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10 U.S.C. § 9067 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 9067. Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services
There is an Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services in the Air Force who is appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General from officers of the Air Force above the grade of lieutenant colonel who are designated as dental officers under section 9067(b) of this title. The Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.
(Added Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 805(c)(1), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1622, § 8081; amended Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 506, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2004; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 504(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2179; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(oo), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2106; renumbered § 9081 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(c), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840; renumbered § 9067, Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 952(b)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1561.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 9067 was renumbered section 9063 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2019—Pub. L. 116–92 renumbered section 9081 of this title as this section.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8081 of this title as section 9081 of this title and substituted “section 9067(b)” for “section 8067(b)”.
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 struck out second sentence which read as follows: “An appointee who holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of major general.”
2006—Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “major general” for “brigadier general”.
1998—Pub. L. 105–261 substituted “lieutenant colonel” for “major” and “An appointee who holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of brigadier general. The Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.” for “The term of office of the Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services is four years but may be increased or decreased by the Secretary of the Air Force.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 2006 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title V, § 504(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2179, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the occurrence of the next vacancy in the position of Assistant Surgeon General for Dental Services in the Air Force that occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006] or, if earlier, on the date of the appointment to the grade of major general of the officer who is the incumbent in that position on the date of the enactment of the Act.”
10 U.S.C. § 9068 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 9068. Air Force Global Strike Command
(a) Establishment.—
There is in the Air Force a major command, which shall be known as Air Force Global Strike Command.
(b) Commander.—
(1) The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command shall hold the grade of general while serving in that position, without vacating that officer’s permanent grade. 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.
(2) The commander shall serve as the single accountable officer responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for carrying out all aspects of Air Force nuclear and long-range strike missions in support of United States Strategic Command, including such aspects described in subsection (c).
(c) Functions.—
The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command shall be responsible for carrying out all aspects and activities of the Air Force nuclear and long-range strike missions in support of United States Strategic Command. Such aspects include nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon delivery systems, long-range strike bomber aircraft, and the nuclear command, control, and communication systems. Such activities include the following:
(1) Providing combat-ready nuclear and long-range conventional strike forces in support of Presidential and combatant commander directives.
(2) Administrating, organizing, training, and equipping assigned and gained forces.
(3) Assessing the readiness of assigned and gained forces and submitting to the Secretary and the Air Force Chief of Staff periodic reports with respect to such assessments.
(4) Leading development in the Air Force of—
(A) military requirements with respect to nuclear and long-range strike missions;
(B) budget proposals necessary to carry out the missions of the Air Force Global Strike Command;
(C) long-range investment plans and priorities to sustain, modernize, and recapitalize assigned forces; and
(D) employment strategies, concepts, tactics, techniques, and procedures with respect to strategic deterrence, nuclear deterrence operation, and long-range strike operations.
(5) Advising the Secretary, as necessary, on the adequacy of resources of the Department of the Air Force dedicated to support and execute nuclear missions.
(6) Such other functions as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate for execution of nuclear deterrence and long-range strike missions.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, § 1642(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1191.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 9068 of this title resulted from the redesignation of section 9084 of this title as section 9068 of this title by section 952(b)(1) of Pub. L. 116–92. Such section 9068 was renumbered section 9083 of this title by section 952(e) of Pub. L. 116–92 and subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3804.
A prior section 9069 was renumbered section 9064 of this title.
A prior section 9074 was renumbered section 9065 of this title.
A prior section 9075 was renumbered section 9066 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 9088 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 9088. Duty assignments after officer training course
(a) Requirement.—
The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that members of the Space Force who complete an initial Space Force officer training course are assigned—
(1) in a manner that sustains acquisition billet manning levels comparably to operational billet manning levels; and
(2) to Space Force billets allocated to the National Reconnaissance Office at a manning level that is sufficient to maintain effective operation of the National Reconnaissance Office.
(b) Report.—
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and not later than October 31 of each year through 2030, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing—
(1) the number and percentage of authorized and assigned Space Force officer billets, by grade and year group, within—
(A) acquisition career fields; and
(B) operational career fields;
(2) the manning rate for junior officer billets of the Space Force, disaggregated by career field and organization, including the National Reconnaissance Office;
(3) any identified shortfalls or imbalances in acquisition manning relative to operational manning in the Space Force; and
(4) actions taken or planned to achieve and sustain comparable manning levels for billets in acquisition and operations for Space Force officers.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1172.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, referred to in subsec. (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 119–60, which was approved Dec. 18, 2025.
