10 U.S.C. § 20110 — Strength in grade: Space Force general officers in a Space Force active status, not on sustained duty

(a) Authorized Strength^*. The authorized number of general officers serving in the Space Force in a Space Force active status^* but not on sustained duty^* is five.

(b) Exclusions. These Space Force general officers don't count toward that number: (1) those counted under section 526 of this title; and (2) those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title — except that no more than two officers can be excluded this way.

(c) Permanent Grade^*. A Space Force general officer^* can't be reduced in permanent grade just because the number authorized under subsection (a) goes down.

(d) Temporary Exclusion. The limit in subsection (a) doesn't apply to an officer^* who was released from a joint duty assignment or other non-joint active service^* assignment, but only for the 60-day period starting when the officer leaves that assignment. The Secretary of Defense can let the Secretary of the Air Force extend that 60-day period by another 120 days, except that no more than three Space Force officers can be covered by such an extension at the same time.