,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1      
#bjai,ms4 ,cortez ,masto introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a     
mechanism for the regular evaluation by 
the ,air ,force of justifications for   
the continuing maintenance of           
non-operational staff positions in the  
,air ,force that require pilot          
expertise4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,supporting ,our    
,pilots ,act4  #b4 ,mechanism for       
regular evaluation by the ,air ,force of
 justifications for the continuing      
maintenance of non-operational staff    
positions requiring pilot expertise  7a7
 ,mechanism required ,the ,secretary of 
the ,air ,force shall establish a       
mechanism for the regular evaluation by 
the ,air ,force of justifications for   
the continuing maintenance in the ,air  
,force of non-operational staff         

positions requiring pilot expertise4    
7b7 ,report ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the
 ,committees on ,armed ,services of the 
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report on the        
mechanism established pursuant to       
subsection 7a74 ,the report shall       
include the following3 7#a7 ,a          
description of the mechanism4  7#b7 ,an 
assessment of the use and utility of the
 mechanism through the date of the      
report4