserve component of the 
Armed Forces,’’. 
(c) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) 
MONTGOMERY
GI
BILL.—Section 
3011(a)(3)(D) of such title is amended by inserting 
‘‘or for further service in the Space Force in a space 
force active status not on sustained duty under sec-
tion 20105 of title 10’’ after ‘‘of the Armed 
Forces,’’. 
(2) POST 9-11 GI BILL.—Section 3311(c)(3) of 
such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, or for further 
service in the Space Force in a space force active 
status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of 
title 10,’’ after ‘‘of the Armed Forces’’ the second 
place it appears.
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Subtitle C—Transition Provisions 
SEC. 1741. TRANSITION PERIOD. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘transition period’’ means 
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on the last day of the fourth fiscal year 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1742. CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
SPACE FORCE. 
(a) CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS.— 
(1) CONVERSION OF STATUS AND ORDER TO 
SUSTAINED
DUTY.—During the transition period, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall change the duty 
status of each member of the Regular Space Force 
to space force active status and shall, at the same 
time, order the member to sustained duty under sec-
tion 20105 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by section 1715. Any such order may be made with-
out regard to any otherwise applicable requirement 
that such an order be made only with the consent 
of the member or as specified in an enlistment 
agreement or active-duty service commitment. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the terms ‘‘space force active status’’ and ‘‘sus-
tained duty’’ have the meanings given those terms
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by subsection (e) of section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by section 1713(a). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE OF DUTY STA-
TUS.—The change of a member’s duty status and order 
to sustained duty in accordance with subsection (a) shall 
be effective on the date specified by the Secretary of the 
Air Force, but not later than the last day of the transition 
period. 
SEC. 1743. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF MEMBERS 
OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE. 
(a) TRANSFER OF MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE RE-
SERVE.— 
(1) OFFICERS.—During the transition period, 
the Secretary of Defense may, with the officer’s con-
sent, transfer a covered officer of the Air Force Re-
serve to, and appoint the officer in, the Space Force. 
(2) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—During the transi-
tion period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
transfer each covered enlisted member of the Air 
Force Reserve to the Space Force, other than those 
members who do not consent to the transfer. 
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
TRANSFERS.—Each 
transfer under this subsection shall be effective on 
the date specified by the Secretary of Defense, in the 
case of an officer, or the Secretary of the Air Force,
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in the case of an enlisted member, but not later than 
the last day of the transition period. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Transfers under subsection (a) 
shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense. In the case of an officer, applicable 
regulations shall include those prescribed pursuant to sec-
tion 716 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) TERM
OF
INITIAL
ENLISTMENT
IN
SPACE 
FORCE.—In the case of a covered enlisted member who 
is transferred to the Space Force in accordance with sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the 
initial enlistment of the member in the Space Force for 
a period of less than 2 years, but only if the period of 
enlistment in the Space Force is not less than the period 
remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the member’s 
term of enlistment in the Air Force Reserve. 
(d) END STRENGTH ADJUSTMENTS UPON TRANS-
FERS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE TO SPACE FORCE.— 
During the transition period, upon the transfer of a mis-
sion of the Air Force Reserve to the Space Force— 
(1) the end strength authorized for the Space 
Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code, for the fiscal year during which 
the transfer occurs shall be increased by the number 
of billets associated with that mission; and
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(2) the end strength authorized for the Air 
Force Reserve pursuant to section 115(a)(2) of such 
title for such fiscal year shall be decreased by the 
same number. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—For purposes of 
the transfer of covered members of the Air Force Reserve 
in accordance with subsection (a)— 
(1) the Air Force Reserve and the Space Force 
shall be considered to be components of the same 
Armed Force; and 
(2) the space force officer list shall be consid-
ered to be an active-duty list of an Armed Force. 
(f) RETRAINING AND REASSIGNMENT FOR MEMBERS 
NOT TRANSFERRING.—If a covered member of the Air 
Force Reserve does not consent to transfer to the Space 
Force in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of 
the Air Force may, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary in the case of the individual member, provide the 
member retraining and reassignment within the Air Force 
Reserve. 
(g) COVERED MEMBERS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered’’, with respect to a member of the 
Air Force Reserve, means— 
(1) a member who as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act holds an Air Force specialty code
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for a specialty held by members of the Space Force; 
and 
(2) any other member designated by the Sec-
retary of the Air Force for the purposes of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 1744. PLACEMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE SPACE 
FORCE OFFICER LIST. 
(a) PLACEMENT ON LIST.—Officers of the Space 
Force whose duty status is changed in accordance with 
section 1742, and officers of the Air Force Reserve who 
transfer to the Space Force in accordance with section 
1743, shall be placed on the Space Force officer list in 
an order determined by their respective grades and dates 
of rank. 
(b) OFFICERS
OF SAME GRADE
AND DATE
OF 
RANK.—Among officers of the same grade and date of 
rank, placement on the Space Force officer list shall be 
in the order of their rank as determined in accordance 
with section 741(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 
1745. 
DISESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
REGULAR 
SPACE 
FORCE. 
(a) DISESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall disestablish the Regular Space Force not later 
than the end of the transition period, once there are no 
longer any members remaining in the Regular Space
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Force. The Regular Space Force shall be disestablished 
upon the completion of the change of duty status of all 
members of the Space Force pursuant to section 1742 and 
certification by the Secretary of the Air Force to the con-
gressional defense committees that there are no longer any 
members of the Regular Space Force. 
(b) PUBLICATION
OF NOTICE
IN FEDERAL REG-
ISTER.—The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister notice of the disestablishment of the Regular Space 
Force, including the date thereof, together with any cer-
tification submitted pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 9085 of title 10, United 
States Code, relating to the composition of the Reg-
ular Space Force, is repealed. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date on 
which the certification is submitted under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 1746. END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) 
ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY
TO
VARY
END 
STRENGTHS.— 
(1) 
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
115(g) of title 10, United States Code, upon deter-
mination by the Secretary of the Air Force that such
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action would enhance manning and readiness in es-
sential units or in critical specialties, the Secretary 
may vary the end strength authorized by Congress 
for a fiscal year as follows: 
(A) Increase the end strength authorized 
pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title 
for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a num-
ber equal to not more than 5 percent of such 
authorized end strength. 
(B) Decrease the end strength authorized 
pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title 
for a fiscal year for the Space Force by a num-
ber equal to not more than 10 percent of such 
authorized end strength. 
(2) TERMINATION.—The authority provided 
under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the last day 
of the transition period. 
(b) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR THE SPACE FORCE 
FROM END STRENGTH GRADE RESTRICTIONS.—Sections 
517 and 523 of title 10, United States Code, shall not 
apply to the Space Force during the transition period. 
SEC. 1747. PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY.—During 
the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
convene selection boards to consider officers on the space
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force officer list for promotion, and may promote Space 
Force officers selected by such boards, in accordance with 
any of the following provisions of title 10, United States 
Code: 
(1) Chapter 36. 
(2) Part III of subtitle E. 
(3) Chapter 2005, as added by section 1716. 
(b) COORDINATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
(1) For a selection board convened pursuant to 
subsection (a) to consider members of the Space 
Force for promotion in accordance with chapter 36 
of such title— 
(A) provisions that apply to an officer of a 
regular component of the Armed Forces shall 
apply to an officer of the Space Force; and 
(B) the space force officer list shall be con-
sidered to be an active-duty list. 
(2) For a selection board convened pursuant to 
pursuant to subsection (a) to consider members of 
the Space Force for promotion in accordance with 
part III of subtitle E of such title— 
(A) provisions that apply to an officer of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces shall 
apply to an officer of the Space Force; and
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next higher grade, the Secretary may not convene a future 
selection board pursuant to subsection (a) to consider offi-
cers of the same grade and competitive category under 
chapter 36 or part III of subtitle E of such title. 
Subtitle D—Other Amendments 
Related to the Space Force 
SEC. 1751. TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION 
OF GRADES FOR OFFICERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.—Title 
10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) COMMISSIONED OFFICER GRADES.—Section 
9151 is amended by inserting ‘‘and in the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘in the Regular Air Force’’. 
(2) RANK.—Section 741(a) is amended in the 
table by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’. 
(3) DEFINITION OF GENERAL OFFICER.—Sec-
tion 101(b)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force’’. 
(4) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS TO POSITIONS 
DESIGNATED TO CARRY THE GRADE OF GENERAL OR 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.—Section 601(e) is amend-
ed—
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(A) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the commensurate 
grades in the Space Force,’’. 
(5) RETIRED
GRADE
OF
OFFICERS.—Section 
1370 is amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘major general’’ and all that follows in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) and inserting ‘‘major 
general or rear admiral.’’. 
