CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.

SEC. 958. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.(a) Conforming Amendments.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:(1) In section 101(a)(9)(C), by inserting “and the Space Force” before the semicolon.(2) In section 2273a—(A) in subsection (a), by striking “Air Force Space Command” and inserting “Space Force”; and(B) in subsection (b), by striking “Commander of the Air Force Space Command” and inserting “Chief of Space Operations”.(b) Clarification of Authorities.—(1) In general.—Except as specifically provided by this subtitle or the amendments made by this subtitle—(A) a member of the Space Force shall be treated as a member of the Air Force for the purpose of the application of any provision of law, including provisions of law relating to pay, benefits, and retirement; and(B) a civilian employee of the Space Force shall be treated as a civilian employee of the Air Force for the purpose of the application of any provision of law, including provisions of law relating to pay, benefits, and retirement.133 STAT. 1568(2) Appointment and enlistment.—For purposes of the appointment or enlistment of individuals as members of the Space Force pending the integration of the Space Force into the laws providing for the appointment or enlistment of individuals as members of the Armed Forces, appointments and enlistments of individuals as members of the Armed Forces in the Space Force may be made in the same manner in which appointments and enlistments of individuals as members of the Armed Forces in the other Armed Forces may be made by law.