in force notwithstanding sections 3501(b) and 3502 of title 5. (b) Determinations The determination of which employees shall be separated from employment in Space Force positions during a reduction in force or other adjustment in force shall be made primarily on the basis of performance. (c) Regulations relating to Space Force SES The regulations prescribed under this section relating to removal from the Space Force Senior Executive Service in a reduction in force or other adjustment in force shall be consistent with section 3595(a) of title 5. 9386. Postemployment assistance: certain terminated Space Force employees (a) Authority Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense may, in the case of any individual who is a qualified former Space Force employee, use appropriated funds to— (1) assist that individual in finding and qualifying for employment other than in a Space Force position