((a)) ** .—**

((1)) There is a Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space within the Space Force.

((2)) The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space shall serve a term of four years.

((b)) ** .—** The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space, while so serving, shall have the grade of brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, or general.

((c)) ** .—** The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space, while serving as the Program Executive Officer, shall also serve as the Commander of Space Launch Delta 45.