,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjbf ,mr4 ,budd 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1    
,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4        
,cramer1 and ,mr4 ,kaine7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require  
the payment of the maximum amount of    
aviation incentive pay to aviation      
officers with more than #h years of     
aviation service and to enhance the     
retention incentives available to       
aviation officers4  #a4  ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,retention ,enhancements for ,tactical  
,aircrew ,i,nitiative ,act of #bjbf or  
the ,,retain ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,payment of maximum amount of aviation  
incentive pay to officers with more than
 #h years of aviation service  ,section 
#ccd7;c7 of title #cg1 ,united ,states  

,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph  
7#a77;,a71 by inserting subject to      
paragraph 7#e71 before aviation         
incentive2 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following new paragraph3  7#e7  
,maximum amount for officers with more  
than #h years of aviation service ,an   
officer who is entitled to aviation     
incentive pay under subsection 7a7 and  
has completed more than #h years of     
aviation service shall receive the      
maximum monthly amount of such pay under
 paragraph 7#a77;,a74  4  #c4           
,enhancement of ,air ,force rated       
officer retention demonstration program 
7a7  ,eligible officers  ,subsection    
7b77#b7 of section #fjd of the ,james   
,m4 ,inhofe ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc2 #cg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cja;b note7 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking and not less than one  
year2 and  7#b7 by striking under       
section #fec of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7b7  ,written agreements

  ,subsection 7c77#a7 of such section is
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking four years  
and inserting one year2 and  7#b7 by    
striking under section #fec of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7        
,retention incentives  ,subsection 7d7  
of such section is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
the following new paragraph 7#a73  7#a7 
,flexibility of assignment and duty     
locations  ,under the demonstration     
program required under subsection 7a71  
the ,secretary shall offer to a rated   
officer described in subsection 7b71 to 
the maximum extent practicable 7as      
determined by the ,secretary7--  7,a7   
assignment to the duty location of the  
rated officer's preference1 including   
consecutive assignments to the same duty
 location2  7,b7 the opportunity to     
perform a staff assignment that does not
 require flying remotely1 such that the 
officer may avoid relocation or remain  
in active flying status2 and  7,c7 the  
opportunity to transition indefinitely  

to a non-combat aviation service        
position4  2  7#b7 by striking paragraph
 7#b7 and inserting the following new   
paragraph 7#b73  7#b7  ,aviation bonus  
7,a7  ,in general  ,under the           
demonstration program required under    
subsection 7a71 notwithstanding section 
#ccd7;c7 of title #cg1 ,united ,states  
,code1 the ,secretary may pay to a rated
 officer described in subsection 7b7 an 
aviation bonus not to exceed an average 
annual amount of #ajj1jjj4  7,b7        
,payment of maximum amount  ,the        
,secretary-- 7i7 shall ensure the       
maximum amount payable under            
subparagraph 7,a7 is offered to any     
rated officer described in subsection   
7b7 who executes a written agreement    
under subsection 7c7 to remain on active
 duty for one or more years after the   
completion of the active duty service   
obligation of the officer2 and  7ii7 may
 not vary the amount of an aviation     
bonus offered to an officer based on the
 active duty service commitment the     

officer has remaining at the time of    
offer4  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end
 the following new paragraph3  7#d7     
,aligning total force incentives ,the   
,secretary shall ensure that an offer   
under this subsection to a rated officer
 described in subsection 7b7 includes-- 
7,a7 contract length options equal to or
 shorter than contract length options   
offered by the ,air ,national ,guard and
 the ,air ,force ,reserve2 and  7,b7 an 
aviation bonus under paragraph 7#b7 in  
an amount that is equal to or exceeds   
the amounts offered by the ,air         
,national ,guard and the ,air ,force    
,reserve4  4  7d7  ,extension of        
demonstration project  ,subsection 7g7  
of such section is amended by striking  
#bjbh and inserting #bjca4