Sec. 924. Study of proposed Space Force reorganization
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with one or more federally funded research and development centers to conduct a study on the proposed reorganization of the Space Force and the establishment of the Space Component. The study referred to in subsection
(a)shall include a comprehensive review and assessment of— the feasibility and advisability of— exempting the proposed Space Component from the existing up or out system of officer career advancement first established by the amendments to title 10, United States Code, made by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act ( Public Law 96–513 ; 94 Stat. 2835); combining active and reserve components in a new, single Space Component and whether a similar outcome could be achieved using the existing active and reserve component frameworks with modest statutory changes to allow reserve officers to serve on sustained active duty; creating career flexibility for reserve members of the Space Component, including in shifting retirement points earned from one year to the next and allowing members of the Space Component to move back and forth between active and reserve status for prolonged periods of time across a career; the implications of the proposed reorganization of the Space Force on the development of space as a warfighting domain in the profession of arms, particularly with respect to officer leadership, development, and stewardship of the profession; whether existing government ethics regulations are adequate to address potential conflicts of interest for Space Component officers who seek to move back and forth between sustained active duty and working for private sector organizations in the space industry as reserve officers in the Space Component; whether the proposed Space Component framework is consistent with the joint service requirements of chapter 38 of title 10, United States Code; budgetary implications of the establishment of the Space Component; the nature of the relationship with private industry and civilian employers that would be required and consistent with professional ethics to successfully implement the Space Component; and any other issues the Secretary or the federally funded research and development center considers relevant. The study referred to in subsection
(a)shall include an assessment of the proposed reorganization of the Space Force and the establishment of the Space Component on advancing diversity and inclusion in the Space Component. The authority of the Secretary to enter into a contract under subsection
(a)may not be delegated below the level the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study referred to in subsection (a).
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- Pub. L. 96-513
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