REVIEW OF HIGH-ALTITUDE AVIATION TRAINING.

SEC. 358. REVIEW OF HIGH-ALTITUDE AVIATION TRAINING.(a) Review Required.—The Secretary of the Defense shall conduct a review of the training requirements of the Department of Defense for helicopter operations in high-altitude or power-limited conditions.(b) Content.—The review required under subsection (a) shall include an examination of—(1) power-management and high-altitude training requirements by military department, helicopter, and crew position;(2) training methods and locations currently used by each of the military departments to fulfill those training requirements;(3) department or service regulations that prohibit or inhibit joint-service or inter-service high-altitude aviation training;(4) costs for each of the previous 5 years associated with transporting aircraft to and from the High-Altitude Aviation Training Site, Gypsum, Colorado, for training purposes;(5) potential risk avoidance and reductions in accident rates due to power management if training of the type offered at the High-Altitude Aviation Training Site was required training, rather than optional training; and(6) potential cost savings and operational benefits, if any, of permanently stationing no less than 4 UH–60, 2 CH–47, and 2 LUH–72 aircraft at the High-Altitude Aviation Training Site, Gypsum, Colorado.(c) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the conduct and findings of the review required under subsection (a) along with a summary of changes to policy, regulation, or asset allocation necessary to 122 STAT. 77 ensure that Department of Defense helicopter aircrews are adequately trained in high-altitude or power-limited flying conditions prior to being exposed to such conditions operationally.