124 STAT. 4333 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 SEC. 924. REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS FULFILLMENT AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT RELATING TO AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE PROVIDED BY REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on requirements fulfillment and personnel management in connection with Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais- sance (ISR) provided by remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the Joint Concept of Operation under which the Air Force operates to fulfill intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements provided by remotely piloted aircraft. (2) A description of the current requirements of each combatant command for Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance provided by remotely piloted aircraft, including— (A) the number of orbits or combat air patrols for each major platform and sensor payload combination; (B) the number of aircraft, aircraft operators, and ground crews in each orbit or combat air patrol, variations in the numbers of each, and the explanation for such vari- ations; (C) a description of how requirements are being met by the management of personnel, platforms, sensors, and networks; and (D) a description of various means of addressing any shortfalls in meeting such requirements, including tem- porary shortfalls and permanent shortfalls. (3) A description of manpower management to fulfill Air Force mission requirements for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements provided by remotely piloted air- craft, including the current number of personnel associated with each combat air patrol by remotely piloted aircraft for aircraft pilots, sensor operators, mission intelligence coordina- tors, and processing, exploitation, and dissemination analysts (in this section referred to as ‘‘operators and analysts for remotely piloted aircraft’’). (4) A description of current Air Force manpower require- ments for operators and analysts for remotely piloted aircraft, and any plans for meeting such requirements, including— (A) an identification of any shortfalls in personnel, skill specialties, and grades; and (B) any plans of the Air Force to address such short- falls, including— (i) plans to address shortfalls in applicable career field retention rates; and (ii) plans for utilization of National Guard and other reserve component personnel to address short- falls in such personnel, skill specialties, and grades.
