; and (B) submits to the congressional defense committees notice of the Secretary’s intent to extend the transition period. (b) Transfer of military members (1) Transfer authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense, in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Secretary, may, during the transition period, transfer officers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces within the Department of Defense to become officers and enlisted members of the United States Space Force. (2) Basis A transfer under paragraph (1) may be made on a voluntary or involuntary basis. (3) Status of personnel (A) Retention of grade and status Military personnel transferred to the Space Force from another Armed Force within the Department of Defense pursuant to this subsection shall retain the grade and date of obtaining such grade that the individual person had before the date of the transfer unless otherwise altered or terminated in accordance with law. For all purposes under law, the length, character, and type of service of such personnel transferred to the Space Force shall be calculated to include the same length, character, and type of service in the Armed Force from which such personnel are transferred as if there was no break in service. (B) Rights and benefits No transfer under this subsection shall alter or prejudice the status of any individual so transferred, so as to deprive the individual of any right, benefit, or privilege to which the individual may be entitled under law due to the service of the individual in an Armed Force within the Department of Defense other than the Space Force. (C) Bonuses No funds previously paid to a military member as a valid pay or bonus provided pursuant to chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, may be recouped if a member’s disqualification for the pay or bonus is solely due to a transfer under this subsection. (c) Transfer of civilian employees (1) Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense, in the sole and exclusive