Sec. 1733. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR FORCE

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## SEC. 1733 TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR FORCE ###

(a)Transfer of Members ####

(1)Officers During the transition period, the Secretary of Defense may, with the officer’s consent, transfer a covered officer of a reserve component of the Air Force to, and appoint the officer in, the Space Force. ####

(2)Enlisted members During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may transfer each covered enlisted member of a reserve component of the Air Force to the Space Force, other than those members who do not consent to the transfer. ####

(3)Effective date of transfers Each transfer under this subsection shall be effective on the date specified by the Secretary of Defense, in the case of an officer, or the Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of an enlisted member, but not later than the last day of the transition period. ###

(b)Regulations Transfers under subsection

(a)shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. In the case of an officer, applicable regulations shall include those prescribed pursuant to section 716 of title 10, United States Code. ###

(c)Term of Initial Enlistment in Space Force In the case of a covered enlisted member who is transferred to the Space Force in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the initial enlistment of the member in the Space Force for a period of less than 2 years, but only if the period of enlistment in the Space Force is not less than the period remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the member’s term of enlistment in a reserve component of the Air Force. ###

(d)End Strength Adjustments Upon Transfers From Reserve Components of the Air Force During the transition period, upon the transfer of a mission of the Air Force Reserve to the Space Force— ####

(1)the end strength authorized for the Space Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, for the fiscal year during which the transfer occurs shall be increased by the number of billets associated with that mission; and ####

(2)the end strength authorized for the reserve components of the Air Force pursuant to section 115(a)(2) of such title for such fiscal year shall be decreased by the same number. ###

(e)Administrative Provisions For purposes of the transfer of covered members of the Air Force Reserve in accordance with subsection (a)— ####

(1)the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the Space Force shall be considered to be components of the same Armed Force; and ####

(2)the Space Force officer list shall be considered to be an active-duty list of an Armed Force. ###

(f)Retraining and Reassignment for Members Not Transferring If a covered member of a reserve component of the Air Force does not consent to transfer to the Space Force in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may, as determined appropriate by the Secretary in the case of the individual member, provide the member retraining and reassignment within a reserve component of the Air Force. ###

(g)Covered Defined For purposes of this section, the term “covered”, with respect to a member of a reserve component of the Air Force, means— ####

(1)a member who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, holds an Air Force specialty code for a specialty held by members of the Space Force; and ####

(2)any other member designated by the Secretary of the Air Force for the purposes of this section.