The individual serving as Commander of the
Air Force Space Command
as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act [
Dec. 20, 2019
] may serve as the Chief of Space Operations under subsection (a) of
section 9082 of title 10
, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), after that date without further appointment as otherwise provided for by subsection (a) of such section 9082.