REPORT ON SAVINGS FROM ENHANCED MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL PAY FOR AVIATION CAREER OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.

SEC. 652. REPORT ON SAVINGS FROM ENHANCED MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL PAY FOR AVIATION CAREER OFFICERS EXTENDING PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.(a) Report Required.—Not later than August 1, 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the use and management of the special pay programs authorized in section 301b of title 37, United States Code, for aviation career officers extending a period of active duty.(b) Elements of Report.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) A review of the programs operated by the Secretaries of the military departments, including—(A) directives and guidelines issued by the Secretary of Defense;(B) the number of aviation officers receiving the special pay, listed by weapon system;(C) the weapon systems for which special pay is not authorized and the number of aviation officers affected by such exclusion;(D) the policy and structure of the programs and the retention philosophy supporting the policy and structure of the programs;(E) the amounts paid to individual aviation officers, annually and over the course of a career; and(F) the amounts budgeted annually for such programs.(2) An accounting of aviation officers receiving the special pay who have an active duty service commitment and the totals of aviation officers and allocated funding by types of active duty service commitment.(3) A review of retention trends for aviation officers, generally and by weapon system, within the military departments and an assessment of the factors that influence retention trends, and the reliability and durability of those trends if such factors are altered.(4) An assessment of the funds that can be saved by restructuring or eliminating such programs to reduce payments to aviation officers associated with those weapon systems with 124 STAT. 4244 strong retention trends and aviation officers with active duty service commitments.(5) A review of the demand for former military aviation officers to fulfill commercial airline hiring requirements, recent data regarding airline hiring of former military aviation officers, and an assessment of the methods used by airlines to qualify pilot candidates for employment as commercial pilots.(6) Any recommendations for modifications of title 37, United States Code, relating to special pay for aviation career officers extending a period of active duty.