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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 · Sec. 1721

Sec. 1721. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE

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## SEC. 1721 AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE ###
(a)Provisions Relating to Personnel Part II of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: ####
(1)Gender-free basis for acceptance of original enlistments #####
(A)Section 9132 by striking “Regular” before “Space Force”. #####
(B)The heading of such section is amended by striking the fifth word. ####
(2)Reenlistment after service as an officer #####
(A)Section 9138(a) is amended by striking “Regular” before “Space Force” both places it appears. #####
(B)The heading of section 9138 is amended by striking the fifth word. ####
(3)Warrant officers: original appointment; qualifications Section 9160 is amended by striking “Regular” before “Space Force”. ####
(4)Service as an officer to be counted as enlisted service Section 9252 is amended by striking “Regular” before “Space Force”. ####
(5)Chapter heading #####
(A)The heading of chapter 915 is amended to read as follows: > > ## “CHAPTER 915 **APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE SPACE FORCE”** ” > . #####
(B)The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle D, 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 in the Space Force ” " ###
(b)Provisions Relating to Training Generally Section 9401 of such title is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)by striking “or the Regular Space Force” after “Regular Air Force”; and #####
(B)by inserting “or one of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty,” after “on the active-duty list,”; ####
(2)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)by striking “or Reserve of the Space Force” and inserting “or member of the Space Force in a space force active status not on sustained duty”; and #####
(B)by striking “the Reserve’s consent” and inserting “the member’s consent”; and ####
(3)in subsection (f)— #####
(A)by striking “the Regular Space Force” and inserting “of Space Force members on sustained duty”; and #####
(B)by striking “the Space Force Reserve” and inserting “of Space Force members in an active status not on sustained duty”. ###
(c)Provisions Relating to the Air Force Academy Chapter 953 of such title is amended as follows: ####
(1)Permanent professors; director of admissions Section 9436 is amended— #####
(A)in subsection (a)— ######
(i)by striking “the equivalent grade in” both places it appears; ######
(ii)by inserting “or the Space Force” after “Regular Air Force” the first place it appears; ######
(iii)by striking “and a permanent” and all that follows through “in the Regular Air Force”; and #####
(B)in subsection (b)— ######
(i)by striking “the equivalent grade in” both places it appears and inserting “the grade of lieutenant colonel in”; and ######
(ii)by striking “Regular Space Force has the grade equivalent to the grade of colonel in the Regular Air Force” and inserting “Space Force has the grade of colonel in the Space Force”. ####
(2)Appointment of cadets Section 9442(b) is amended— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting “, or the Space Force,” after “members of reserve components”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “Regular” before “Space Force”. ####
(3)Agreement of cadets to serve as officers Section 9448(a) is amended— #####
(A)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “Regular” before “Space Force”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “, or to terminate the officer’s order to sustained duty in the Space Force” after “resign as a regular officer”; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (A), by striking “or as a Reserve in the Space Force for service in the Space Force Reserve” and inserting “or will accept further assignment in a space force active status”; and ######
(iii)in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, or the Space Force,” after “that reserve component”. ####
(4)Hazing **[**[10 U.S.C. 9452](/us/usc/t10/s9452)**]** Section 9452(c) is amended by striking “Marine Corps, or Space Force,” and inserting, “or Marine Corps, or in the Space Force,”. ####
(5)Commission upon graduation Section 9453(b) is amended— #####
(A)by striking “or in the equivalent grade in the Regular Space Force”; and #####
(B)by inserting before the period the following: “or a second lieutenant in the Space Force under section 531 or 20201 of this title”. ###
(d)Provisions Relating to Schools and Camps Chapter 957 of such title is amended as follows: ####
(1)Purpose Section 9481 is amended— #####
(A)by striking “ to qualify them for appointment ” and inserting > “to qualify them for— > > > #### “(1) > > appointment” > ; #####
(B)by striking “or the Space Force Reserve.” and inserting “; or”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > appointment as officers, or enlistment as noncommissioned officers, for service in the Space Force in a space force active status.” > . ####
(2)Operation Section 9482(4) is amended by striking “or the Regular Space Force” and inserting “or members of the Space Force in an active status”.
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