Sec. 1802. Space Force Personnel Management Act transition plan
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None of the authorities provide by this title shall take effect until the later of— the Secretary of the Air Force— certifies to the congressional defense committees that any State National Guard affected by the transfer of units, personnel billets, equipment, and resources into the Space Force will be made whole by the transfer of additional assets under the control of the Secretary of the Air Force into the affected State National Guard; and submits to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a transition plan to move all units, personnel billets, equipment, and resources performing core Space Force functions, under the operational control of the Space Force, or otherwise integral to the Space Force mission that may exist in the reserve components of the Department of the Air Force into the Space Force; and one year after the Secretary of Defense provides the briefing on the study required under section 1703(c).
The transition plan required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include the following elements: An identification of any units, personnel billets, equipment, and resources currently residing in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard that will be transferred into the Space Force, including, for items currently in the Air National Guard, a breakdown of assets by State. A timeline for the implementation of the authorities provided by this title. An explanation of any units personnel billets, equipment, and resources transferred between the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and Space Force, including, for any assets transferred into or out of the Air National Guard, a breakdown of transfers by State.
In enacting the authorities provided by this title, the Secretary of the Air Force shall not require any currently serving member of the Air National Guard to enlist or commission into the Space Force. The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide employment opportunities within the Air National Guard to any currently serving member of the Air National Guard who, as a direct result of the enactment of this title, declines to affiliate with the Space Force. The Secretary of the Air Force shall guarantee in writing that any member of the Air National Guard who joins the Space Force as a result of the enactment of this title will not lose rank or pay upon transferring to the Space Force.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that no State National Guard loses Federal resources, including net personnel billets and Federal funding, as a result of the enactment of the authorities provided by this title.