10 U.S.C. § 9089 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 9089. Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space
(a) Establishment.—
(1) There is a Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space within the Space Force.
(2) The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space shall serve a term of four years.
(b) Grade.—
The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space, while so serving, shall have the grade of brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, or general.
(c) Additional Duties.—
The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space, while serving as the Program Executive Officer, shall also serve as the Commander of Space Launch Delta 45.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1173.)
10 U.S.C. § 9421 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 9421. Space Force officer training course requirements
The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that—
(1) the initial Space Force officer training course provides foundational instruction in acquisition management, space mission integration, and related disciplines; and
(2) the curriculum for such course is developed by the Commander of Space Training and Readiness Command, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration and the Director of Acquisition Career Management.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(c)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1173.)
10 U.S.C. § 9531 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 9531. Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve
(a) Program.—
The Secretary may carry out a program to be known as the “Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve” program. Under the program, the Secretary may include in a contract for the procurement of space products or services one or more provisions under which a qualified contractor agrees to provide additional space products or services to the Department of Defense on an as-needed basis under circumstances determined by the Secretary.
(b) Security Measures.—
In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary—
(1) shall ensure that each contract under, and qualified contractor participating in, the program complies with applicable security measures, including any security measures required under the National Industrial Security program (or any successor to such program); and
(2) may establish and implement such additional security measures as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the national security interests of the United States.
(c) Commitment of Space Products or Services as a Business Factor.—
In determining the quantity of business to be received under a space product or services contract pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may use as a factor the relative amount of space product or service committed to the program under subsection (a) by the qualified contractor involved.
(d) Definitions.—
In this section:
(1) The term “citizen of the United States” means—
(A) an individual who is a citizen of the United States;
(B) a partnership each of whose partners is an individual who is a citizen of the United States; or
(C) a corporation or association organized under the laws of the United States or a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States.
(2) The term “qualified contractor” means a contractor that is a citizen of the United States.
(3) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Defense.
(4) The term “space products or services” means commercial products and commercial services (as those terms are defined in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation) and noncommercial products and noncommercial services offered by commercial companies that operate to, through, or from space, including any required terrestrial ground, support, and network systems and associated services that can be used to support military functions and missions.
(Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1602(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2158; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(39), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1210.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 9531, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 575, authorized Secretary of the Air Force to procure aircraft and equipment and facilities necessary for the maintenance and operation of the Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 823(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1707.
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Pub. L. 119–60 struck out period after “Reserve” in section catchline.
10 U.S.C. § 9784 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 9784. Air Force and Space Force Museum System
(a) In General.—
The Secretary of the Air Force shall support a system of official Air Force and Space Force museums within the Department of the Air Force. Such system shall include the National Museum of the United States Air Force and may contain other museums honoring individual installations, units, and branches, as designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, that meet criteria established under subsection (b).
(b) Criteria for Designation.—
The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish criteria for designating museums of subsection (a) for inclusion in the Air Force and Space Force museum system. Such criteria shall include—
(1) historical significance to Air Force and Space Force operations, technology, or personnel;
(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs; and
(3) alignment with the mission of the Air Force and Space Force to preserve the heritage of the Air Force and Space Force.
(c) Criteria for Closure.—
The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish criteria for the closure of museums within the Air Force and Space Force museum system. No museum within such system may be closed until—
(1) the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate notice that includes—
(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate display of historical collections contained in the museum;
(B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be resolved;
(C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum operations through public-private partnerships; and
(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate, and preserve the historical collections contained in the museum; and
(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which such notice is received by such committees.
(d) Funding and Support.—
Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary may enter into partnerships, including with nonprofit organizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and public engagement of the museums in the Air Force and Space Force museum system.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title III, § 376, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 840.)
10 U.S.C. § 20110 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 20110. Strength in grade: Space Force general officers in a Space Force active status, not on sustained duty
(a) Authorized Strength.—
The authorized strength of general officers in the Space Force serving in a Space Force active status but not on sustained duty is five.
(b) Exclusions.—
The following Space Force general officers shall not be counted for purposes of this section:
(1) Those counted under section 526 of this title.
(2) Those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title, except that the number of officers who may be excluded under this paragraph may not exceed two.
(c) Permanent Grade.—
A Space Force general officer may not be reduced in permanent grade because of a reduction in the number authorized under subsection (a).
