Sec. 923. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions in title 10, United States Code
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The heading of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: . The table of subtitles at the beginning of such title is amended is amended by striking the item relating to subtitle D and inserting the following new item: D. Air Force and Space Force 9011 . Section 9013 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (f), by inserting and officers of the Space Force after Officers of the Air Force ; and in subsection (g)(1), by inserting , members of the Space Force, after members of the Air Force . Section 9014 of such title is amended— in subsection (b), by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following new paragraph (4): The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking and the Air Staff and inserting , the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations ; in paragraph (2), by inserting or the Office of the Chief of Space Operations after the Air Staff ; in paragraph (3), by striking to the Chief of Staff and to the Air Staff and all that follows through the end and inserting to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Air Staff, and to the Chief of Space Operations and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations, and shall ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Staff and Chief of Space Operations such staff support as the Chief concerned considers necessary to perform the Chief’s duties and responsibilities. ; and in paragraph (4)— by inserting and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations after the Air Staff ; and by inserting and the Chief of Space Operations after Chief of Staff ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1), by striking and the Air Staff and inserting , the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations ; in paragraph (2), by inserting and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations after the Air Staff ; and in paragraph (4), by striking to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and to the Air Staff and all that follows through the end and inserting to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Air Staff, and to the Chief of Space Operations and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations, and shall ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Staff and Chief of Space Operations such staff support as the Chief concerned considers necessary to perform the Chief’s duties and responsibilities. ; and in subsection (e)— by striking and the Air Staff and inserting , the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations ; and by striking to the other and inserting to any of the others . Section 9017 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The Chief of Space Operations. . Section 9020 of such title is amended— in subsection (a)— by inserting Department of the after Inspector General of the ; and by inserting or the general, flag, or equivalent officers of the Space Force after general officers of the Air Force ; in subsection (b)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking or the Chief of Staff and inserting , the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or the Chief of Space Operations ; in paragraph (1), by inserting Department of the before Air Force ; and in paragraph (2), by striking or the Chief of Staff and inserting , the Chief of Staff, or the Chief of Space Operations ; and in subsection (e), by inserting or the Space Force before for a tour of duty . Section 9031(b)(8) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after of the Air Force . Section 9036(b) of such title is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force on all health and medical matters of the Air Force and inserting Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Chief of Space Operations on all health and medical matters of the Air Force and the Space Force ; and in paragraph (2)— by inserting and the Space Force after of the Air Force the first place it appears; and by inserting and members of the Space Force after of the Air Force the second place it appears. Section 9037 of such title is amended— in subsection (e)(2)(B), by inserting or the Space Force after of the Air Force ; and in subsection (f)(1), by striking the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and inserting the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or the Chief of Space Operations . Section 9039(a) of such title is amended by striking in the Air Force and inserting for the Air Force and the Space Force . Section 9063 of such title is amended— in subsections
(a)through (i), by striking in the Air Force each place it appears and inserting in the Air Force and the Space Force ; and in subsection (i), as amended by subparagraph (A), by inserting or the Space Force after members of the Air Force . Section 9132 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force . The heading of such section 9132 is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 913 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9132 and inserting the following new item: 9132. Regular Air Force and Regular Space Force: gender-free basis for acceptance of original enlistments. . Section 9138 of such title is amended in subsection (a)— by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force both places it appears; and by inserting or the Space Force after officer of the Air Force both places it appears. The heading of such section 9132 is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 913 of such title, as amended by paragraph (1)(C), is further by striking the item relating to section 9138 and inserting the following new item: 9138. Regular Air Force and Regular Space Force: reenlistment after service as an officer. . Section 9160 of such title is amended— by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force ; and by inserting or the Space Force before the period. The heading of chapter 915 of such title is amended to read as follows: . The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle D of such title, 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 the Regular Space Force 9151 . Section 9203 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9217(a) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9222 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force both places it appears. Section 9233 of such title is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and in the Space Force after the Air Force ; and in paragraphs
(3)and (4), by inserting or the Space Force, respectively after the Air Force . Section 9239 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force both places it appears. Section 9251(a) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after member of the Air Force . Section 9252 of such title is amended— by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force ; and by inserting in the Space Force, after in the Air Force, . Section 9263 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after member of the Air Force . Chapter 937 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force each place it appears in the following provisions: Section 9271. Section 9272. Section 9273. Section 9276. Section 9281 other than the first place it appears in subsection (a). Section 9286(a) other than the first place it appears. Section 9275 of such title is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or to an equivalent commander of a separate space force or higher unit in the field . Section 9311(a) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after officer of the Air Force . Section 9314 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after member of the Air Force . Section 9317 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9318 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9324 of such title is amended in subsections
