; and (B) whose names are not on a list of officers recommended for promotion. (b) Consideration for discharge (1) Subject to such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, the Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection boards under section 20211 of this title to consider for discharge officers on the Space Force officer list— (A) who have served at least one year of active status in the grade currently held; (B) whose names are not on a list of officers recommended for promotion; and (C) who are not eligible to be retired under any provision of law (other than by reason of eligibility pursuant to section 4403 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 ( Public Law 102–484 )) and are not within two years of becoming so eligible. (2) An officer who is recommended for discharge by a selection board convened pursuant to the authority of paragraph (1) and whose discharge is approved by the Secretary of the Air Force shall be discharged on a date specified by the Secretary. (3) Selection of officers for discharge under paragraph (1) shall be based on the needs of the service. (c) Discharges and retirements considered To Be involuntary The discharge or retirement of an officer pursuant to this section shall be considered to be involuntary for purposes of any other provision of law. 20405. Force shaping authority (a) Authority The Secretary of the Air Force may, solely for the purpose of restructuring the Space Force— (1) discharge an officer described in subsection (b); or (2) involuntarily release such an officer from sustained duty. (b) Covered officers (1) The authority under this section may be exercised in the case of an officer of the Space Force serving on sustained duty who— (A) has completed not more than six years of service as a commissioned officer in the armed forces