(B) Subsection (b) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘or 
Marine 
Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘the Space Force,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, or, Space Force or 
lieutenant in the Navy,’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘major general’’ and all that 
follow through ‘‘Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘major general or rear admi-
ral’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine
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Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 
Navy,’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or lieutenant commander in the 
Navy,’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force or commander or captain 
in the Navy,’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force or rear admiral (lower 
half) or rear admiral in the Navy,’’; 
and 
(iv) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, or 
an equivalent grade in the Space Force,’’.
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(C) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force or vice admiral or admiral in the 
Navy’’. 
(D) Subsection (d) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in 
the Navy’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 
Navy,’’. 
(E) Subsection (e)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admi-
ral in the Navy,’’. 
(F) Subsection (f) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that
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follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 
and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘ ‘or Marine Corps’ and all 
that follows through ‘Space Force’ 
and inserting ″Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or vice admiral or admiral in 
the Navy’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or rear admiral in the Navy’’; 
and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or 
Space Force or vice admiral or admi-
ral in the Navy’’. 
(6) 
HONORARY
PROMOTIONS.—Sections 
1563(c)(1) and 1563a(a)(1) are each amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘general,’’ and inserting 
‘‘general or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent grade 
in the Space Force’’. 
(7) AIR FORCE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 
9020(a) is amended by striking ‘‘the general, flag, 
or equivalent officers of’’. 
(b) OTHER TITLE 10 AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 
further amended as follows: 
(1) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RETIRED MEM-
BERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 690(a) 
is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’. 
(2) THE UNIFORM.—Section 772(i) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an Air Force School’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an Air Force or Space Force school’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘aviation badges of the Air 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘aviation or space badges 
of the Air Force or Space Force’’. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP IN MILITARY UNIONS, ORGA-
NIZING OF MILITARY UNIONS, AND RECOGNITION OF 
MILITARY UNIONS PROHIBITED.—Section 976(a) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ in para-
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graph (1)(C) after ‘‘member of a Reserve compo-
nent’’. 
(4) LIMITATION ON ENLISTED AIDES.—Section 
981 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Marine 
Corps, Air Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force, 
Marine Corps, Space Force,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and Ma-
rine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, and 
Space Force’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting 
‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(5) DEFINITION OF VETERAN FOR PURPOSES 
OF
FUNERAL
HONORS.—Section 1491(h)(1) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or air service’’ and inserting 
‘‘air, or space service’’. 
(6) HOUSING FOR RECRUITS.—Section 9419(d) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘training program of the Air Force’’. 
(7) CHARTER
OF
CHIEF
OF
SPACE
OPER-
ATIONS.—Section 9082 is amended as follows: 
(A) 
CROSS-REFERENCE
CORRECTION.— 
Subsection (d)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of law’’
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and inserting ‘‘sections 171 and 3104 of this 
title and other provisions of law’’. 
(B) 
ELAPSED-TIME
PROVISION.—Sub-
section (e)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘Com-
mencing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
Chief’’ and inserting ‘‘The Chief’’. 
SEC. 1752. OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 
(a) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 233(i)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(i)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, or a member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘a 
member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces’’. 
(b) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE (JUDICIARY 
AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE).—Section 631(c) of title 28, 
United States Code is amended by inserting ‘‘members of 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘Coast Guard’’ the second place 
it appears. 
(c) SERVICEMEMBERS
CIVIL
RELIEF
ACT.—The 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) 
is amended as follows: 
(1) 
MILITARY
SERVICE
DEFINED.—Section 
101(2)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3911(2)(A)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(2) SAME RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AS RE-
SERVES ORDERED TO REPORT FOR MILITARY SERV-
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ICE.—Section 106 (50 U.S.C. 3911) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) The provisions of subsection (a) apply to a mem-
ber of the Space Force who is ordered to report for mili-
tary service in the same manner as to a member of a re-
serve component who is ordered to report for military serv-
ice.’’. 
(3) EXERCISE OF RIGHTS UNDER SCRA.—Sec-
tion 108(5) (50 U.S.C. 3919(5)) is amended by in-
serting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘or as a member of the Space Force’’. 
TITLE XVIII—OTHER DEFENSE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous 
Authorities and Limitations 
SEC. 1801. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN CER-
TAIN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 1802. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUP-
PORT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
Section 1055(b)(3) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—
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(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND
EXTRAORDINARY
SECURITY
PROTECTIONS’’ 
after ‘‘SUPPORT’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘or requires extraordinary security pro-
tections’’ after ‘‘time-sensitive’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or after 
the activity supported concludes’’ after ‘‘support’’ 
both places it appears. 
SEC. 1803. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING 
TO COMBATING MILITARY RELIANCE ON RUS-
SIAN ENERGY. 
Section 1086 of the James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘main operating base’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘operating base’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘main op-
erating bases’’ and inserting ‘‘operating bases’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) INSTALLATION ENERGY PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION
OF
INSTALLATIONS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a list of main oper-
1371 
ating bases within the area of responsibility of the 
United States European Command ranked according 
to mission criticality and vulnerability to energy dis-
ruption as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a main operating base, 
by not later than June 1, 2023. 
‘‘(B) In the case of any operating base 
other than a main operating base, by not later 
than June 1, 2024. 
‘‘(2) SUBMITTAL OF PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) MAIN OPERATING BASES.—Not later 
than 12 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees— 
‘‘(i) an installation energy plan for 
each main operating base on the list sub-
mitted under paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of the feasibility 
of reaching the goal for the elimination of 
the use of Russian energy pursuant to sub-
section (b) on that base, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of the steps 
that would be required to meet such 
goal; and
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‘‘(II) an analysis of the effects 
such steps would have on the national 
security of the United States. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
OPERATING
BASES.—Not 
later than 24 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees— 
‘‘(i) an installation energy plan for 
each operating base on the list submitted 
under paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of the feasibility 
of reaching the goal for the elimination of 
the use of Russian energy pursuant to sub-
section (b) on that base, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of the steps 
that would be required to meet such 
goal; and 
‘‘(II) an analysis of the effects 
such steps would have on the national 
security of the United States.’’.
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SEC. 1804. SUPPORT FOR EXECUTION OF BILATERAL 
AGREEMENTS 
CONCERNING 
ILLICIT 
TRANSNATIONAL MARITIME ACTIVITY IN AF-
RICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, may provide 
assistance to the Coast Guard for the execution of existing 
maritime law enforcement agreements between the United 
States and friendly African countries that were established 
to combat transnational organized illegal maritime activ-
ity, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. 
(b) EFFECT ON MILITARY TRAINING AND READI-
NESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the provision of 
assistance under this section will not negatively affect mili-
tary training, operations, readiness, or other military re-
quirements. 
(c) FUNDS.—Amounts made available in a fiscal year 
to the Secretary for operations and maintenance shall be 
used to carry out this section. 
(d) ASSISTANCE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘assistance’’ means the use of surface and air assets as 
bases of operations and information collection platforms, 
communication infrastructure, information sharing, and 
the provision of logistic support, supplies, and services (as 
defined in section 2350 of title 10, United States Code).
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SEC. 1805. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR OR-
GANIZATIONAL 
AND 
CONSULTANT 
CON-
FLICTS OF INTEREST UNDER THE FEDERAL 
ACQUISITION REGULATION. 
Section 9.503 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
shall be revised to require that— 
(1) a request for a waiver under such section 
include a written justification for such waiver; and 
(2) the head of a Federal agency may not dele-
gate such waiver authority below the level of the 
deputy head of such agency. 
SEC. 1806. GENEALOGY COLLECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS 
OF SERVICEMEMBERS KILLED AT PEARL 
HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. 
(a) CONTRACT FOR GENEALOGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 
Agency, may enter into a contract with an entity to 
conduct genealogy of the deceased servicemembers 
from the U.S.S. Arizona, identify family members of 
such servicemembers, and solicit genetic samples 
from such family members and servicemembers. 
(2) MARKET RESEARCH.—Before soliciting bids 
for such contract, the Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct market research to identify available tech-
nology and resources to carry out such contract.
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(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may allow 
for genome sequencing for purposes of conducting a 
comprehensive genealogy under such a contract if 
the terms of such contract include the following: 
(A) A requirement that a genealogist con-
ducts the genome sequencing. 
(B) A requirement that the contractor fol-
lows protocols established by the Defense POW/ 
MIA Accounting Agency relating to genome se-
quencing, including requirements relating to 
standards, swabs, and storage. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than January 
31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of 
the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives an initial re-
port regarding the use of a contract described in 
subsection (a). Such report shall include— 
(A) a description of the market research 
conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(2); 
(B) expected timelines for contract per-
formance;
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(C) the process by which the Secretary se-
lected a contractor; and 
(D) detailed strategy of implementation 
and for the expenditure of funds. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than November 
31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of 
the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a final report 
regarding the use of a contract described in sub-
section (a). Such report shall include— 
(A) details of the contract award; 
(B) an update on expected timelines for 
contract performance; and 
(C) an update on the strategy of imple-
mentation and for the expenditure of funds. 
