Sec. 521. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE

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## SEC. 521 TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE ###

(a)Appointment of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Grade and Rank Section 152(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “general, in the case of the Navy, admiral, or, in the case of an officer of the Space Force, the equivalent grade” and inserting “general or, in the case of the Navy, admiral”. ###

(b)Joint Requirements Oversight Council Section 181(c)(1)(F) of such title is amended by striking “in the grade equivalent to the grade of general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or admiral in the Navy” and inserting “in the grade of general”. ###

(c)Original Appointments of Commissioned Officers ####

(1)Appointments Section 531(a) of such title is amended— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “and Regular Marine Corps in the grades of ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular Navy, and in the equivalent grades in the Space Force” and inserting “Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and in the grades of ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular Navy”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “and Regular Marine Corps in the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain in the Regular Navy, and in the equivalent grades in the Space Force” and inserting “Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and in the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain in the Regular Navy”. ####

(2)Service credit upon original appointment as a commissioned officer Section 533(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking “or Marine Corps, captain in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force, or captain in the Navy”. ###

(d)Selection Boards ####

(1)Convening of selection boards Section 611(a) of such title is amended by striking “or Marine Corps” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force”. ####

(2)JQO member required for boards to consider officers who are joint qualified officers Section 612(c)(3)(A) of such title is amended by inserting “or the Space Force” after “of the Marine Corps”. ###

(e)Promotion Zone Definition Section 645(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking “and Marine Corps,” both places it appears and inserting “Marine Corps, and Space Force,”. ###

(f)Retired Grade ####

(1)Regular commissioned officers Section 1370(g) of such title is amended by striking “or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force, or rear admiral in the Navy”. ####

(2)Officers entitled to retired pay for non-regular service Section 1370a of such title is amended— #####

(A)in subsection (d)(1), by striking “or Marine Corps” both places it appears and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force”; and #####

(B)in subsection (h), by striking “or Marine Corps” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force,”. ###

(g)Title of Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force ####

(1)Retired base pay Section 1406(i)(3)(B)(v) of such title is amended by striking “The senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force” and inserting “Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force”. ####

(2)Pay of senior enlisted members Section 210(c)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “The senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force” and inserting “The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force”. ####

(3)Personal money allowance Section 414(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force” and inserting “the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force”. ####

(4)Basic pay rate Footnote 2 of the table titled “ENLISTED MEMBERS” in section 601(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by striking “the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force” and inserting “Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force”. ###

(h)Financial Assistance Program for Specially Selected Members Section 2107 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by striking “Marine Corps,, as the case may be” and inserting “Marine Corps, or Space Force”; and ####

(2)in subsection (d), by striking “lieutenant, ensign, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force,” and inserting “lieutenant or ensign,”. ###

(i)Designation of Space Systems Command as a Field Command of the United States Space Force Section 9016(b)(6)(B)(iv)(II) of such title is amended by striking “Space and Missile Systems Center” and inserting “Space Systems Command”. ###

(j)Chief of Space Operations Section 9082 of such title is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by striking “, flag, or equivalent” each place it appears; and ####

(2)in subsection (b), by striking “grade in the Space Force equivalent to the grade of general in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or admiral in the Navy” and inserting “grade of general”. ###

(k)Awards and Decorations ####

(1)Distinguished Flying Cross Section 9279(a) of such title is amended— #####

(A)by adding “or Space Force” after “Air Force”; and #####

(B)by adding “or space” after “aerial”. ####

(2)Airman’s Medal Section 9280(a)(1) of such title is amended by adding “or Space Force” after “Air Force”. ###

(l)United States Air Force Institute of Technology Section 9414b(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking “or the equivalent grade in the Space Force”. ###

(m)Orders to Active Duty: Without Consent of Member of the Space Force Section 20106(d) of such title is amended by striking “pertaining”. ###

(n)Convening of Selection Boards of the Space Force Section 20211(b) of such title is amended by striking “20238(a)(4)(A)” and inserting “20239(c)(4)(A)”. ###

(o)Composition of Selection Boards of the Space Force Section 20212(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking “Secretary of Air Force” and inserting “Secretary of the Air Force”. ###

(p)Reports of Selection Boards of the Space Force Section 20216(c) of such title is amended by striking “20214(g)” and inserting “20215(g)”. ###

(q)Eligibility for Consideration for Promotion: General Rules of the Space Force Section 20231 of such title is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)— #####

(A)in paragraph (4), by striking “20238(a)(4)” and inserting “20239(c)(4)”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (5), by striking “20232” and inserting “section 20232”; and ####

(2)in subsection (c)(2)(E), by striking “Secretary Air Force” and inserting “Secretary of the Air Force”. ###

(r)Opportunities for Consideration for Promotion in the Space Force Section 20234(b) of such title is amended by striking “pursuant subsection (a)” and inserting “pursuant to subsection (a)”. ###

(s)Promotions in the Space Force: How Made Section 20239 of such title is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (c)(2), by striking “subparagraph (A)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”; and ####

(2)in subsection (d)(2), by striking “subparagraph (C)(ii) of such section” and inserting “section 741(d)(4)(C)(ii) of this title”. ###

(t)General Officers of the Space Force Ceasing to Occupy Positions Commensurate With Grade Section 20243(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking “as a”. ###

(u)Failure of Selection for Promotion in the Space Force Section 20251 of such title is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “14504 and section 631 and 632” and inserting “14504, 631, and 632”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “section 14201 or 611” and inserting “section 14201 or section 611”; and ####

(2)in subsection (d)(1), by striking “14502(b)” and inserting “14501(b)”. ###

(v)Special Selection Boards of the Space Force; Correction of Errors ####

(1)In general The second section 20251 of such title is amended— #####

(A)in subsection (b)— ######

(i)in paragraph (2)— ######

(I)by striking “((1)” and inserting “(1)”; and ######

(II)by striking “sch” and inserting “such”; and ######

(ii)in paragraph (4), by striking “a officer” and inserting “an officer”; and #####

(B)in subsection (f)(2), by striking “which of officer” and inserting “which an officer”. ####

(2)Redesignation Such section is redesignated as section 20252 of such title (and the heading of such section and the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of part I of chapter 2005 of such title are amended accordingly). ###

(w)Applicability of Certain Provisions of Law Related to Separation of a Member of the Space Force Section 20401(b) of such title is amended by inserting “, and” after “1174(b)”. ###

(x)Retention Boards of the Space Force Section 20502 of such title is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (c)— #####

(A)in the heading, by striking “than an Officer Has Failed to Establish That the Officer Should Be Retained” and inserting “that an officer has failed to establish that the officer should be retained”; and #####

(B)by moving paragraph

(1)to appear in line with the subsection heading and adjusting the margins accordingly; and ####

(2)in subsection (d), in the heading, by striking “than” and inserting “that”. ###

(y)Promotion Authority Flexibility of the Space Force Section 1737(b)(3)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 678) is amended by striking “20213” and inserting “20212”.

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