REPORT ON SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE PILOT TRAINING PRODUCTION, RESOURCING, AND LOCATIONS.

SEC. 339. REPORT ON SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE PILOT TRAINING PRODUCTION, RESOURCING, AND LOCATIONS. (a) In General.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on existing Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) production, resourcing, and locations. (b) Elements.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) A description of the strategy of the Air Force for utilizing existing SUPT locations to produce the number of pilots the Air Force requires. (2) The number of pilots that each SUPT location has graduated, by year, over the previous 5 fiscal years. (3) The forecast number of pilots that each SUPT location will produce for fiscal year 2019. (4) The maximum production capacity of each SUPT location. (5) The extent to which existing SUPT installations are operating at maximum capacity in terms of pilot production. (6) A cost estimate of the resources required for each SUPT location to reach maximum production capacity. (7) A determination as to whether increasing production capacity at existing SUPT locations will satisfy the Air Force’s SUPT requirement. (8) A timeline and cost estimation of establishing a new SUPT location. (9) A discussion of whether the Air Force plans to operate existing SUPT installations at maximum capacity over the future years defense program. (10) A business case analysis comparing the establishment of a new SUPT location to increasing production capacity at existing SUPT locations.