SEC. 1807. LIMITATION ON DISPLAY OF CUT FLOWERS OR 
GREENS NOT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A cut flower or a cut green may 
not be officially displayed in any public area of a building 
of the Executive Office of the President or of the Depart-
ment of State or of the Department of Defense unless the 
cut flower or cut green is produced in the United States.
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(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation in 
subsection (a) may not be construed to apply to any cut 
flower or cut green used by a Federal officer or employee 
for personal display. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CUT
FLOWER.—The term ‘‘cut flower’’ 
means a flower removed from a living plant for deco-
rative use. 
(2) CUT GREEN.—The term ‘‘cut green’’ means 
a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living 
plant for decorative use. 
(3) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ means grown 
in— 
(A) any of the several States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) a territory or possession of the United 
States; or 
(D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of 
a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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SEC. 1808. MODIFICATION TO AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT EN-
CROACHMENTS AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS 
ON MILITARY TRAINING, TESTING, AND OP-
ERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2684a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as well as a State-owned 
National Guard installation,’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
State-owned National Guard installation, each re-
gionally associated installation,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘regionally associated installa-
tion’ means a military installation— 
‘‘(A) located within 250 miles of one or 
more additional military installations; 
‘‘(B) under the jurisdiction of separate 
Secretary concerned than one or more of such 
additional military installations; 
‘‘(C) at which, including such additional 
military installations, an aggregate total of 
more than 10,000 members of the Armed 
Forces are stationed; and 
‘‘(D) located in an area in which the mili-
tary installation or such additional military in-
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stallations and jointly used by the Department 
of Defense.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
amounts appropriated for agreements entered into under 
section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, with region-
ally associated installations (as defined in such section, as 
amended by subsection (a)) on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1809. LIMITATION ON FUNDS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used by a 
Federal department or agency to refer to Taiwan as any-
thing other than ‘‘Taiwan’’ in a publication or on a depart-
mental or agency website. 
SEC. 1810. REPORT ON CHINA BENEFITTING FROM UNITED 
STATES TAXPAYER-FUNDED RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on the Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on the Armed Services of the
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Senate a report on the extent to which China has bene-
fitted from United States taxpayer-funded research. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The extent to which United States tax-
payer-funded research has benefitted China, includ-
ing a list of entities funded by the United States 
Government or a State government, such as research 
institutions, laboratories, and institutions of higher 
education, which have hired Chinese nationals or al-
lowed Chinese nationals to conduct research, includ-
ing an estimate of the number of nationals hired or 
involved in research projects. 
(2) A list of United States Government pro-
grams, grants, and other forms of research funding 
in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and 
math fields that have directly or indirectly cooper-
ated or affiliated with research institutions in China 
or Chinese Communist Party entities. 
(3) The extent to which China’s funding of 
United States taxpayer-funded research institutions 
has benefitted China. 
(4) How the Government of China and the Chi-
nese Communist Party have used United States tax-
payer-funded research, including as part of China’s
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efforts to support ‘‘civil-military fusion’’ and human 
rights abuses. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United 
States taxpayer-funded research’’ means research— 
(1) funded by a grant from the Federal Govern-
ment or a State government; or 
(2) conducted by an institution that receives 
funding from the Federal Government or a State 
government. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1821. REPORT ON INCREASING NATIONAL CEMETERY 
CAPACITY. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress 
a report that contains a proposal to increase national cem-
etery capacity through the expansion or modification of 
a national cemetery that has, or will have, the capacity 
to provide full military honors. 
SEC. 1822. LIMITATION ON FUNDS RELATING TO FEDERAL 
CONTRACTOR DISCLOSURE OF GREENHOUSE 
GAS EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE-RELATED FI-
NANCIAL RISK. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense
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may be obligated or expended to recommend or require 
any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to 
disclose, as a condition of submitting the offer, any of the 
following information, or the existence of any of the fol-
lowing information: 
(1) Greenhouse gas emissions and climate-re-
lated financial risk as described in the proposed rule 
titled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Fi-
nancial Risk’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 68312), or any sub-
stantially similar rule. 
(2) A greenhouse gas inventory or any other re-
port on greenhouse gas emissions, including Scope 1 
emissions, Scope 2 emissions, and Scope 3 emis-
sions. 
(3) Greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets 
for validation by any non-governmental organization, 
including the Science-Based Targets initiative. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) nitrogen trifluoride;
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(E) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(F) perfluorcarbons; or 
(G) sulfur hexafluoride. 
(2) GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.—The term 
‘‘greenhouse gas inventory’’ means a quantified list 
of an entity’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. 
(3) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 1 
emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, direct 
greenhouse gas emissions that are emitted from 
sources that are owned or controlled by the entity. 
(4) SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 2 
emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, indirect 
greenhouse gas emissions that are— 
(A) associated with the generation of elec-
tricity, heating and cooling, or steam, when 
such electricity, heating and cooling, or steam is 
purchased or acquired for the entity’s own con-
sumption; and 
(B) emitted from sources other than 
sources that are owned or controlled by the en-
tity. 
(5) SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 3 
emissions’’ means, with respect to an entity, indirect 
greenhouse gas emissions, other than Scope 2 emis-
sions, that are—
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(A) a consequence of the operations of the 
entity; and 
(B) emitted from sources other than 
sources that are owned or controlled by the en-
tity. 
SEC. 1823. STUDY AND REPORT ON DAMAGE TO INFRA-
STRUCTURE IN GUAM RESULTING FROM TY-
PHOON MAWAR. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting 
from Typhoon Mawar. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, such Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) the findings of such study; 
(2) a list of each component of civilian infra-
structure in Guam damaged by Typhoon Mawar, 
and the extent to which such damage impairs mili-
tary readiness in Guam; 
(3) an analysis of existing authorities such Sec-
retary could use to support recovery from such dam-
age in Guam; and
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(4) a description of efforts, if any, of such Sec-
retary to coordinate with municipal governments in 
Guam to support such recovery. 
SEC. 1824. REPORT ON IRANIAN MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO 
BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, AND VENEZUELA . 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the size of Iran’s Islamic 
Revolutionary Guards Corps, Ministry of Informa-
tion and Security, and Iranian military presence in 
Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela, including the number 
of personnel, trainers, bases, and military advisors 
registered as embassy attaches. 
(2) An assessment of the amount and nature of 
military aid or equipment provided, and any benefits 
that were given, to Iran or Iranian personnel in re-
turn by Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela, such as pass-
ports, diplomatic benefits, access to facilities, or the 
establishment of facilities. 
(3) A description of the supply routes of mili-
tary equipment to these countries from Iran.
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(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1825. REPORT ON IRAN-RUSSIA NUCLEAR-RELATED 
COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the trade in covered 
goods, services, and technology between the Russian 
Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, includ-
ing the involvement of the Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps and any other military entity of Iran.
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(2) A description of the extent to which Russia 
is providing diplomatic support to Iran at the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Gov-
ernors and the resulting impact on efforts to refer 
Iran’s noncompliance with its nuclear safeguards ob-
ligations to the United Nations Security Council. 
(3) An assessment of the economic value and 
importance to the Russian nuclear industry of the 
trade described in paragraph (1). 
(4) An assessment of the extent to which Rus-
sia is supporting Iran’s research and development 
activities related to delivery systems or dual use 
technology relevant to weaponization. 
(5) An assessment of whether covered goods, 
services, and technology described in paragraph (1) 
could be used in a nuclear, chemical, biological, radi-
ological, ballistic missile, or conventional weapons 
program and the resulting impact on the security of 
the United States and its partners and allies. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the congressional defense commit-
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tees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered goods, services, and 
technology’’ means— 
(A) all items, materials, equipment, goods 
and technology set out in the Nuclear Suppliers 
Group Guidelines governing nuclear transfers, 
INFCIRC/254/Part 1; 
(B) all items, materials, equipment, goods 
and technology set out in the Nuclear Suppliers 
Group guidelines governing the transfer of nu-
clear related dual use equipment, materials, 
software and related technology, INFCIRC/254 
Part 2; 
(C) the provision of any technical assist-
ance or training, financial assistance, invest-
ment, brokering or other services related to the 
supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, or use of 
the items, materials, equipment, goods and 
technology described in subparagraphs (A) or 
(B); and 
(D) commercial activities involving ura-
nium mining, production or use of nuclear ma-
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terials and technologies described in subpara-
graphs (A) or (B). 
SEC. 1826. REPORT ON EXPEDITING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT 
SALES TO ISRAEL. 
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that maintaining Israel’s defense capabilities is 
a priority for national security interests of the United 
States, including the upgrading and sale of F-15s and F- 
35s to Israel. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit the report described 
in paragraph (2) to the congressional defense com-
mittees, the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House 
of Representatives, and the Foreign Relations Com-
mittee in the Senate. 
(2) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report shall con-
tain the following contents: 
(A) The current state of, and delivery 
schedule for, the sale or transfer of F-15s and 
F-35s to Israel. 
