Sec. 595. REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CAREER FIELD MANNING SHORTFALLS

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## SEC. 595 REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CAREER FIELD MANNING SHORTFALLS ###

(a)Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees the report described in subsection (b). ###

(b)Report Required ####

(1)In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on remotely piloted aircraft career field manning levels and actions the Air Force will take to rectify personnel shortfalls. ####

(2)Elements The report required under paragraph

(1)shall include the following elements: #####

(A)A description of current and projected manning requirements and inventory levels for remotely piloted aircraft systems. #####

(B)A description of rated and non-rated officer and enlisted manning policies for authorization and inventory levels in effect for remotely piloted aircraft systems and units, to include whether remotely piloted aircraft duty is considered as a permanent Air Force Specialty Code or treated as an ancillary single assignment duty, and if both are used, the division of authorizations between permanently assigned personnel and those who will return to a different primary career field. #####

(C)Comparisons to other Air Force manned combat aircraft systems and units with respect to personnel policies, manpower authorization levels, and projected personnel inventory. #####

(D)Identification and assessment of mitigation actions to increase unit manning levels, including recruitment and retention bonuses, incentive pay, use of enlisted personnel, and increased weighting to remotely piloted aircraft personnel on promotion boards, and to ensure the school house for remotely piloted aircraft personnel is sufficient to meet increased manning demands. #####

(E)Analysis demonstrating the requirements determination for how remotely piloted aircraft pilot and sensor operators are selected, including whether individuals are prior rated or non-rated qualified, what prerequisite training or experience is necessary, and required and types of basic and advanced qualification training for each mission design series of remotely piloted aircraft in the Air Force inventory. #####

(F)Recommendations for changes to existing legislation required to implement mitigation actions. #####

(G)An assessment of the authorization levels of government civilian and contractor support required for sufficiency of remotely piloted aircraft career field manning. #####

(H)A description and associated timeline of actions the Air Force will take to increase remotely piloted aircraft career field manpower authorizations and manning levels to at least the equal of the normative levels of manning and readiness of all other combat aircraft career fields. #####

(I)A description of any other matters concerning remotely piloted aircraft career field manning levels the Secretary of the Air Force determines to be appropriate. ####

(3)Form The report required under paragraph

(1)may be submitted in classified form, but shall also contain an unclassified executive summary and may contain an unclassified annex. ####

(4)Nonduplication of effort If any information required under paragraph

(1)has been included in another report or notification previously submitted to Congress by law, the Secretary of the Air Force may provide a list of such reports and notifications at the time of submitting the report required under this subsection in lieu of including such information in the report. # TITLE VI COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS ## Subtitle A Pay and Allowances