[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1511 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1511

 To require a mechanism for the regular evaluation by the Air Force of 
justifications for the continuing maintenance of non-operational staff 
        positions in the Air Force that require pilot expertise.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2019

 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
            and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a mechanism for the regular evaluation by the Air Force of 
justifications for the continuing maintenance of non-operational staff 
        positions in the Air Force that require pilot expertise.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Our Pilots Act''.

SEC. 2. MECHANISM FOR REGULAR EVALUATION BY THE AIR FORCE OF 
              JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTINUING MAINTENANCE OF NON-
              OPERATIONAL STAFF POSITIONS REQUIRING PILOT EXPERTISE.

    (a) Mechanism Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
establish a mechanism for the regular evaluation by the Air Force of 
justifications for the continuing maintenance in the Air Force of non-
operational staff positions requiring pilot expertise.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the mechanism established pursuant to subsection (a). The report 
shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the mechanism.
            (2) An assessment of the use and utility of the mechanism 
        through the date of the report.
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