(B) A review of measures that could in-
crease the overall production rate of these air-
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craft as appropriate or expedite the delivery 
schedule. 
(c) FORM.—This report shall be transmitted in an 
unclassified manner and may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1827. REPORT ON SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES, UPTIME, 
AND KEY FACTORS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH 
RECORD SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the electronic health record system and other 
system dependencies, uptime, and key factors that affect 
the Department of Defense and the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(b) REPORT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A list of the information technology sys-
tems, infrastructure, and entities of the Department 
of Defense pertaining to the electronic health record 
system of the Department with which the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs has an operational or tech-
nical dependency. 
(2) A list of instances of electronic health 
record system and associated system downtime, per-
formance degradations, outages, or incidents of the
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Department of Defense during fiscal year 2023, in-
cluding, for each such instance each of the following: 
(A) The duration. 
(B) The results of a root cause analysis. 
(C) Any after action reporting. 
(D) The accountable office within the De-
partment. 
(E) An indication of whether the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs was also affected. 
(3) Any steps taken by, or plan of, the Sec-
retary of Defense to address, mitigate, or resolve the 
instances identified in paragraph (2), as well as the 
an identification of any uptime goals for any system 
affected by an instance identified in paragraph (2). 
(4) Any steps taken by the Secretary of De-
fense to improve governance, coordination, and pol-
icy decisions conducted with or affecting the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs related to electronic 
health record systems and associated systems of the 
Department of Defense with which the Department 
of Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical 
dependency. 
(5) A plan or schedule, if any, to modernize or 
replace systems of the Department of Defense per-
taining to identity management or patient registra-
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tion, including the Defense Enrollment Eligibility 
Reporting System, with which the Department of 
Veterans Affairs has an operational or technical de-
pendency. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1828. REPORT ON REGIME STABILITY IN RUSSIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that an unstable Russia presents varied, serious, and 
complex security challenges and threats to the United 
States and its allies, partners, and interests. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate a report that includes— 
(1) the manner and extent to which regime in-
stability in Russia would affect United States na-
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tional security, the security of NATO allies, and the 
geopolitical aftershocks throughout Eurasia; 
(2) an assessment of the stability of the Putin 
regime; and 
(3) clarity on the command and control struc-
ture of Russia’s nuclear arsenal in different con-
texts. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1829. REPORTS ON HARPOON MISSILE DELIVERIES TO 
TAIWAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) On April 7, 2023, the Department of De-
fense announced that the Navy had awarded a pro-
curement contract for 400 Harpoon anti-ship cruise 
missiles to Taiwan to accompany the new ground- 
based Harpoon Coastal Defense System (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘HCDS’’). 
(2) The Department of State notified Congress 
of its decision to approve a possible foreign military 
sale to Taiwan on October 26, 2020, that includes 
such 400 missiles.
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(3) Almost two and a half years elapsed be-
tween the notification and contract award for the 
HCDS for Taiwan. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of the 
Congress that— 
(1) the United States remains committed to the 
security of Taiwan; and 
(2) there is reason for concern about the ability 
of the United States to deliver adequate maritime 
defense capabilities to the Taiwanese military. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense and Secretary of State shall joint-
ly submit to the congressional defense committees, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representative, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report on— 
(A) measures that the Department of De-
fense is taking to address systematic con-
tracting delays related to key weapons procure-
ment programs to Taiwan; and 
(B) lessons learned from the provision of 
HCDS to Ukraine that may be applicable to
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Taiwan and other allies and partners of the 
United States. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the submission of the report required 
under subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes an assessment of the findings and conclusions of 
the report required under subsection (c). 
SEC. 1830. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO DISSUADE ALLIES 
FROM PURCHASING WEAPONS FROM THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes— 
(1) a detailed description of efforts to dissuade 
allies from purchasing weapons from the Russian 
Federation and the People’s Republic of China; 
(2) a list of allies that purchase at least 20 per-
cent of their weaponry by monetary value from the
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Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(3) an evaluation of the security and political 
concerns with allies purchasing weaponry from the 
Russian Federation or the People’s Republic of 
China; and 
(4) an evaluation of the impact that the Russia- 
Ukraine War has on allies purchasing weaponry 
from the Russia Federation. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1851. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In the subtitle analysis for subtitle A—
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(A) by striking the item relating to chapter 
113 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘113. Defense Civilian Training Corps .....................................2200g’’; 
(B) by striking the item relating to chapter 
207 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘207. Budgeting and Appropriations ........................................ 3131’’; 
(C) by striking the item relating to chapter 
225 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘225. øReserved¿ ............................................................................... 3271’’; 
(D) by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 272 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘272. øReserved¿ ............................................................................... 3721’’; 
(E) by striking the item relating to chapter 
287 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘287. Other Contracting Programs ............................................ 3901’’; 
(F) by striking the item relating to chapter 
305 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘305. Universities .............................................................................. 4141’’; 
(G) by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 307 the following new items: 
‘‘SUBPART F—MAJOR SYSTEMS, MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
PROGRAMS, AND WEAPON SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 
‘‘321. General Matters ..................................................................... 4201
‘‘322. Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Pro-
grams Generally ..................................................... 4211
‘‘323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment .............................................. 4321
‘‘324. Selected Acquisition Reports ............................................ 4350
‘‘325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy) .... 4371
‘‘326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Mat-
ters ..............................................................................
4401’’; and
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(H) by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 383 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual- 
Use Technologies ................................................... 4831’’. 
(2) Section 172(c) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘per-
forms’’ and inserting ‘‘perform’’; 
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘estab-
lishes’’ and inserting ‘‘establish’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘con-
ducts’’ and inserting ‘‘conduct’’. 
(3) Section 231 is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘plan and certification’’ and inserting 
‘‘plans and certifications’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘such 
plan and certification’’ and inserting ‘‘such 
plans and certifications’’. 
(4) Section 386(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ‘‘bi- 
lateral’’ and inserting ‘‘bilateral’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E)(iii), by insert-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.
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(5) Section 392a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B) by striking 
‘‘designed’’ and inserting ‘‘designated’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking 
‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’. 
(6) The second section 398 (relating to pilot 
program for sharing cyber capabilities and related 
information with foreign operational partners) is re-
designated as section 398a. 
(7) Section 398a, as so redesignated, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking 
‘‘paragraph (a)’’ inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘clause (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
(8) Section 491(c) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
a’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’.
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(9) Section 526a is amended by redesignating 
the second subsection (i) as subsection (j). 
(10) Section 701(l)(1)(B) is amended by redes-
ignating clauses (A) through (B) as clauses (i) 
through (iii). 
(11) Section 1074h(c)(1) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 491 of title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2732 of title 14’’. 
(12) Section 1076a(d)(1)(E)(i) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘)’’ after ‘‘subsection (e)(3)’’. 
(13) The section heading for section 1090a is 
amended by striking the period after ‘‘disorders’’. 
(14) Section 1090b(e)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘ensure’’ and inserting ‘‘ensuring’’. 
(15) Section 1134a(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 491 of title 14’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2732 of title 14’’. 
(16) Section 1370 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘to’’ be-
fore ‘‘ ‘active duty’ ’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘1370e(e)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1370(e)’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘reference to ‘chapter 
71’ of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘reference 
to ‘chapter 71 of this title’ ’’. 
(17) Section 1789(c)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1) or (2)’’. 
(18) Section 2200g(a) is amended by inserting 
‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
(19) Section 2228(c)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘;;’’ and inserting ‘‘;’’. 
(20) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 134 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2249. 
(21) Section 2275(g)(3) is amended by striking 
‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’. 
(22) Section 2700(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘The term’’ and inserting ‘‘The terms’’. 
(23) Section 2864(f) is amended by redesig-
nating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4). 
(24) Section 2878(f)(2)(D)(iii) is amended by 
striking ‘‘An report’’ and inserting ‘‘A report’’. 
(25) The item relating to section 3106 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 205 is 
amended by inserting a period at the end.
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(26) Section 3304(g) is amended by inserting 
‘‘under’’ before ‘‘this section’’. 
(27) Section 3323(b)(2) is amended by striking 
the period after ‘‘notwithstanding’’. 
(28) Section 3601(b)(4) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘note’’ before ‘‘prec.’’. 
(29) Section 3702 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(4) is amended by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) of such paragraph’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of such sub-
section’’. 
(30) Section 4014(b) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 4142(b) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
4125(b) of this title’’. 
(31) Section 4024 is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2303(a) of this title’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 3063 of this title’’. 
(32) By striking the second section 4094. 
(33) Section 4092(c)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’. 
(34) Section 4273(b)(5)(A) is amended by 
striking ‘‘4736’’ and inserting ‘‘4376’’.
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(35) Section 4351(c)(1)(B)(iv) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 4355(4) of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (e)(4)’’. 
(36) Section 4820(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subchapters’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘chapters’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subchapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘chapter’’. 
(37) Section 4902(k)(5) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘mentor’’. 
