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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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(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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