Sec. 235. Independent review of F/A–18 physiological episodes and corrective actions
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The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct an independent review of the plans, programs, and research of the Department of the Navy with respect to— physiological events affecting aircrew of the F/A–18 Hornet and the F/A–18 Super Hornet aircraft during the covered period; and the efforts of the Navy and Marine Corps to prevent and mitigate the affects of such physiological events. In conducting the review under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall— designate an appropriate senior official in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy to oversee the review; and consult experts from outside the Department of Defense in appropriate technical and medical fields. The review under subsection
(a)shall include an evaluation of— any data of the Department of the Navy relating to the increased frequency of physiological events affecting aircrew of the F/A–18 Hornet and the F/A–18 Super Hornet aircraft during the covered period; aircraft mishaps potentially related to such physiological events; the cost and effectiveness of all material, operational, maintenance, and other measures carried out by the Department of the Navy to mitigate such physiological events during the covered period; material, operational, maintenance, or other measures that may reduce the rate of such physiological events in the future; and the performance of— the onboard oxygen generation system in the F/A–18 Super Hornet; the overall environmental control system in the F/A–18 Hornet and F/A–18 Super Hornet; and other relevant subsystems of the F/A–18 Hornet and F/A–18 Super Hornet, as determined by the Secretary. Not later than December 1, 2017, the Secretary of Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the results of the review under subsection (a). In this section, the term covered period means the period beginning on January 1, 2009, and ending on the date of the submission of the report under subsection (d).