Sec. 243. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE AIR FORCE TO MITIGATE PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES AFFECTING AIRCRAFT CREWMEMBERS

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## SEC. 243 REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE AIR FORCE TO MITIGATE PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES AFFECTING AIRCRAFT CREWMEMBERS ###

(a)Report Required Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on all efforts of the Air Force to reduce the occurrence of, and mitigate the risk posed by, physiological episodes affecting crewmembers of covered aircraft. ###

(b)Elements The report required under subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)information on the rate of physiological episodes affecting crewmembers of covered aircraft; ####

(2)a description of the specific actions carried out by the Air Force to address such episodes, including a description of any upgrades or other modifications made to covered aircraft to address such episodes; ####

(3)schedules and cost estimates for any upgrades or modifications identified under paragraph (3); and ####

(4)an explanation of any organizational or other changes to the Air Force carried out to address such physiological episodes. ###

(c)Covered Aircraft Defined In this section, the term “covered aircraft” means— ####

(1)F-35A aircraft of the Air Force; ####

(2)T-6A aircraft of the Air Force; and ####

(3)any other aircraft of the Air Force as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force.