§ 20001. Single military personnel management system

§ 20001. Single military personnel management system

Members of the Space Force shall be managed through a single military personnel management system, without component.

(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1711, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 625.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer to the Space Force of Covered Space Functions of the Air National Guard of the United States

Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 514, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1876, provided that: “(a) Transfer of Covered Space Functions.—“(1) In general.—During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to the Space Force the covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the United States. The transfer shall occur without regard to section 104 of title 32, United States Code, or section 18238 of title 10, United States Code. “(2) Personnel billets limitations.—With regard to personnel billets, the statutory waiver under paragraph (1) is limited to 578 personnel billets of the Air National Guard, as follows:“(A) 33 personnel from the State of Alaska. “(B) 126 personnel from the State of California. “(C) 119 personnel from the State of Colorado. “(D) 75 personnel from the State of Florida. “(E) 130 personnel from the State of Hawaii. “(F) 69 personnel from the State of Ohio. “(G) 26 personnel assigned to Headquarters, Air National Guard. “(b) Transfer of Units.—Upon the transfer to the Space Force of a covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States, the Secretary of the Air Force may—“(1) change the status of a unit related to such covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States from a unit of the Air National Guard of the United States to a unit of the Space Force; “(2) deactivate the covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States; or “(3) assign the covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States a new Federal mission. “(c) Transfer of Covered Members.—“(1) Officers.—During the transition period, the Secretary of Defense may, with the consent of the covered officer, transfer a covered officer of the Air National Guard of the United States to, and appoint the covered officer in, the Space Force. “(2) Enlisted members.—During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may, with the consent of the covered enlisted member, transfer a covered enlisted member of the Air National Guard of the United States to the Space Force. Upon such a transfer, the covered enlisted member shall cease to be a member of the Air National Guard of the United States and be discharged from enlistment as a Reserve of the Air Force. “(3) Effective date of transfers.—A 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. No date so specified may be after the last day of the transition period. “(4) Limitations.—A covered officer or covered enlisted member transferred under paragraph (1) or (2)—“(A) may consent to a transfer under this subsection during the period, beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2024], that is the longer of one year, or a period determined by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Air Force, as applicable; and “(B) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be subject to a permanent change of duty station during the period of three years beginning on the day that the covered officer or covered enlisted member consents to such transfer. “(d) Regulations.—A transfer under subsection (c) shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. In the case of a covered officer, applicable regulations shall include those prescribed pursuant to section 716 of title 10, United States Code. “(e) Term of Initial Enlistment in the Space Force.—In the case of a covered enlisted member who is transferred to the Space Force under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the initial enlistment of the covered enlisted member in the Space Force for a period of less than two years if such period is not shorter than the period remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the term of enlistment in a reserve component of the Air Force of such covered enlisted member. “(f) End Strength Adjustments Upon Transfers From the Air National Guard of the United States.—Upon the transfer to the Space Force of a covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States during the transition period, 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 such transfer. “(g) Administrative Provisions.—For purposes of the transfer of covered members of the Air National Guard of the United States under subsection (c)—“(1) the Air National Guard of the United States 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 such Armed Force. “(h) Retraining and Reassignment for Members Not Transferring.—If a covered member of the Air National Guard of the United States does not consent to a transfer under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the covered member retraining and reassignment, in a reserve component of the Air Force, that the Secretary determines appropriate for such covered member. “(i) Protection of Rank and Pay.—A covered member of the Air National Guard who transfers to the Space Force under subsection (c) shall not lose rank or pay solely as a result of such transfer. “(j) Space Force Units in Affected States.—In order to reduce the cost of transferring to the Space Force a covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States, and to reduce the impact of such a transfer on an affected State, the following provisions apply:“(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Space Force shall continue to perform the mission of a covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States within the affected State during a period not shorter than 10 years following the date of such transfer. “(2) Except when the Secretary of the Air Force determines that it would not be in the best interests of the United States, the Secretary may not, during the 10-year period following such a transfer, move a covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States out of an affected State until 120 days after the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] receive, from the Secretary of the Air Force, notice of such move, including—“(A) details of such move; and “(B) an explanation regarding why the move is necessary to support the National Defense Strategy. “(3) Unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that it would not be in the best interests of the United States, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Governor of an affected State under which the Space Force may be a tenant on an installation—“(A) of the National Guard of the affected State; and “(B) that was the home station of a covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States. “(k) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) The term ‘active-duty list’ has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. “(2) The term ‘affected State’ means Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, or Ohio. “(3) The term ‘covered’, with respect to a member of the Air National Guard of the United States, has the meaning given such term in section 1733 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 676) [10 U.S.C. 20001 note, set out below]. “(4) The term ‘covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States’ means any of the following units of the Air National Guard of the United States associated with the performance of a space-related function, including personnel, equipment, and resources:“(A) 213th Space Warning Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard. “(B) 148th Space Operations Squadron, California Air National Guard. “(C) 216th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, California Air National Guard. “(D) 137th Space Warning Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard. “(E) 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard. “(F) 114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Florida Air National Guard. “(G) 150th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard. “(H) 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard. “(I) 126th Intelligence Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard. “(5) The term ‘Space Force officer list’ means the list maintained under section 20235 of title 10, United States Code. “(6) The term ‘transition period’ means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2024] and ending on the last day of the eighth fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.”

Transition Provisions