(d) Temporary Exclusion.—
The limitations of subsection (a) do not apply to an officer released from a joint duty assignment or other non-joint active service assignment, but only during the 60-day period beginning on the date the officer departs the joint duty or other active service assignment. The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to extend the 60-day period by an additional 120 days, except that not more than three Space Force officers may be covered by an extension under this subsection at the same time.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 501(c), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 854.)
10 U.S.C. § 20244 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 20244. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: duty assignments
(a) Regulations.—
The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations to ensure that an officer on the Space Force officer list is not considered for promotion to the grade of brigadier general unless the officer has completed—
(1) a duty assignment with a command or other organization that has responsibility for acquisition matters; and
(2) a duty assignment with a command or other organization that has responsibility for operations.
(b) Implementation Date.—
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe the regulations required under subsection (a) not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; and
(2) The regulations required under subsection (a) shall apply to officers considered for promotion to brigadier general on or after January 1, 2035.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(d)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1174.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, referred to in subsec. (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 119–60, which was approved Dec. 18, 2025.
10 U.S.C. § 20701 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 20701. Promotion rates
Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the promotion rates of members of the Space Force for the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include—
(1) the number of and percentage of members of the Space Force in each grade selected for promotion;
(2) the number of and percentage of members of the Space Force in each career specialty track selected for promotion; and
(3) the number of members of the Space Force who were selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, or general, disaggregated by career specialty track.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(e), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1174.)
10 U.S.C. § 20702 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 20702. Modifications to career fields and codes
Not later than 60 days before the date on which a change is made to the career fields or mission occupational specialty codes for the Space Force, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes—
(1) a description of the changes intended to be made to such career fields or mission occupational specialty codes; and
(2) the plan of the Secretary to maintain the Space Force competencies and comply with requirements in law with respect to Space Force career fields and duty assignments.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(e), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1174.)
14 U.S.C. § 107 (COAST GUARD)
§ 107. Automatic execution of conforming changes
(a) In General.—
When an amendment to a covered Coast Guard law adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered Coast Guard law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the covered Coast Guard law, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in the covered Coast Guard law, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any analysis, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered Coast Guard law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.
(b) Exceptions.—
Subsection (a) shall not apply to an amendment described in such subsection when—
(1) the amendment or a clerical amendment enacted at the same time expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or
(2) the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the operation of this section.
(c) Covered Coast Guard Law Defined.—
In this section, the term “covered Coast Guard law” means—
(1) this title;
(2) any Coast Guard authorization Act that authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Coast Guard; and
(3) any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered Coast Guard law for purposes of application of this section.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, § 7103(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1662.)
14 U.S.C. § 307 (COAST GUARD)
§ 307. Vice admirals and admirals, continuity of grade
The continuity of an officer’s precedence on the active duty promotion list, date of rank, grade, pay, and allowances as a vice admiral or admiral shall not be interrupted by the termination of an appointment for the purpose of reappointment to another position as a vice admiral or admiral.
(Added Pub. L. 97–322, title I, § 115(a)(1), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1585, § 52; amended Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 203(1), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 511(d), (f)(2), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2952, 2953; renumbered § 307, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4196; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b), (e)(4), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1675, 1678.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 307, act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 519, provided for compulsory retirement of warrant officers after thirty years’ service, upon recommendation of a personnel board, prior to repeal by act May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 20(o), 68 Stat. 167, and by Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(A), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 177.
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(b), renumbered section 307 of this title as this section, resulting in no change.
Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(e)(4), which directed substitution of “Admirals” for “Admiral” in the section catchline, was executed by substituting “admirals” for “admiral” after “and”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 52 of this title as this section.
2010—Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade” for “Vice admirals, continuity of grade” in section catchline and inserted “or admiral” after “allowances as a vice admiral” in text.
1989—Pub. L. 101–225 inserted “or admiral” after “position as a vice admiral”.
14 U.S.C. § 310 (COAST GUARD)
§ 310. Director of Coast Guard Investigative Service
(a) In General.—
There shall be a Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.
(b) Chain of Command.—
The Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service shall report directly to and be under the general supervision of the Commandant, acting through the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard.
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(e)(5), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1679.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 310 was renumbered section 313 of this title.
Another prior section 310, acts Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 519; Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 12, 64 Stat. 407, related to recall to active duty during war or national emergency of warrant officers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(A), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 177.