Pub. L. 119-60, div. A, tit. VI, subtit. A, sec. 601 (as amended)

CODIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE OF CERTAIN PAY AND ALLOWANCE AUTHORITIES.

Year: 2025Length: 1,899 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 601. CODIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE OF CERTAIN PAY AND ALLOWANCE AUTHORITIES. (a) Definitions.—Section 101 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (22), by inserting “, or for members of the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty,” after “reserve component” each place it appears; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(27) The term ‘space force active status’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10. “(28) The term ‘sustained duty’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10.” . (b) Basic Pay.— (1) References to officer grades.—Section 201(a) of such title is amended— (A) by striking “(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the” and inserting “For the”; (B) by striking “and Marine Corps” in the heading of the second column of the table and inserting “Marine Corps, and Space Force”; and (C) by striking paragraph (2). (2) Applicable pay and allowances for certain space force members who are physically disabled or incur loss of earned income when not on sustained duty.—Subsections (g)(1) and (h)(1) of section 204 of such title are amended by inserting “, or a member of the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty,” after “of a reserve component of a uniformed service” each place it appears. (3) Service creditable for computation.—Section 205(a)(2) of such title is amended— (A) by transferring subparagraph (F) so as to appear after subparagraph (A); (B) by striking subparagraph (C); (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (B), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as transferred and redesignated by subparagraphs (A) and (C) of this paragraph, the following new subparagraph: “(C) the Space Force;” . (4) [37 U.S.C. 206] Inactive-duty training pay.—Section 206 of such title is amended— (A) in the section heading, by inserting “; members of the space force” before the colon; (B) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “Guard or a” and inserting “Guard, a”; and (ii) by inserting “, or a member of the Space Force” after “uniformed service” the first place it appears; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting “, by a member of the Space Force,” after “reserve component”; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting “or the Space Force,” after “Ready Reserve”; and (D) in subsection (e)— (i) by striking “Guard or of a” and inserting “Guard, a”; and (ii) by inserting “, or the Space Force” after “uniformed services”. (5) Participation in thrift savings plan.—Section 211(a)(2) of such title is amended by inserting “or the Space Force” after “member of the Ready Reserve”. (c) Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.— (1) General bonus authority for enlisted members.—Section 331 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (4), by striking “or” at the end; (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(6) transfers from a regular component or reserve component of an armed force to the Space Force or from the Space Force to a regular component or reserve component of another armed force, subject to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the armed force to which the member is transferring.” ; and (B) in subsection (c)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, or in the Space Force on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10,” after “in a regular component”; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “, or in the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10,” after “in a reserve component”; and (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking “paragraph (4) or (5)” and inserting “paragraph (4), (5), or (6)”. (2) General bonus authority for officers.—Section 332 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (4), by striking “or” at the end; (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(6) transfers from a regular component or reserve component of a uniformed service to the Space Force or from the Space Force to a regular component or reserve component of another uniformed service, subject to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the uniformed service to which the member is transferring.” ; and (B) in subsection (c)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “, or in the Space Force on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10,” after “in a regular component”; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting “, or in the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10,” after “in a reserve component”; and (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking “paragraph (4) or (5)” and inserting “paragraph (4), (5), or (6)”. (3) [37 U.S.C. 334] Special aviation incentive pay or bonus for officers.—Section 334 of such title is amended— (A) in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (h)(1), by striking “in a regular or reserve component” each place it appears; (B) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting “, or, in the case of an officer of the Space Force, to remain in space force active status,” after “in a reserve component”; (C) in subsection (e)— (i) in the subsection heading, by striking “Reserve Component”; and (ii) by striking “A reserve component officer” and inserting “An officer”; and (D) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (h), by striking “regular or reserve component” each place it appears. (4) Special pays.