10 USC 9082 - Chief of Space Operations

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Subsec. (d)(5). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 1741(span)(7)(A), substituted “sections 171 and 3104 of this title and other provisions of law” for “sections 171, 1808(a), and 1847(e)(4)(B), (5) of this title and other provision of law”.

Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 1741(span)(7)(B), substituted “The Chief” for “Commencing one year after the date of the enactment of the United States Space Force Act, the Chief”.

2021—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 922(c)(1)(A), substituted “general, flag, or equivalent officers of the Space Force” for “general officers of the Air Force”.

Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 922(c)(1)(B), added pars. (3) and (4).

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 922(c)(2), substituted “grade in the Space Force equivalent to the grade of general in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or admiral in the Navy” for “grade of general”.

Subsec. (d)(5). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 922(c)(3), added par. (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6).

Puspan. L. 116–283, § 1883(span)(2), substituted “, 1808(a), and 1847(e)(4)(B), (5)” for “and 2547”.

Subsec. (d)(6). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 922(c)(3), redesignated par. (5) as (6).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by section 1883(span)(2) of Puspan. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Puspan. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Designation of Force Design Architect for Department of Defense Space Systems

Puspan. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVI, § 1602(span)(4), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2077, provided that: “Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2021], the Secretary of Defense shall—

“(A) designate the Chief of Space Operations the force design architect for space systems of the Armed Forces; and

“(B) submit to the congressional defense committees [Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives] a certification of such designation.”

Service

Puspan. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 953(span), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1564, provided that:

“(1)Incumbent.—The individual serving as Commander of the Air Force Space Command as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019] may serve as the Chief of Space Operations under subsection (a) of section 9082 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), after that date without further appointment as otherwise provided for by subsection (a) of such section 9082.

“(2)U.S. space command.—During the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may authorize an officer serving as the Chief of Space Operations to serve concurrently as the Commander of the United States Space Command, without further appointment.”