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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part I · Chapter 908 — The Space Force

§ 9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; composition

Statutory text

(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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 921(a) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 9084

    Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3805, § 9083

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3805, § 9083

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 9083 and inserting the following new sections: “§ 9083. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; composition “(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. “§ 9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties “(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, 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.” .

  2. Pub. L. 118–159 div. A title V § 509C(a)(1) · 138 Stat. 1873

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9084

    Pub. L. 118–159 renumbered section 9083 of this title as this section

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–159 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 118–159 renumbered section 9083 of this title as this section.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Codification

Another section 9084 was renumbered section 9087 of this title.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 9084 was renumbered section 9085 of this title.

Another prior section 9084 was successively renumbered section 9068, then 9083, of this title by Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title IX, § 952(b)(1), (e), , 133 Stat. 1561, 1562, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(a), , 134 Stat. 3804.

Amendments

2024—Pub. L. 118–159 renumbered section 9083 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(c), , 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 Operations jointly submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a report detailing the functions that the headquarters 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), , 134 Stat. 3806, provided that: “The Secretary shall establish 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 establishment of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations.”

Credits

2021–2024 · 2 acts
  1. 2021Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(a), , 134 Stat. 3805, § 9083
  2. 2024renumbered § 9084, Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 509C(a)(1), , 138 Stat. 1873.
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(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 921(a), , 134 Stat. 3805, § 9083; renumbered § 9084, Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 509C(a)(1), , 138 Stat. 1873.)

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