AIRCRAFT JOINT TRAINING.

SEC. 1075. [49 U.S.C. 40101 note] AIRCRAFT JOINT TRAINING. (a) Unmanned Aircraft Joint Training and Usage Plan.— (1) Methods.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall jointly develop and implement plans and procedures to review the potential of joint testing and evaluation of unmanned aircraft equipment and systems with other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government that may serve the dual purpose of providing capabilities to the Department of Defense to meet the future requirements of combatant commanders and domestically to strengthen international border security. (2) Report.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the status of the development of the plans and procedures required under paragraph (1), including a cost-benefit analysis of the shared expenses between the Department of Defense and other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government to support such plans. (b) Aircraft Simulator Training.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the use of aircraft simulators offers cost savings and provides members of the Armed Forces cost-effective preparation for combat; and (2) existing synergies between the Department of Defense and entities in the private sector should be maintained and cultivated to provide members of the Armed Forces with the most cost-effective aircraft simulation capabilities possible.