(38) Section 8062 is amended by redesignating 
the second subsection (g) as subsection (h). 
(39) Chapter 863 is amended by redesignating 
the second section 8696 (relating to battle force ship 
employment, maintenance, and manning baseline 
plans) as section 8697. 
(b) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AMENDMENTS 
MADE BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amend-
ments made by provisions of this Act other than this sec-
tion, the amendments made by this section shall be treated 
as having been enacted immediately before any such 
amendments by other provisions of this Act.
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SEC. 1852. REFERRAL TO MUSEUM LOCATED AT BLYTHE-
VILLE/EAKER AIR FORCE BASE AS THE NA-
TIONAL COLD WAR CENTER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a non-
profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, is responsible for the 
finances and management of the National Cold War 
Museum at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in 
Blytheville, Arkansas. 
(2) The National Cold War Center, located on 
the Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base, will be recog-
nized as a major tourist attraction in Arkansas that 
will provide an immersive and authoritative experi-
ence in informing, interpreting, and honoring the 
legacy of the Cold War. 
(3) The Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base has 
the only intact, publicly accessible Alert Facility and 
Weapons Storage Facility in the United States. 
(4) There is an urgent need to preserve the sto-
ries, artifacts, and heroic achievements of the Cold 
War. 
(5) The United States has a need to preserve 
forever the knowledge and history of the United 
States’ achievements in the Cold War century and to
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portray that history to citizens, visitors, and school 
children for centuries to come. 
(6) The National Cold War Center seeks to 
educate a diverse group of audiences through its col-
lection of artifacts, photographs, and firsthand per-
sonal accounts of the participants in the war on the 
home front. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to authorize references to the museum lo-
cated at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blythe-
ville, Arkansas, including its future and expanded 
exhibits, collections, and educational programs, as 
the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’; 
(2) to ensure the continuing preservation, main-
tenance, and interpretation of the artifacts, docu-
ments, images, and history collected by the Center; 
(3) to enhance the knowledge of the people of 
the United States of the experience of the United 
States during the Cold War years; 
(4) to provide and support a facility for the 
public display of the artifacts, photographs, and per-
sonal histories of the Cold War years; and 
(5) to ensure that all future generations under-
stand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and
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democracy, and the benefits of peace for all future 
generations in the 21st century and beyond. 
(c) REFERENCE
TO AMERICA’S COLD WAR CEN-
TER.—The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force 
Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is hereby authorized to be 
referred to as the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 
SEC. 1853. EXEMPTION UNDER MARINE MAMMAL PROTEC-
TION ACT OF 1972 FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES 
THAT MAY RESULT IN INCIDENTAL TAKE OF 
RICE’S WHALE. 
(a) EXEMPTION PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall begin the proc-
ess under section 101(f)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(1)) to exempt from 
the requirements of that Act, as applicable, training and 
testing activities, including those that involve the use of 
live or inert impact weapons or aerial gunnery, conducted 
by the Secretary of the Air Force on the Eglin Gulf Test 
and Training Range, located at Eglin Air Force Base, that 
may result in incidental take of the Rice’s whale 
(Balaenoptera ricei). 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT SATISFIED.—If 
the Secretary of Defense issues an exemption pursuant to 
subsection (a) the notification requirement under section
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101(f)(4) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1371(f)(4)) shall be deemed to be satisfied 
upon issuance of the exemption. 
SEC. 1854. REVISION OF REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSFER OF 
CERTAIN AIRCRAFT TO STATE OF CALI-
FORNIA FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PUR-
POSES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF EXCESS COAST GUARD HC-130H 
AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) TRANSFER TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the 
State of California without reimbursement— 
(A) the 7 HC–130H aircraft specified in 
paragraph (2); and 
(B) initial spares and necessary ground 
support equipment for such aircraft. 
(2) AIRCRAFT SPECIFIED.—The aircraft speci-
fied in this paragraph are the HC–130H Coast 
Guard aircraft with serial numbers 1706, 1708, 
1709, 1713, 1714, 1719, and 1721. 
(3) TIMING; AIRCRAFT
MODIFICATIONS.—The 
transfers under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be made as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
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(B) may be carried out without further 
modifications to the aircraft by the United 
States. 
(b) CONDITIONS
OF TRANSFER.—Aircraft trans-
ferred to the State of California under this section— 
(1) may be used only for wildfire suppression 
purposes, including search and rescue or emergency 
operations pertaining to wildfires; 
(2) may not be flown outside of, or otherwise 
removed from, the United States unless dispatched 
by the National Interagency Fire Center in support 
of an international agreement to assist in wildfire 
suppression efforts or for other disaster-related re-
sponse purposes approved by the Governor of Cali-
fornia in writing in advance; and 
(3) may not be sold by the Governor of Cali-
fornia after transfer. 
(c) CALCULATION OF INITIAL SPARES.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a)(1)(B), initial spares shall be cal-
culated based on shelf stock support for 7 HC–130H air-
craft each flying 400 hours each year. 
(d) TRANSFER OF RESIDUAL KITS AND PARTS HELD 
BY AIR FORCE.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
transfer to the State of California, without reimburse-
ment, any residual kits and parts held by the Secretary
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of the Air Force that were procured in anticipation of the 
transfer of the aircraft specified in subsection (a)(2). 
(e) REPEAL OF PRIOR PROVISIONS OF LAW RELAT-
ING TO TRANSFER.—The following provisions of law are 
repealed: 
(1) Subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f) of section 
1098 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 
881), as amended by subsections (a), (b), (c), and 
(d) of section 1083 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1989). 
(2) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 1083 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1989). 
SEC. 1855. RESTRICTIVE HOUSING REFORM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Restrictive housing takes many forms, and 
the experience in segregation can vary considerably 
depending on certain external factors, such as the 
length of stay, conditions of confinement, and degree 
of social isolation, as well as factors specific to each 
confined person, such as age and psychological resil-
iency.
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(2) Confined individuals located in restrictive 
housing broadly express severe psychological disturb-
ances with lasting detrimental consequences as a re-
sult of their experience in security housing units. 
The Stanford Lab’s interviews revealed a range of 
common impairments and adverse consequences as-
sociated with long-term, indefinite incarceration. 
(3) The majority of confined members endorsed 
feeling mood symptoms consistent with the Diag-
nostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 
(DSM 5) diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, 
including depressed mood, hopelessness, anger, irri-
tability, anhedonia, anger, fatigue, feelings of guilt, 
loss of appetite, and insomnia. 
(4) Nearly all members also endorsed a sense of 
anxiety symptoms characteristic of DSM 5 diagnoses 
of panic disorder, traumatic stress disorders, or ob-
sessive-compulsive disorders, such as nervousness, 
worry, increased heart rate and respiration, sweat-
ing, muscle tension, hyperarousal, paranoia, night-
mares, intrusive thoughts, and fear of losing control. 
(5) Psychiatric symptoms and diminished ca-
pacity for socialization continue to cause psycho-
logical suffering and problems with social function 
for most of the men now in general population.
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(6) Confined members cited emotional numbing 
and desensitization as some of the most common re-
sponses to living in SHU. 
(7) This sense of emotional suppression and 
dysregulation continues to be problematic for in-
mates following the transition to the general popu-
lation. Class members also reported significant alter-
ations in cognition and perception. 
(8) Problems with attention, concentration, and 
memory were common, and described as persistent 
and worsening. 
(9) Some of the most pronounced and enduring 
effects of long-term isolation appeared to have re-
sulted from relational estrangement and social isola-
tion; inmates frequently reported losing, over time, 
the motivation to seek social connection. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON CONFINEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Inmates shall be housed in 
the least restrictive setting necessary to ensure their 
own safety, as well as the safety of staff, other in-
mates, and the public. 
(2) REASONING.—The head of a military cor-
rectional facility shall clearly articulate each specific 
reason for an inmate’s placement and retention in 
restrictive housing. Each such reason shall be sup-
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ported by objective evidence that such placement and 
retention is necessary— 
(A) for prison safety or order; 
(B) to prevent gang influence; 
(C) for inmate or staff protection; and 
(D) such other penological purpose as the 
head of such facility may determine is appro-
priate. 
(3) PENOLOGICAL PURPOSE.—Restrictive hous-
ing may only be used to eliminate or mitigate a spe-
cific facility threat such as a fight between inmates 
or the threat of imminent danger to inmates or 
staff. 
(4) LIMITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Inmates shall remain in 
restrictive housing for no longer than necessary 
to address each specific reason for such place-
ment. 
(B) PUNISHMENT.—Inmates may not be 
placed in restrictive housing— 
(i) as a form of punishment or deter-
rence; 
(ii) for low-level offenses that do not 
involve physical violence to staff or in-
mates; or
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(iii) for more than 5 days as a part of 
a routine investigation or more than 15 
days as part of a non-routine investigation, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
absent 
documented 
extenuating 
cir-
cumstances. 