—Sections 351(a), 352(a), 353(a), and 353(b) of such title are amended by striking “of a regular or reserve component” each place it appears. (5) Retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units.—Section 355 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (I) by striking “An officer or enlisted member” and inserting “A member”; and (II) by inserting “, or a member the Space Force who is serving in space force active status,” after “in a reserve component”; and (ii) in paragraph (1)— (I) by striking “or to remain” and inserting “, to remain”; and (II) by inserting “, or to remain in space force active status for at least one year” before the semicolon at the end; (B) in subsection (d)(1) in the second sentence, by inserting “or a member of the Space Force not on sustained duty” after “reserve component member”; and (C) in subsection (e)— (i) in paragraph (1) in the place it appears in subparagraph (A) and in the first place it appears in subparagraph (B), by striking “active duty or service in an active status in a reserve component” and inserting “a specified form of service (or combination thereof)”; (ii) in paragraphs (1)(B), (2), (3), and (4), by striking “active duty or service in an active status in a reserve component for which” each place it appearsand inserting “service for which”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5) In this subsection, the term ‘specified form of service’ means— “(A) service on active duty; “(B) service in an active status in a reserve component; or “(C) service in the Space Force in space force active status.” . (6) [37 U.S.C. 356] Continuation pay for full tsp members with 7 to 12 years of service.—Section 356(b) of such title is amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) in the second sentence, by striking “or a reserve component” and inserting “, a member of the Space Force on sustained duty, or a member of a reserve component”; and (ii) in the third sentence, by inserting “or a member of the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty” after “(as so defined)”; (B) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or a member of the Space Force on sustained duty” after “of a regular component”; and (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or a member of the Space Force in space force active status and not on sustained duty” after “of a reserve component”; and (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “or a member of the Space Force on sustained duty, respectively,” after “of a regular component”. (d) Administration of Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.— (1) Continuation of pay and allowances during certain hospitalization and rehabilitation.—Section 372(a) of such title is amended by striking “of a regular or reserve component”. (2) Repayment of unearned portion of bonus or special or incentive pay.—Section 373(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended by striking “in a regular or reserve component who remains on active duty or in an active status” and inserting “who remains on active duty, in an active status in a reserve component, or in space force active status”. (e) Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances.—Section 416(a) of such title is amended by inserting “an officer of the Space Force not on sustained duty,” after “of component,”. (f) Leave.—Section 501 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraphs (4) and (5), by inserting “, or of the Space Force,” after “of a reserve component” each place it appears; and (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting “, or from the Space Force,” after “from the reserve component”; and (2) in subsection (b)(5)— (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (D), by inserting “, or a member of the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty,” after “of a reserve component” each place it appears; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking “Regular” before “Space Force”. (g) Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits.— (1) [37 U.S.C. 908] Acceptance of employment, payments, and awards from foreign governments.—Section 908(a)(2) of such title is amended by inserting “and members of the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained duty” after “of the armed forces”. (2) Involuntarily mobilized reserve component members subject to extended and frequent active duty service.—Section 910 of such title is amended— (A) in the heading, by inserting “and members of the space force” after “reserve component members”; (B) in subsection (a), by inserting “or of the Space Force” after “of the armed forces”; and (C) in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), and (e)(1), by inserting “or the Space Force” after “a reserve component” each place it appears. (h) Administration.—Section 1002 of such title is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking “and members of national guard” and inserting “; members of the national guard; members of the space force”; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “of the National Guard, or of a reserve component of a uniformed service,” and inserting “of a reserve component of a uniformed service, or of the Space Force”; and (B) by striking “his consent” and inserting “the consent of the member”; and (3) in subsection (c), by inserting “or the Space Force” after “of a reserve component”. (i) Conforming Amendment to Reflect Change of Name of Space and Missile Systems Center to Space Systems Command.—Section 2273a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center” and inserting “Space Force Space Systems Command”.
Cross-references to the US Code
37 U.S.C. 20637 U.S.C. 33437 U.S.C. 35637 U.S.C. 908
Pub. L. 119-60, div. A, tit. VI, subtit. A, sec. 601 (as amended): CODIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE OF CERTAIN PAY AND ALLOWANCE AUTHORITIES. | Justis AI