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Limitation on authority to eliminate the 70th Flying Training Squadron of the United States Air Force Academy

Division A · Title V: MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY · Subtitle C: Member Training

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The Secretary of the Air Force is prohibited from eliminating or reducing the 70th Flying Training Squadron at the Air Force Academy until October 1, 2031, or 90 days after submitting a detailed report to Congress and the Academy’s Board of Visitors. This report must assess the impact on cadet training capacity, propose plans to maintain that capacity, analyze alternatives, compare costs, and outline how to preserve instructional expertise. Additionally, the Secretary must submit a plan within 180 days to sustain the squadron until the specified date.

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Section Text · Sec. 529B.
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(a) Limitation

The Secretary of the Air Force may not perform a covered action regarding the 70th Flying Training Squadron of the USAFA until the earlier of the following:

(1)

October 1, 2031.

(2)

The day that is 90 days after the day that the Secretary submits, to the congressional defense committees and the Board of Visitors to USAFA, a report described in subsection (b).

(b) Report

A report described in this subsection is a report on covered action regarding the 70th Flying Training Squadron of USAFA. Such a report includes the following elements:

(1)

An assessment of the effect of such covered action on the capacity to train cadets at USAFA, including the number of cadets so affected annually.

(2)

A plan to maintain capacity described in paragraph (1) provided by the 70th Flying Training Squadron, including the retention of advanced mission sets, simulator training, and evaluator pilot functions.

(3)

An analysis of alternatives to such covered action, including the reallocation of chronically vacant billets within Air Force Reserve Command.

(4)

An assessment of the cost differential between continued operation of the 70th Flying Training Squadron and replacement of its functions by active-duty personnel.

(5)

A plan to preserve the institutional knowledge and instructional capacity currently provided by aviators assigned to the 70th Flying Training Squadron.

(c) Plan required

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to sustain the 70th Flying Training Squadron until the earlier day under subsection (a).

(d) Definitions

In this section:

(1)

The term covered action includes eliminating, deactivating, defunding, reducing the number of personnel, and reducing the number of aircraft.

(2)

The term USAFA means the United States Air Force Academy.