(a)and
(b)by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . The heading of such section 9324 is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 941 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9324 and inserting the following new item: 9324. Forty years or more: Air Force officers and Space Force officers. . Section 9325(a) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9326(a) of such title is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or the Space Force after of the Air Force ; and in paragraph (1), by striking or the Air Force and inserting , the Air Force, or the Space Force . Such section 9326(a) is further amended by striking his each place it appears and inserting the officer's . Section 9329 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9344 of such title is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting or the Space Force after member of the Air Force ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraphs
(1)and (3), by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force each place it appears; and in paragraph (2), by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force . Section 9345 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after member of the Air Force . Section 9346 of such title is amended— in subsections
(a)and (d), by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force ; in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or for commissioned officers of the Space Force other than of the Regular Space Force ; and in subsections (b)(2) and (c), by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9362(a) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9381(a) of such title is amended in paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting and members of the Space Force after members of the Air Force ; in subsection (b), by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force ; in subsection (c),by inserting or Reserve of the Space Force after Reserve of the Air Force ; in subsection (e), by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force ; and in subsection (f)— by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force ; and by inserting or the Space Force Reserve after the reserve components of the Air Force . Subsection
(c)of such section 9401 is further amended— by striking his and inserting the Reserve's ; and by striking he and inserting the Reserve , The heading of such section 9401 is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 951 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9401 and inserting the following new item: 9401. Members of Air Force and Space Force: detail as students, observers, and investigators at educational institutions, industrial plants, and hospitals. . Section 9402 of such title is amended— in subsection (a)— in the first sentence, by inserting and enlisted members of the Space Force after members of the Air Force ; and in the third sentence, by inserting and Space Force officers after Air Force officers ; and in subsection (b), by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force each place it appears. The heading of such section 9402 is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 951 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9402 and inserting the following new item: 9402. Enlisted members of Air Force or Space Force: schools. . Section 9406 of such title is amended by inserting or Space Force after Air Force . Section 9414(d)(1) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after needs of the Air Force . Section 9414b(a)(2) is amended— by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force each place it appears; and in subparagraph (B), by inserting or the equivalent grade in the Space Force after brigadier general . Section 9415 of such title is amended— in subsection
(a)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking in the Air Force and inserting in the Department of the Air Force ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force ; in paragraph (2), by striking other than and all that follows through the end and inserting other than the Air Force or the Space Force who are serving as instructors at Department of the Air Force training schools. ; and in paragraph (3), by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9431(a) of such title is amended by striking Air Force cadets and inserting cadets . Section 9433(a) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Section 9436 of such title is amended— in subsection (a)— in the first sentence, by inserting in the Air Force or the equivalent grade in the Space Force after colonel ; in the second sentence, by inserting and a permanent professor appointed from the Regular Space Force has the grade equivalent to the grade of colonel in the Regular Air Force after grade of colonel ; and in the third sentence, by inserting in the Air Force or the equivalent grade in the Space Force after lieutenant colonel ; and in subsection (b)— in the first sentence, in the Air Force or the equivalent grade in the Space Force after colonel each place it appears; and in the second sentence, by inserting and a person appointed from the Regular Space Force has the grade equivalent to the grade of colonel in the Regular Air Force after grade of colonel . Subsections
(a)and
(b)of such section 9436 are further amended by striking he each place it appears and inserting such person . Section 9442 of such title is amended— by striking Air Force Cadets each place it appears and inserting cadets ; and in subsection (b)(2), by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force . Subsection (b)(4) of such section 9442 is amended by striking him and inserting the Secretary . Section 9448(a) of such title is amended— in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force ; and in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: or as a Reserve in the Space Force for service in the Space Force Reserve . Section 9449 of such title is amended by striking subsection (d). Section 9452(c) of such title is amended— by striking an Air Force cadet and inserting a cadet ; and by striking or Marine Corps and inserting Marine Corps, or Space Force . Section 9453(b) of such title is amended by inserting or in the equivalent grade in the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force . Section 9462(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking personnel of the Air Force and inserting personnel of the Department of the Air Force . Section 9481 of such title is amended— by inserting , the Space Force, after members of the Air Force, ; and by inserting or the Space Force Reserve after the Air Force Reserve . Section 9482 of such title is amended— in paragraph (4), by inserting or the Regular Space Force after Regular Air Force ; and in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or Space Force after Air Force . Section 9536 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9561 of such title is amended— in subsection (a)— in the first sentence, by inserting and the Space Force ration after the Air Force ration ; and in the second sentence, by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force ; and in subsection (b), by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9562 of such title is amended by inserting and members of the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9563 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after member of the Air Force . Section 9565 of such title is amended— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or the Space Force after organizations of the Air Force ; and in subsection (b), by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9591 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9593 of such title is amended by inserting and members of the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9594 of such title is amended— in subsections
