,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ah1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,bacon introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of the
 ,air ,force to develop a force design  
for the ,air ,force and ,space ,force4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,department of the ,air ,force  
,future ,force ,design ,act of #bjbc4   
#b4 ,future force design of the         
,department of the ,air ,force  7a7     
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that--  7#a7 the ,department  
of the ,air ,force has made significant 
progress in organizing1 training1 and   
equipping the ,air ,force and ,space    
,force to address the needs of the      
,joint ,force and align with the current
 ,national ,defense ,strategy and       
,national ,military ,strategy2 and  7#b7
 to be prepared to effectively deter and
 defeat a peer adversary1 the           

,department must address force design   
requirements that will enable equipment 
modernization1 organizational           
restructure1 and capacity adjustments to
 meet the challenges presented by the   
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7b7     
,force design required ,not later than  
,august #ca1 #bjbd1 the ,secretary of   
the ,air ,force shall develop a force   
design for the ,air ,force and ,space   
,force projected through #bjej4  7c7    
,elements ,the force design under       
subsection 7b7 shall address--  7#a7 the
 concepts1 capabilities1 and structural 
elements 7including size and form7 of   
the ,air ,force and ,space ,force that  
are necessary to ensure those forces    
effectively execute their core functions
 through #bjej in support of the        
,national ,defense ,strategy and the    
,national ,military ,strategy2  7#b7    
force structure1 including the          
development of capabilities 7including  
platforms and systems7 at the right     
level of capacity to address the        

challenges outlined by the ,national    
,defense ,strategy and ,national        
,military ,strategy2  7#c7 force        
composition1 including recruitment and  
development of the human capital1       
effective distribution of forces in the 
total force and policies to increase    
career flexibility across the different 
components2  7#d7 organizational design1
 including development of potential     
models to increase agility and          
operational effectiveness across the    
,air ,force and ,space ,force2 and  7#e7
 such other matters as the ,secretary of
 the ,air ,force determines to be       
relevant4  7d7 ,information to ,congress
 ,not later than #fj days after         
completion of the force design required 
under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of 
the ,air ,force shall--  7#a7 submit a  
summary of the force design to the      
congressional defense committees2 and   
7#b7 provide to the congressional       
defense committees a briefing on the    
force design4  7e7 ,congressional       

defense committees defined ,in this     
section1 the term congressional defense 
committees has the meaning given that   
term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4