S. 2914 — Introduced in Senate

II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2914 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2018 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require a Comptroller General of the United States report on certain personnel matters in connection with Air Force remotely piloted aircraft. 1. Comptroller General of the United States report on certain personnel matters in connection with Air Force remotely piloted aircraft (a) Report required The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report setting forth an assessment of the following: (1) Current plans of the Air Force to expand services for Air Force pilots and sensor operators of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) at Air Force installations for such aircraft. (2) Current plans of the Air Force to implement a combat-to-dwell ratio for Air Force pilots and sensor operators of such aircraft. (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description and assessment of the challenges faced by the Air Force in implementing the plans described in subsection (a)(1), and a description and assessment of options to mitigate such challenges. (2) A description and assessment of various mechanism for the Air Force to incrementally reduce stressors for Air Force pilots and sensor operators of remotely piloted aircraft, and to improve the workload of such pilots and sensor operators, prior to the achievement of the planned 1:0.5 combat-to-dwell ratio for such pilots and sensor operators. (3) An assessment of the following in connection with the implementation of the combat-to-dwell ratio described in paragraph (2): (A) A balance of production with attendant staffing requirements to support training. (B) The achievement of retention goals.