(c) REVIEW OF PLACEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An institutional review panel 
of a military correctional facility shall review the 
placement of an inmate in restrictive housing not 
later than 15 days after such placement and not less 
than every 15 days thereafter until such time as the 
inmate is removed from restrictive housing. 
(2) REMOVAL PLAN.—The head of each mili-
tary correctional facility shall make a plan for the 
return of the inmate to less restrictive conditions 
and shall share such plan with the inmate, unless 
sharing such plan would put the health and safety 
of the inmate, staff, other inmates, or the public at 
risk. 
(d) EMPLOYEE TRAINING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the staff of each military correc-
tional facility is trained on use of force and restric-
tive housing policies not less than quarterly.
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(2) HOUSING
POLICY
TRAINING.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that the staff of each 
military correctional facility complies with restrictive 
housing policies and that such policies are reflected 
in employee evaluation systems. 
(3) STANDING COMMITTEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish in each military correc-
tional facility a standing committee, consisting 
of high-level correctional officials, active or re-
tired, to regularly evaluate existing restrictive 
housing policies. 
(B) DUTIES.—Each standing committee 
shall— 
(i) review use of force and abuse alle-
gations to include body camera or other 
digital recording footage and closed-circuit 
video footage of any use of force or abuse 
allegation; 
(ii) submit redacted written rec-
ommendations on preventing unlawful use 
of force or abuse to— 
(I) the Secretary of Defense; and
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(II) the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate; and 
(iii) assist military correctional facili-
ties in developing safe and effective alter-
natives to restrictive housing and share 
with other military correctional facilities 
best practices for use of force to ensure 
safety for staff and confined individuals. 
(e) GRADUAL RETURN TO GENERAL POPULATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Absent a compelling reason 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the head 
of a military correctional facility may not release in-
mates directly from restrictive housing to the gen-
eral inmate population. 
(2) GRADUATED SYSTEM.—The head of a mili-
tary correctional facility shall consult with mental 
health professionals to ensure that shock of removal 
from isolation will not cause harm to the confined 
individual or the general inmate population. 
(f) ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, each Secretary of Defense shall establish 
policies to:
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(A) Increase the minimum amount of time 
inmates in restrictive housing spend outside 
their cells to 3 hours per day, including week-
ends and holidays, and to offer enhanced in-cell 
opportunities. 
(B) Afford to individuals in restrictive 
housing educational opportunities, using the 
minimum amount of protective restraint nec-
essary to ensure safety of staff, population, and 
educational professionals. 
(C) Make available to the inmates opportu-
nities for recreation, education, clinically appro-
priate treatment therapies, skill-building, and 
social interaction with staff and other inmates. 
(D) Ensure that lower-risk individuals may 
conduct recreation time in such group size as 
the facility determines appropriate. 
(E) Increase the ability of military correc-
tional facilities to divert inmates with serious 
mental illness to mental health treatment pro-
grams or facilities when needed to serve the in-
terest of the facility and the inmate. 
(F) Prohibit the placement of inmates in 
restrictive housing during the final 180 days of 
the term of imprisonment of such inmate.
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(G) Provide targeted re-entry program-
ming for inmates who require restrictive hous-
ing during the such final 180-day period. 
(2) POSTING POLICIES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall post the policies established under para-
graph (1) in an area of the facility that is fre-
quented by inmates and staff. 
(g) STATISTICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
publish system-wide restrictive housing statistics, on a 
monthly basis, on the website of the Department of De-
fense and on websites for effected military correctional fa-
cilities. The statistics shall include the total number of in-
mates in restrictive housing, disaggregated by— 
(1) the number of inmates who— 
(A) remained in such housing for more 
than 90 days; 
(B) remained in such housing for more 
than 180 days; and 
(C) remained in such housing for more 
than 364 days; and 
(2) the number of inmates in disciplinary seg-
regation, administrative detention, other restrictive 
housing. 
(h) CONFINEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the head of a military correctional facility 
shall— 
(A) submit data on restrictive housing to 
the Committees on Armed Services and on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives on a quarterly basis; 
(B) finalize upgrades in data collection 
software to improve tracking of restrictive hous-
ing inmates; and 
(C) require a body camera or other digital 
recording instrument to be worn by correctional 
staff interacting with confined population in re-
strictive housing for any forced movement or 
physical interaction. 
(2) PRESUMPTION.—In determining whether 
placement in restrictive housing is appropriate, it 
shall be presumed that an inmate shall be housed in 
the least restrictive setting necessary to ensure safe-
ty, and that inmates in restrictive housing shall be 
returned to general population as soon as it is safe 
to do so. 
(i) VIOLATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a military cor-
rectional facility that violates the policy established
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by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (f), the 
Secretary may— 
(A) reduce the funding provided to the vio-
lating facility by such amount as the Secretary 
determines 
appropriate 
and 
increase 
the 
amount provided to facilities in compliance by 
an amount that is equal to the amount of such 
reduction; 
(B) suspend staff found to be involved in 
a violation of such policy with or without pay; 
or 
(C) terminate staff found to be involved in 
a violation of such policy if such violation is 
considered substantially detrimental to the 
goals of such policy. 
(2) ADJUDICATION.—Any military correctional 
facility or an employee of such facility accused of a 
violation of the policy established by the Secretary of 
Defense under subsection (f) shall, after notice and 
an opportunity to be heard by the standing com-
mittee of such facility and subject to approval by the 
Secretary of Defense be subject to the relevant pen-
alties described under paragraph (1). 
(3) CONFLICT
OF
INTEREST.—Any conflicted 
parties, as determined by the Secretary of Defense,
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shall recuse themselves from the proceeding before 
the standing committee and a new impartial member 
shall be appointed to the committee to serve in this 
capacity for the duration of the proceeding. Any con-
flict of interest shall be disclosed in writing and pre-
served within the recommendation notes. 
(j) REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLI-
CIES AND GUIDANCE.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 1325.07 
(Administration of Military Correctional Facilities and 
Clemency and Parole Authority), and any related policies 
and guidance of the Department, to conform to the re-
quirements of this Act. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military correctional facility’’ 
means a correctional facility established under chap-
ter 48 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘inmate’’ means a prisoner or an-
other individual serving a term of imprisonment in 
a military correctional facility. 
(3) The term ‘‘institutional review panel’’ 
means a panel composed of— 
(A) the leadership of a military correc-
tional facility; and
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(B) medical professionals and mental 
health professionals who are employed by and 
work outside of such facility. 
(4) The term ‘‘non-routine investigation’’ means 
any investigation that addresses a grave risk of safe-
ty and security of the facility, such as a riot, killing, 
or terror attack. 
(5) The term ‘‘restrictive housing’’ means any 
housing in which an inmate is removed from general 
population housing to housing with little to no con-
tact with others for a disciplinary purpose. 
SEC. 1856. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNMANNED 
AERIAL, SURFACE, AND UNDERWATER VEHI-
CLES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater 
vessels play a critical role in modern warfare; 
(2) continued investment in the research, devel-
opment, and fielding of such systems will help ad-
vance the military of the United States; 
(3) such capabilities are particularly important 
to bolstering deterrence and maintaining peace and 
security in the Indo-Pacific region; and 
(4) the United States should encourage its al-
lies and partners, particularly those located in the
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Indo-Pacific region, to invest in unmanned aerial, 
surface, and underwater vessels to reinforce deter-
rence. 
SEC. 1857. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING OF 
VESSEL FOR BATTLE OF DAI DO. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
Navy should name an amphibious or expeditionary class 
vessel for the Battle of Dai Do. 
SEC. 1858. RISK FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN PHONE APPLI-
CATIONS OF CONCERN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) create categorical definitions of foreign 
phone applications of concern with respect to per-
sonnel or operations of the Department of Defense, 
distinguishing among categories such as applications 
for shopping, social media, entertainment, or health; 
and 
(2) create a risk framework with respect to De-
partment personnel or operations that assesses each 
foreign phone application (or, if appropriate, group-
ing of similar such applications) that is from a coun-
try of concern for any potential impact on Depart-
mental personnel and Departmental operations, in-
corporating considerations of—
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(A) the manner and extent of data collec-
tion by the application; 
(B) the ability of the application to influ-
ence users; 
(C) the manner and extent of foreign own-
ership or control of the application or data col-
lected by the application; 
(D) any foreign government interests asso-
ciated with the applications; 
(E) known or assessed malicious software 
embedded in the application, including in prior 
versions of the application or in other applica-
tions created by the owners of such application; 
and 
(F) any known impact from prior use of 
the application to Department personnel or op-
erations. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the categorical 
definitions and risk framework described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense— 
(1) shall include in the risk framework foreign 
phone applications of concern— 
(A) from countries that the Secretary de-
termines to be engaged in consistent, unauthor-
1424 
ized conduct that is detrimental to the national 
security or foreign policy of the United States; 
(B) that are accessible to be downloaded 
from major mobile device application market-
places by Department personnel; and 
(C) originating from, authored in, owned 
by, or otherwise associated with countries or en-
tities that are designated on the list maintained 
and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 
of the Export Administration Regulations; 
(2) may include additional countries or indi-
vidual foreign phone applications from other coun-
tries to the extent the Secretary determines appro-
priate; and 
(3) shall consider distinguishing within the risk 
framework the particular interests of a country de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2) in the use of a for-
eign phone application of concern of such country 
(regardless of device or owner) by— 
(A) users located at facilities of the De-
partment of Defense of varying levels of sensi-
tivity; 
(B) users conducting authorized operations 
or movements of Department of Defense mate-
riel; or
1425 
(C) specific civilian employees of the De-
partment or contractors whom the Secretary 
determines likely to be a target of a foreign 
actor. 
