Sec. 1601. Acquisition career path in the Space Force
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Chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that not less than 40 percent of the members of the Space Force in each class of members that complete an initial Space Force officer training course are assigned to— an integrated mission delta; the National Reconnaissance Office; or an office or command within the Space Force that provides opportunities for both acquisition and operational experience during an initial duty assignment after completion of such course.
Not later than 15 days after a class of members of the Space Force completes an initial Space Force officer training course, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees— a certification indicating that the Secretary has complied with subsection (a); and a description of the first duty assignment for each person that was a member of such class. . Such chapter 908 is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the commander or deputy commander of each integrated mission delta of the Space Force is a member of the armed forces serving in a military occupational specialty that is primarily responsible for acquisition matters. .
Such chapter 908 is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: There is a Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space within the Space Force, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the general officers of the Space Force. The Program Executive Officer serves at the pleasure of the President. The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space shall be appointed for a term of four years. 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.
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. . Chapter 951 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the initial Space Force officer training course for officers of the Space Force provides approximately equal training in operations, intelligence, cyber, and acquisition matters. .
Section 20233 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in the heading, by striking and inserting designation as joint qualified officer required ; requirements in subsection (a)— by striking unless the officer has been and inserting the following: unless the officer has— been ; in paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph
(A)of this paragraph, by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: completed a duty assignment with a command or other organization that is primarily responsible for acquisition matters, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force; and completed a duty assignment with a command or other organization that is primarily responsible for operations, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force. ; and in subsection
(b)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsection
(a)and inserting subsection (a)(1) . The amendments made by paragraph
(1)shall take effect on January 1, 2029, and apply to all appointments to the grade of brigadier general on or after that date. Part I of subtitle F of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: Sec. 20701. Promotion rates. 20702. Modifications to career fields and codes. Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the promotion rates of members of the Space Force for the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include— the number of and percentage of members of the Space Force in each grade selected for promotion; the number of and percentage of members of the Space Force in each career field selected for promotion; and 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 field. 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 congressional defense committees a report that includes— a description of the changes intended to be made to such career fields or mission occupational specialty codes; and 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. .