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‘‘(5) perform the duties prescribed for the Chief 
of Staff by sections 171 and 2547 of this title and 
other provisions of law; and 
‘‘(6) perform such other military duties, not 
otherwise assigned by law, as are assigned to the 
Chief of Staff by the President, the Secretary of De-
fense, or the Secretary of the Air Force. 
‘‘(e) JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—(1) The Chief of 
Staff of the Space Corps shall also perform the duties pre-
scribed for the Chief of Staff as a member of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff under section 151 of this title. 
‘‘(2) To the extent that such action does not impair 
the independence of the Chief of Staff in the performance 
of the duties of the Chief of Staff as a member of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Staff shall inform the 
Secretary regarding military advice rendered by members 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters affecting the De-
partment of the Air Force. 
‘‘(3) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 
of the Secretary of Defense, the Chief of Staff shall keep 
the Secretary of the Air Force fully informed of significant 
military operations affecting the duties and responsibilities 
of the Secretary.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The table of 
chapters at the beginning of subtitle D of title 10, 
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United States Code, and at the beginning of part I 
of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 807 the following new 
item: 
‘‘809. Space Corps ............................................................................. 8091.’’. 
(c) JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.—Chapter 5 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 151(a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps.’’. 
(2) In section 152(b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘or the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or the Chief 
of Staff of the Space Corps’’. 
(d) ARMED FORCES POLICY COUNCIL.—Section 171 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(14) the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps.’’. 
(e) CHIEF OF SERVICE.—Section 1406(i)(3)(A) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
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‘‘(vi) Chief of Staff of the Space 
Corps.’’. 
(f) ACQUISITION-RELATED FUNCTIONS OF CHIEFS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES.—Section 2547(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Staff 
of the Space Corps’’. 
(g) SUCCESSORS TO DUTIES.—Section 8017 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph 
(4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) The Chief of Staff of the Air Force. 
‘‘(5) The Chief of Staff of the Space Corps.’’. 
(h) TERMINATION OF PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE SPACE ADVISOR AND DEFENSE SPACE COUN-
CIL.—Effective on the date on which the Space Corps is 
established under section 8091 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a)(1)— 
(1) the position, and the office of, the Principal 
Department of Defense Space Advisor (previously 
known as the Department of Defense Executive 
Agent for Space) shall be terminated; 
(2) the personnel of such office shall be trans-
ferred to the Air Force and to the Space Corps, as 
determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense; 
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(3) any reference in Federal law, regulations, 
guidance, instructions, or other documents of the 
Federal Government to the Principal Department of 
Defense Space Advisor or the Department of De-
fense Executive Agent for Space shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Secretary of the Air Force or 
the Chief of Staff of the Space Corps, as appro-
priate; and 
(4) the Defense Space Council shall be termi-
nated. 
(i) MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or the amendments made by this section, shall be 
construed to authorize or require the relocation of any fa-
cility, infrastructure, or military installation of the Air 
Force. 
(j) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than March 
1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees an interim re-
port on the Space Corps established under chapter 
809 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a)(1), that includes— 
(A) a review of the organizational and 
management structure of the Space Corps; and 
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(B) recommendations for the modification 
and improvement of such organizational and 
management structure. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than August 1, 
2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a final report on 
the Space Corps that includes— 
(A) an update of the review and rec-
ommendations described in paragraph (1), in-
cluding recommendations for any necessary re-
visions to appointments and qualifications, du-
ties and powers, and precedent in the Depart-
ment of Defense; 
(B) recommendations for the appropriate 
sharing of functions between the Air Force and 
the Space Corps, including functions with re-
spect to personnel matters and uniforms; 
(C) a plan for implementing the rec-
ommendations described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), which shall include proposed legislative 
and administrative actions, including con-
forming and other amendments to law, that the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate for car-
rying out such plan; 
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(D) the estimated number of general offi-
cers of the Space Corps, including an identifica-
tion of the current positions of such general of-
ficers that will be transferred to the Space 
Corps and whether the Secretary determines it 
necessary for the number of general officers au-
thorized in chapter 32 of title 10, United States 
Code, to be increased; and 
(E) any other matters that the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 1602. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBORDINATE UNIFIED 
COMMAND OF THE UNITED STATES STRA-
TEGIC COMMAND. 
(a) SUBORDINATE UNIFIED COMMAND.—Not later 
than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish a subordinate unified command to be known as the 
United States Space Command under the United States 
Strategic Command. 
(b) COMMANDER.—The Commander of the United 
States Space Command shall hold the grade of general 
or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, admiral while 
serving in that position, without vacating the permanent 
grade of the officer. The Commander shall be appointed 
to that grade by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, for service in that position. 
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