(a)and (d), by inserting Department of the before Air Force Military History each place it appears; and in subsection (e)(1)— by inserting Department of the before Air Force Military History ; and by inserting and the Space Force after materials of the Air Force . The heading of such section 9594 is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 967 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9594 and inserting the following new item: 9594. Department of the Air Force Military History Institute: fee for providing historical information to the public. . Section 9621 of such title is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by inserting and members of the Space Force after the Air Force ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting and officers of the Space Force after the Air Force ; in subsection (b), by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force ; in subsection (c), by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force ; in subsection (d), by striking or Marine Corps and inserting Marine Corps, or Space Force ; in subsection (e)— by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force the first place it appears; and by inserting or the Space Force, respectively after the Air Force the second place it appears; in subsection (f), by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force ; and in subsection (h)— by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force the first place it appears; and by inserting or members of the Space Force after members of the Air Force . Section 9622 of such title is amended by inserting and commissioned officers of the Space Force after officers of the Air Force . Section 9624(a) of such title is amended— by striking air base and inserting Air Force or Space Force military installation ; and by striking Air Force when and inserting Department of the Air Force when . Section 9625 of such title is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting or the Space Force after officers of the Air Force ; and in subsection (b), by striking the Air Force and inserting the Department of the Air Force . The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 969 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9625 and inserting the following new item: 9625. Ordnance property: officers of the armed forces; civilian employees of the Department of the Air Force; American National Red Cross; educational institutions; homes for veterans' orphans. . Section 9627 of such title is amended— by inserting or the Space Force after for the Air Force ; by inserting or the Space Force after officer of the Air Force ; and by striking air science and tactics and inserting science and tactics . Section 9654 of such title is amended— by inserting or Space Force after an Air Force ; and by striking air science and tactics and inserting science and tactics . Section 9712(a)(1) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force . Section 9771 of such title is amended in paragraph
(2)by inserting or space mission-related facility after aviation field . The heading of such section 9771 is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 979 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9771 and inserting the following new item: 9771. Acceptance of donations: land for mobilization, training, supply base, aviation field, or space mission-related facility. . Section 9773 of such title is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking permanent air bases and inserting permanent Air Force and Space Force military installations ; by striking existing air bases and inserting existing installations ; and by inserting or the Space Force after training of the Air Force ; in subsections
(b)and (c), by striking air bases each place it appears and inserting installations ; in subsection (b)(7), by inserting or Space Force after Air Force ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by inserting or Space Force after Air Force ; and in paragraphs
(3)and (4), by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force both places it appears; and
(v)in subsection (f), by striking air base and inserting installation . The heading of such section 9773 is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 979 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 9773 and inserting the following new item: 9773. Acquisition and construction: installations and depots. . Section 9776 of such title is amended by striking air base and inserting installation . Section 9779 of such title is amended— in subsection (a), by inserting or the Space Force after economy of the Air Force ; and in subsection (b), by inserting or the Space Force after support of the Air Force . Section 9781(a)(2) of such title is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Air Force and inserting Department of the Air Force ; in subparagraph (A), by striking Air Force the first two places it appears and inserting Department of the Air Force ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking Air Force and inserting Department of the Air Force . Section 9782 of such title is amended in subsections
(c)and
(d)by inserting or the Space Force after the Air Force both places it appears. Section 9837(a) of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after member of the Air Force . Section 9840 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . Such section 9840 is further amended— by striking he each place it appears and inserting the officer ; and by striking his each place it appears and inserting the officer's . Section 9841 of such title is amended by inserting or Space Force after official of Air Force . Section 9842 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after Air Force . The individual serving in a position under a provision of law specified in paragraph
(2)as of the date of the enactment of this Act may continue to serve in such position after that date without further appointment as otherwise provided by such provision of law, notwithstanding the amendment of such provision of law by subsection (b). The provisions of law specified in this paragraph are the provisions of title 10, United States Code, as follows: Section 9020, relating to the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force. Section 9036. relating to the Surgeon General of the Air Force. Section 9037(a), relating to the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. Section 9037(d), relating to the Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. Section 9039, relating to the Chief of Chaplains for the Air Force and the Space Force.