10 U.S.C. § 9022 — Financial management

Page 3436 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9021a first calendar year quarter of 2025, the Council shall submit to the congressional defense com- mittees a report on the activities of the Council during the calendar year quarter preceding the calendar year quarter in which such report is submitted. (Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 954(a)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1564; amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVI, § 1602(a)(1), (b)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2075, 2076.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 9021 was renumbered section 9021a of this title. Another prior section 9021 was renumbered section 9371 of this title. Another prior section 9021, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 558, related to appointments in professional and scientific service, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–861, § 36B(30), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1571. AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 117–81, § 1602(a)(1)(A), struck out ‘‘Force’’ before ‘‘Acquisition’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–81, § 1602(a)(1)(B), substituted ‘‘ ‘Space Acquisition Council’ ’’ for ‘‘ ‘Space Force Ac- quisition Council’ ’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–81, § 1602(b)(1), designated ex- isting provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). Pub. L. 117–81, § 1602(a)(1)(C), substituted ‘‘space sys- tems and programs of the armed forces’’ for ‘‘of the Air Force for space systems and programs’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REFERENCES Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVI, § 1602(a)(4), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2076, provided that: ‘‘Any reference to the Space Force Acquisition Council in any law, regula- tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Space Acquisition Council.’’ § 9021a. Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Com- mittee There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force an Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee. The functions, membership, and or- ganization of that committee are set forth in section 10305 of this title. (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1661(b)(4)(B), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2982, § 8021; renumbered § 9021, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(c), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833; renum- bered § 9021a, Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 954(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1564.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2019—Pub. L. 116–92 renumbered section 9021 of this title as this section. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8021 of this title as section 9021 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise pro- vided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title. § 9022. Financial management (a) The Secretary of the Air Force shall pro- vide that the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management shall direct and manage financial management activities and operations of the Department of the Air Force, including ensuring that financial man- agement systems of the Department of the Air Force comply with subsection (b). The authority of the Assistant Secretary for such direction and management shall include the authority to— (1) supervise and direct the preparation of budget estimates of the Department of the Air Force and otherwise carry out, with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the func- tions specified for the Under Secretary of De- fense (Comptroller) in section 135(c) of this title; (2) approve and supervise any project to de- sign or enhance a financial management sys- tem for the Department of the Air Force; and (3) approve the establishment and supervise the operation of any asset management sys- tem of the Department of the Air Force, in- cluding— (A) systems for cash management, credit management, and debt collection; and (B) systems for the accounting for the quantity, location, and cost of property and inventory. (b)(1) Financial management systems of the Department of the Air Force (including account- ing systems, internal control systems, and fi- nancial reporting systems) shall be established and maintained in conformance with— (A) the accounting and financial reporting principles, standards, and requirements estab- lished by the Comptroller General under sec- tion 3511 of title 31; and (B) the internal control standards estab- lished by the Comptroller General under sec- tion 3512 of title 31. (2) Such systems shall provide for— (A) complete, reliable, consistent, and time- ly information which is prepared on a uniform basis and which is responsive to the financial information needs of department manage- ment; (B) the development and reporting of cost in- formation; (C) the integration of accounting and budg- eting information; and (D) the systematic measurement of perform- ance. (c) The Assistant Secretary shall maintain a five-year plan describing the activities the De- partment of the Air Force proposes to conduct over the next five fiscal years to improve finan- cial management. Such plan shall be revised an- nually. (d) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management shall transmit to the Page 3437 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9024 Secretary of the Air Force a report each year on the activities of the Assistant Secretary during the preceding year. Each such report shall in- clude a description and analysis of the status of Department of the Air Force financial manage- ment. (Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VII, § 702(c)(2), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1995, § 8022; amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, § 1070(a)(15), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2856; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(b)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 512; renumbered § 9022, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(c), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 9022, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 558, authorized Secretary of the Air Force to em- ploy contract surgeons in an emergency, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 932(c)(1), (f), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 650, effective Oct. 1, 1983, with provision for con- tracts existing on that date. See section 1091 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8022 of this title as this section. 1996—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)’’ for ‘‘Comp- troller of the Department of Defense’’. 1994—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–337 substituted ‘‘135(c)’’ for ‘‘137(c)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective July 1, 1989, but with an earlier ef- fective date, not before Jan. 21, 1989, if so prescribed by the President in advance by Executive order, see sec- tion 702(e)(2) of Pub. L. 100–456, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 9016 of this title. § 9023. Chief of Legislative Liaison (a) There is a Chief of Legislative Liaison in the Department of the Air Force. (b) The Chief of Legislative Liaison shall per- form legislative affairs functions as specified for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force by section 9014(c)(1)(F) of this title. (Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, § 504(e)(1)(A), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2532, § 8023; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(jj), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2106; renumbered § 9023 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(c), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 9023, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 558, related to employment of civilians in service club and library services, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 128(1), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 514. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(c), renumbered section 8023 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted ‘‘sec- tion 9014(c)(1)(F)’’ for ‘‘section 8014(c)(1)(F)’’. 2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–328 struck out second sentence which read as follows: ‘‘An officer assigned to that position shall be an officer in the grade of major general.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title. § 9023a. Legislative Liaison of the Space Force (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a Legislative Li- aison of the Space Force. (b) FUNCTIONS.—The Legislative Liaison shall perform legislative affairs functions under the direction of the Chief of Space Operations. (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title V, § 509B, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 243.) § 9024. Director of Small Business Programs (a) DIRECTOR.—There is a Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of the Air Force. The Director is appointed by the Sec- retary of the Air Force. (b) OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS.— The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Air Force is the office that is established within the Department of the Air Force under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of such office. (c) DUTIES AND POWERS.—(1) The Director of Small Business Programs shall, subject to para- graph (2), perform such duties regarding small business programs of the Department of the Air Force, and shall exercise such powers regarding those programs, as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe. (2) Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)), except for the designations of the Director and the Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs. (Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title IX, § 904(e)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3401, § 8024; renumbered § 9024, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(c), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior sections 9025 and 9027 were renumbered sections 9375 and 9377 of this title, respectively. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8024 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME The Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of the Air Force and the