(c) GUIDANCE AND UPDATES.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall— 
(1) issue guidance to all Department personnel 
incorporating the categories of foreign phone appli-
cations of concern and advising how to mitigate the 
risks identified by the risk framework with respect 
to such applications; 
(2) routinely update the categorical definitions 
and risk framework promulgated pursuant to sub-
section (a), at least on an annual basis; and 
(3) prescribe regulations that prohibit applica-
tions on phones provided by the Department of De-
fense or on any device used during an activity de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3)(B). 
SEC. 1859. SENSE OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING PROJECT 
PELE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Congress supports Project Pele, which seeks 
to develop, demonstrate, and deploy an advanced 
portable nuclear microreactor at Idaho National 
Laboratory by 2025; and
1426 
(2) Project Pele will be critical in maintaining 
and bolstering United States national security by 
providing firm, reliable, clean, and dense baseload 
energy to power United States military bases and 
other distributed military operations, both domesti-
cally and abroad. 
SEC. 1860. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR UTILIZING MICRO-
REACTORS TO ASSIST WITH NATURAL DIS-
ASTER RESPONSE EFFORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau, the Chief of Engineers of 
the Army Corps of Engineers, the Assistant Secretary of 
the Office of Nuclear Energy of the Department of En-
ergy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
Office of Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment 
of the Department of Energy, develop a national strategy 
to utilize microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
2 years thereafter, the President shall submit to the ap-
1427 
propriate congressional committees a comprehensive na-
tional strategy developed under subsection (a). 
(c) CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—A national 
strategy developed under subsection (a) shall include the 
following: 
(1) EVALUATION OF EXISTING DIESEL DEPLOY-
MENT EFFORTS.—An assessment of the effectiveness 
of utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts, which such assessment 
shall include— 
(A) information on the current use of die-
sel generators to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including— 
(i) the prevalence of deploying diesel 
generators around the United States as the 
sole power source to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts; 
(ii) the average number of diesel gen-
erators deployed in natural disaster re-
sponse efforts based on the type of natural 
disaster, the severity of the natural dis-
aster, and the location of the natural dis-
aster; 
(iii) where Federal, State, and local 
governments store diesel generators;
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(iv) how diesel generators are trans-
ported to areas affected by a natural dis-
aster; 
(v) any logistical concerns with refuel-
ing diesel generators over an extended pe-
riod of time; 
(vi) the potential to utilize accessory 
equipment that is traditionally connected 
to diesel generators to help provide elec-
tricity to the area in need; and 
(vii) any other information that is 
necessary to understand the role of diesel 
generators used to assist with natural dis-
aster response efforts; 
(B) how the effect on the environment of 
utilizing diesel generators to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts compares to the esti-
mated effect on the environment of utilizing 
microreactors to assist with the same natural 
disaster response efforts; and 
(C) the concerns to public safety when de-
ploying diesel generators in natural disaster re-
sponse efforts. 
(2) GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PRIORITIES.—A 
comprehensive, research-based, and long-term dis-
1429 
cussion of goals, objectives, and priorities for uti-
lizing microreactors instead of diesel generators to 
assist with natural disaster response efforts. 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANALYSIS.—An 
analysis of— 
(A) how the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to develop microreactor technology for 
operational uses could be used to inform the de-
velopment of microreactors to assist with nat-
ural disaster response efforts, including any 
recommendations and additional direction that 
may be necessary for such expedited deploy-
ment; 
(B) how the Department of Defense can 
most effectively translate and implement the 
lessons learned from its operations in the field 
to assist with natural disaster response efforts, 
including how operations in the field related to 
microreactors can be used to answer broad 
questions for the nuclear industry and for fu-
ture issues relating to fuel reliability, energy 
supply chain issues, reducing diesel convoy cau-
salities, and supporting other global humani-
tarian needs; and
1430 
(C) whether a demonstration program for 
microreactors is needed prior to deploying 
microreactors for natural disaster response ef-
forts, based on the analysis provided by sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B). 
(4) RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE
NUCLEAR 
REGULATORY
COMMISSION.—Recommendations on 
how the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can work 
with other Federal agencies to expedite— 
(A) the approval of designs for microreac-
tors; and 
(B) issuing licenses for the utilization, 
transportation, and operation of microreactors 
in rapid deployment scenarios, such as natural 
disaster response efforts. 
(5) 
UTILIZING
FEASIBILITY
STUDIES.—An 
analysis of available academic literature and studies, 
including site feasibility studies, to identify high risk 
areas that are prone to natural disasters that should 
be prioritized during emergency planning. 
(6) STRATEGIC
CONSIDERATIONS
WHEN
DE-
PLOYING MICROREACTORS.—An assessment of var-
ious strategic considerations to improve the effi-
ciency, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of deploying
1431 
microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including— 
(A) whether the Department of Defense, 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
or any other government entity should build, 
own, or operate microreactors that are used to 
assist with natural disaster response efforts, in-
cluding whether it would be viable to lease 
microreactors from private industry and wheth-
er it would be viable to facilitate public-private 
partnerships to find cost effective options to 
utilize microreactors for natural disaster re-
sponse efforts; 
(B) the recommended number of individ-
uals charged with the usage, maintenance, and 
upkeep of the microreactors, including the rec-
ommended qualifications, training requirements, 
availability requirements, and oversight respon-
sibility of such individuals; 
(C) the number of microreactors needed, 
initially and in the long-term, to effectively re-
spond to a natural disaster based on past nat-
ural disaster trends and the specific geographic 
location of the area;
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(D) where microreactors used to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts would be 
stored, including information on— 
(i) how different microreactor storage 
locations may affect swift and economically 
feasible natural disaster response efforts; 
(ii) the feasibility of utilizing already- 
built facilities instead of constructing new 
microreactor storage facilities; 
(iii) the cost of constructing new 
microreactor storage facilities; 
(iv) how to properly store the micro-
reactor when not being utilized for natural 
disaster response efforts; and 
(v) potential storage locations, such 
as— 
(I) the Strategic Alliance for 
FLEX Emergency Response locations 
in Memphis, Tennessee and Phoenix, 
Arizona; and 
(II) 
Department 
of 
Defense 
bases; 
(E) how to maintain a microreactor and 
replace, store, and dispose of fuel used by a 
microreactor, including whether public-private
1433 
partnerships may be used to assist with such 
maintenance, replacement, storage, and dis-
posal; 
(F) when a diesel generator will suffice in 
the event of a natural disaster of limited pro-
portions, in comparison to utilizing microreac-
tors to assist with natural disaster response ef-
forts; 
(G) which States and territories and pos-
sessions of the United States that are prone to 
natural disasters, such as hurricanes, should be 
prioritized when initially selecting locations to 
deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis-
aster response efforts; 
(H) the methods, capabilities, and costs as-
sociated with transporting microreactors that 
were or may be impacted by natural disasters, 
including considerations about transporting new 
microreactors, in addition to microreactors that 
have been put to use, and any regulatory or 
legal issues that may arise during the transpor-
tation; 
(I) any other strategic considerations that 
should be taken into account before deploying
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microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts; 
(J) how to integrate microreactors into ex-
isting electrical grids in emergency situations, 
including how grid connection points, microgrid 
limits, site load limits, existing infrastructure, 
and the standard process for grid interconnec-
tions may impact the integration of microreac-
tors into existing electrical grid; 
(K) whether microreactors will be suscep-
tible to cyberattacks, including whether autono-
mous control will impact the microreactor’s 
cyberattack susceptibility and what systems or 
microreactor designs would be ideal for com-
bating such cyberattacks during a natural dis-
aster response effort; and 
(L) how the weight of a microreactor, com-
pared to the weight of a diesel generator, af-
fects deploying microreactors and diesel genera-
tors to assist with natural disaster response ef-
forts. 
(7) DEPLOYMENT
CHALLENGES
AND
BAR-
RIERS.—An assessment of—
1435 
(A) the challenges and barriers to deploy-
ing microreactors to assist with natural disaster 
response efforts; and 
(B) solutions to address each such chal-
lenge and barrier. 
