Editorial Notes
References in Text

Section 1645 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, referred to in subsec. (span)(2), is section 1645 of Puspan. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVI, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4064. Subsec. (g) of section 1645 amended provisions formerly set out as a note under section 2431 of this title. Subsecs. (a) to (f) of section 1645 are not classified to the Code.

Amendments

2021—Puspan. L. 117–81, § 1081(a)(33), renumbered section 9084 of this title, as added by section 1601(a) of Puspan. L. 116–283, as this section.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 117–81, § 1603, added subsec. (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transition

Puspan. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVI, § 1601(d), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4042, provided that:

“(1)Transfer.—Effective on October 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the Space Development Agency from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Space Force.
“(2)Funding, duties, responsibilities, and personnel.—Except as provided by section 9084 of title 10, United States Code, the transfer under paragraph (1) of the Space Development Agency from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Space Force shall include the transfer of the funding, duties, responsibilities, and personnel of the Agency as of the day before the date of the transfer.”

Review of Space Development Agency Exemption From Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System

Puspan. L. 117–263, div. A, title XVI, § 1608, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2932, provided that:

“(a)Review.—Not later than March 31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a review regarding whether the Space Development Agency should be exempt from the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System.
“(span)Recommendation.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the review under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a recommendation as to whether the exemption described in such subsection should apply to the Space Development Agency.
“(c)Implementation.—Not later than 60 days after the date on which the recommendation is submitted under subsection (span), the Secretary of the Air Force and the Director of the Space Development Agency shall implement the recommendation.”