S.Amdt. 5604
What it does: Adds SEC. 1064. AIR FORCE ASSESSMENT OF COMBAT-TO-DWELL POLICY AND HEALTH WITHIN THE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT COMMUNITY at the end of subtitle F of title X
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1064. AIR FORCE ASSESSMENT OF COMBAT-TO-DWELL POLICY AND HEALTH WITHIN THE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT COMMUNITY at the end of subtitle F of title X
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking "180 days after" and inserting "one year after".
Inserted: SEC. 1064. AIR FORCE ASSESSMENT OF COMBAT-TO-DWELL POLICY AND HEALTH WITHIN THE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT COMMUNITY.
Inserted: (a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct an assessment of--
Inserted: (1) the combat-to-dwell policy of the Air Force; and
Inserted: (2) health and wellness within the remotely piloted aircraft community.
Inserted: (b) Briefing and Report Required.--The Secretary of Air Force shall--
Inserted: (1) brief the Committees on the Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the assessment required by subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
Inserted: (2) submit to those committees a report on the assessment at a time agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Inserted: (c) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection (b)(2) shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) A description of the extent to which data is being collected on the current status and strategy of achieving combat-to-dwell policy for the remotely piloted aircraft community, including with respect to the following:
Inserted: (A) The retention rate of pilots of remotely piloted aircraft.
Inserted: (B) The retention rate of sensor operators for remotely piloted aircraft.
Inserted: (C) Instructor staffing levels at the remotely piloted aircraft formal training unit.
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Inserted: (2) An assessment of the progress on the metric (or set of metrics) that allows the Air Force to track changes in the number of pilots and sensor operators of remotely piloted aircraft from its combined accession and retention efforts over a projected timeline of implementing the combat-to-dwell policy by 2024.
Inserted: (3) A description of how the Air Force is addressing the health and wellness of the remotely piloted aircraft community after the closure of the Culture and Process Improvement Program, including with respect to the following:
Inserted: (A) Work shifts and hours.
Inserted: (B) Back, eyes, and other physical issues.
Inserted: (C) Mental health issues.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5604. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 F of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1064. AIR FORCE ASSESSMENT OF COMBAT-TO-DWELL POLICY AND HEALTH WITHIN THE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT COMMUNITY.
(a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct an assessment of--
(1) the combat-to-dwell policy of the Air Force; and
(2) health and wellness within the remotely piloted aircraft community.
(b) Briefing and Report Required.--The Secretary of Air Force shall--
(1) brief the Committees on the Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the assessment required by subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) submit to those committees a report on the assessment at a time agreed to at the time of the briefing.
(c) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection (b)(2) shall include the following:
(1) A description of the extent to which data is being collected on the current status and strategy of achieving combat-to-dwell policy for the remotely piloted aircraft community, including with respect to the following:
(A) The retention rate of pilots of remotely piloted aircraft.
(B) The retention rate of sensor operators for remotely piloted aircraft.
(C) Instructor staffing levels at the remotely piloted aircraft formal training unit.
(2) An assessment of the progress on the metric (or set of metrics) that allows the Air Force to track changes in the number of pilots and sensor operators of remotely piloted aircraft from its combined accession and retention efforts over a projected timeline of implementing the combat-to-dwell policy by 2024.
(3) A description of how the Air Force is addressing the health and wellness of the remotely piloted aircraft community after the closure of the Culture and Process Improvement Program, including with respect to the following:
(A) Work shifts and hours.
(B) Back, eyes, and other physical issues.
(C) Mental health issues.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 22, 2022