(8) REVIEW OF AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 
LEGISLATION.— 
(A) REVIEW.—A review of existing law 
that can be used to ease the burden of utilizing 
microreactors to assist with natural disaster re-
sponse efforts, including the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Moderniza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 note), and any other 
relevant law. 
(B) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Recommenda-
tions for legislation to— 
(i) assist with— 
(I) deploying microreactors to as-
sist with natural disaster response ef-
forts;
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(II) the maintenance and upkeep 
of such microreactors; and 
(III) the initial and long-term 
storage of such microreactors; and 
(ii) pay for the activities described in 
subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i). 
(9) PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE NATURAL DIS-
ASTER
RESPONSE
EFFORTS.—An 
assessment 
about— 
(A) the current status of any collaboration 
between the National Guard, Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, and the Army 
Corps of Engineers during natural disaster re-
sponse efforts; 
(B) the specific roles of each entity speci-
fied in subparagraph (A) (disaggregated, in the 
case of the National Guard, by State and by 
military department) during a natural disaster 
response effort, and their respective roles when 
participating in natural disaster response ef-
forts; 
(C) the current emergency responsibilities 
of the Department of Energy and the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission that relate to deploying
1437 
microreactors during natural disaster response 
efforts; 
(D) the potential opportunity to set up an 
annual listening group session or consortium to 
provide all the necessary information needed to 
deploy microreactors to assist with natural dis-
aster response efforts and to ensure a smooth 
transition from the use of diesel generators to 
the use of microreactors to assist with natural 
disaster response efforts; 
(E) how the Emergency Management As-
sistance Compact, consented to by Congress in 
the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution 
granting the consent of Congress to the Emer-
gency Management Assistance Compact’’ (Pub-
lic Law 104–321), can be utilized to allow 
States to allocate their unused microreactors to 
other States that are in need of microreactors 
to assist with natural disaster response efforts; 
and 
(F) how to improve the collaboration be-
tween Federal, State, and local government en-
tities and private entities when deploying micro-
reactors to assist with natural disaster response 
efforts.
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(10) UTILIZING
MICROREACTORS
TO
CHARGE 
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—Recommendations on how to 
utilize microreactors as charging stations for electric 
vehicles in the event of a mass evacuation resulting 
from a natural disaster, including recommendations 
on— 
(A) how to deploy microreactors to charge 
electric vehicles before an evacuation; 
(B) the primary transportation corridors 
that would be used for such a mass evacuation; 
(C) how many microreactors would be 
needed to charge electric vehicles during such a 
mass evacuation, based on the size and popu-
lation of the State in which the mass evacuation 
occurs; 
(D) the best placement of microreactors 
throughout the primary transportation corridors 
to ensure a smooth electric vehicle charging 
process and subsequent evacuation; 
(E) any potential public-private partner-
ships that would be useful in utilizing micro-
reactors to charge electric vehicles during a 
mass evacuation, including an estimate of the 
costs that would be associated with establishing 
these partnerships;
1439 
(F) how to— 
(i) transport microreactors to mass 
evacuation locations along primary trans-
portation corridors for purposes of charg-
ing electric vehicles; and 
(ii) pay for such transportation; and 
(G) any other topic related to subpara-
graphs (A) through (F). 
(11) DEPLOYING MICROREACTORS TO UNITED 
STATES
TERRITORIES
AND
POSSESSIONS.—Rec-
ommendations on deploying microreactors to terri-
tories and possessions of the United States to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts. 
(12) USING MILITARY EQUIPMENT WITH NU-
CLEAR CAPABILITIES.—Recommendations on how to, 
in the event of a natural disaster and when the de-
ployment of a microreactor is not timely or ideal for 
the circumstance, deploy military equipment of the 
United States with nuclear capabilities, such as nu-
clear aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, to 
provide temporary electricity to an area severely im-
pacted by a natural disaster. 
(13) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—A multiyear budget 
plan that identifies the necessary resources to suc-
cessfully carry out the recommendations and imple-
1440 
ment any lessons learned from the assessments and 
other analysis under this subsection. 
(14) TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.—An anal-
ysis of current and developing ways to leverage exist-
ing and innovative technology to improve the effec-
tiveness of efforts to deploy microreactors to assist 
with natural disaster response efforts. 
(15) USING
INNOVATIVE
TOOLS
TO
PREDICT 
NATURAL DISASTERS.—A description of how to uti-
lize innovative technology, such as artificial intel-
ligence and predictive meteorological tools, to pre-
pare for the utilization of microreactors before a 
natural disaster. 
(16) FLOATING NUCLEAR BARGES.—An assess-
ment of how floating nuclear barges compare to 
using portable microreactors, including— 
(A) the advantages and disadvantages of 
using a portable microreactor compared to a 
floating nuclear barge; and 
(B) an identification of scenarios during 
which a floating nuclear barge would be pre-
ferred over a portable microreactor. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 
government’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
(3) MICROREACTOR.—The term ‘‘microreactor’’ 
means a nuclear reactor, including a portable nu-
clear reactor, that has an electricity generating ca-
pacity of not more than 20 megawatts of thermal 
energy. 
(4) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural 
disaster’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Major
1442 
disaster’’ in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122), except that the term ‘‘natural dis-
aster’’ does not include a wildfire. 
(5) NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE EFFORT.— 
The term ‘‘natural disaster response effort’’ means 
a circumstance in which a State or local government 
requests assistance under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), including assistance to address 
the loss of primary electrical capacity as a result of 
a natural disaster. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States and the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 1861. WAIVER PROCESS FOR CERTAIN HUMANITARIAN 
AID. 
Section 402(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall include’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘transport.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall in-
clude—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(A) inspection of supplies before accept-
ance for transport; and
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‘‘(B) a process by which, upon request 
from a destination country, a prohibition on the 
shipment of certain items under a regulation or 
other guidance issued pursuant to this para-
graph may be waived.’’. 
SEC. 1862. REPORT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the status of the formulation of 
policies by the Director of the Defense Security Coopera-
tion Agency to record and track alleged incidents of mis-
use of United States-provided equipment in El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras. 
SEC. 1863. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR BEREAVEMENT 
LEAVE 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
Section 701(l) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) a spouse; 
‘‘(B) a son or daughter; or 
‘‘(C) a parent; 
‘‘(4) In this section, the term ‘son or daughter’ 
means—
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‘‘(A) a biological, adopted, step, or foster son or 
daughter of the individual; 
‘‘(B) a person who is a legal ward of the mem-
ber, or was a legal ward of the individual when the 
person was a minor or otherwise required a legal 
guardian; or 
‘‘(C) a person for whom the member stands in 
loco parentis or stood in loco parentis when the per-
son was a minor or otherwise required the individual 
to stand in loco parentis. 
‘‘(5) In this section, the term ‘parent’ means— 
‘‘(A) a biological, adoptive, step, or foster par-
ent of the individual, or a person who was a foster 
parent of the individual when the individual was a 
minor; 
‘‘(B) a legal guardian of the individual, or per-
son who was a legal guardian of the individual when 
the individual was a minor or otherwise required a 
legal guardian; or 
‘‘(C) a person who stands in loco parentis to 
the member or stood in loco parentis when the indi-
vidual was a minor or otherwise required a person 
to stand in loco parentis’’.
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SEC. 1864. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COOPERATION OVER 
SPACE EXPLORATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) United States-Israel space cooperation and 
collaboration is in the best interest of the United 
States and can expand economic, national security, 
and social benefits for the American people; and 
(2) joint United States-Israel cooperation in the 
space arena should be supported in areas of re-
search, development, test, and evaluation, includ-
ing— 
(A) between the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration and the Israel Space 
Agency; and 
(B) between the United States Air Force, 
United States Space Force, and the Israeli air 
force. 
SEC. 1865. EXTENSIONS, ADDITIONS, AND REVISIONS TO 
THE MILITARY LANDS WITHDRAWAL ACT OF 
1999 RELATING TO BARRY M. GOLDWATER 
RANGE. 
(a) EXTENSION OF WITHDRAWAL AND GILA BEND 
ADDITION TO BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE.—Section 
3031(a)(3) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 
(title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 898) is 
amended—
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(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘comprise 
approximately 
1,650,200 acres’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘com-
prise— 
‘‘(A) approximately 1,656,491.94 acres’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘ ‘Barry M. Goldwater Range 
Land Withdrawal’, dated June 17, 1999’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘ ‘Barry M. Goldwater Range 
Requested Withdrawal Extension Map’, dated June 
13, 2022’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘section 3033.’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘section 3033; and 
‘‘(B) approximately 2,365.89 acres of land 
in Maricopa County, Arizona, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Gila Bend Addition 
to Barry M. Goldwater Range’, dated July 5, 
2022, and filed in accordance with section 
3033.’’. 
(b) RELATION TO OTHER WITHDRAWALS AND RES-
ERVATIONS.—Section 3031(a) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 
and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respec-
tively; 
(2) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘, whichever is later’’ after ‘‘accepted by the 
Secretary of the Interior’’; and