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10 U.S.C. § 9085 — Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties
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**(a) Professional Assistance.—** The Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall furnish professional assistance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force and to the Chief of Space Operations.
**(b) Authorities.—** Under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall—
(1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of [section 9014 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9014&num=0&edition=prelim), prepare for such employment of the Space Force, and for such recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping (including research and development), training, servicing, mobilizing, demobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the Space Force, as will assist in the execution of any power, duty, or function of the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Space Operations;
(2) investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Space Force and its preparation to support military operations by commanders of the combatant commands;
(3) prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved plans and supervise the execution of those plans and instructions;
(4) as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Space Operations, coordinate the action of organizations of the Space Force; and
(5) perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.
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**(a) Professional Assistance.—** The Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall furnish professional assistance to the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force and to the Chief of Space Operations.
**(b) Authorities.—** Under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall—
(1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of [section 9014 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9014&num=0&edition=prelim), prepare for such employment of the Space Force, and for such recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping (including research and development), training, servicing, mobilizing, demobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the Space Force, as will assist in the execution of any power, duty, or function of the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Space Operations;
(2) investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Space Force and its preparation to support military operations by commanders of the combatant commands;
(3) prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved plans and supervise the execution of those plans and instructions;
(4) as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Space Operations, coordinate the action of organizations of the Space Force; and
(5) perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.
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**(a)** There is in the Department of the Air Force an Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out his responsibilities.
**(b)** The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force is composed of the following:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) The Assistant Secretaries of the Air Force.
(3) The General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force.
(4) The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force.
(5) The Chief of Legislative Liaison.
(6) The Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee.
(7) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or as the Secretary of the Air Force may establish or designate.
**(c)**
(1) The Office of the Secretary of the Air Force shall have sole responsibility within the Office of the Secretary, the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations for the following functions:
(A) Acquisition.
(B) Auditing.
(C) Comptroller (including financial management).
(D) Information management.
(E) Inspector General.
(F) Legislative affairs.
(G) Public affairs.
(2) Subject to paragraph (6), the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish or designate a single office or other entity within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct each function specified in paragraph (1). No office or other entity may be established or designated within the Air Staff or the Office of the Chief of Space Operations to conduct any of the functions specified in paragraph (1).
(3) The Secretary shall prescribe the relationship of each office or other entity established or designated under paragraph (2) to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Air Staff, and to the Chief of Space Operations and the Office of the
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**(a) Function.—** There is in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force an Office of the Chief of Space Operations to assist the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary.
**(b) Composition.—** The Office of the Chief of Space Operations is composed of the following:
(1) The Chief of Space Operations.
(2) Other members of the Space Force and Air Force assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Space Operations.
(3) Civilian employees in the Department of the Air Force assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Space Operations.
**(c) Organization.—** Except as otherwise specifically prescribed by law, the Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall be organized in such manner, and the members of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe.
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**(a) In General.—** The Regular Space Force is the component of the Space Force that consists of persons whose continuous service on active duty in both peace and war is contemplated by law, and of retired members of the Regular Space Force.
**(b) Composition.—** The Regular Space Force includes—
(1) the officers and enlisted members of the Regular Space Force; and
(2) the retired officers and enlisted members of the Regular Space Force.
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Members of the Space Force shall be managed through a single military personnel management system, without component.
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) There is a Space Development Agency of the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the “Agency”). The Director of the Space Development Agency shall be the head of the Agency.
(2) Effective on October 1, 2022—
(A) the Agency shall be an element of the Space Force; and
(B) the Director shall report—
(i) pursuant to [section 9016(b)(6)(B)(iv)(III) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9016/b/6/B/iv/III&num=0&edition=prelim), to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration with respect to acquisition decisions; and
(ii) directly to the Chief of Space Operations with respect to requirements decisions, personnel decisions, and any other matter not covered by clause (i).
**(b) Development and Integration Authorities.—** The Director shall lead—
(1) the development and demonstration of a resilient military space-based sensing, tracking, and data transport architecture that uses proliferated low-Earth orbit systems and services;
(2) the integration of next-generation space capabilities, such as novel sensors (including with respect to alternate navigation, and autonomous battle management features), and sensor and tracking components (including a hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking space sensor payload pursuant to section 1645 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021), into the architecture specified in paragraph (1) to address the requirements and needs of the armed forces and combatant commands for such capabilities;
(3) the procurement of commercial capabilities and services, including—
(A) options for integrating payloads on commercial buses and spacecraft into existing
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9087
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(c), Jan. 1, 2021,
134 Stat. 3805, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made
by this section [enacting this section and section 9084
of this title relating to general duties of the Office of
the Chief of Space Operations, repealing former section
9083 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a
note below] shall take effect on the date on which the
Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Space Oper-
ations jointly submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees [Committees on Armed Services and Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives] a report detailing the functions that the head-
quarters staff of the Department of the Air Force will
continue to perform in support of the Space Force.’’
NO AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL MILITARY BILLETS
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(d), Jan. 1, 2021,
134 Stat. 3806, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary shall es-
tablish the Office of the Chief of Space Operations
under section 9083 of title 10, United States Code [now
10 U.S.C. 9084], as amended by subsection (a), using
military personnel otherwise authorized. Nothing in
this section [enacting this section and section 9084 of
this title relating to general duties of the Office of the
Chief of Space Operations, repealing former section 9083
of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note
above] or the amendments made by this section shall
be construed to authorize additional military billets
for the purposes of, or in connection with, the estab-
lishment of the Office of the Chief of Space Oper-
ations.’’
§ 9085. Office of the Chief of Space Operations:
general duties
(a) PROFESSIONAL A
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