[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3201]
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  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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