To require a report on the discharge by warrant officers of pilot and other flight officer positions in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force currently discharged by commissioned officers.

SA 4169. Mr. COATS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON DISCHARGE BY WARRANT OFFICERS OF PILOT AND
OTHER FLIGHT OFFICER POSITIONS IN THE NAVY,
MARINE, CORPS, AND AIR FORCE CURRENTLY
DISCHARGED BY COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy
and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the feasibility and advisability
of the discharge by warrant officers of pilot and other
flight officer positions in the Armed Forces under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary that are currently discharged
by commissioned officers.
(b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall set
forth, for each Armed Force covered by such report, the
following:
(1) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
the discharge by warrant officers of pilot and other flight
officer positions that are currently discharged by
commissioned officers.
(2) An identification of each such position, if any, for
which the discharge by warrant officers is assessed to be
feasible and advisable.
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