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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3554 

To require an independent study and report on simulated tactical flight 

training in a sustained gravity environment. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 

Mr. TOOMEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require an independent study and report on simulated 

tactical flight training in a sustained gravity environment. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Simulated Tactical 

5 Flight Training Study Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON SIMULATED TACTICAL FLIGHT TRAIN7 ING IN A SUSTAINED GRAVITY ENVIRON8 MENT. 

9 (a) INDEPENDENT STUDY REQUIRED.—The Sec10 retary of Defense shall provide for the conduct by an apVerDate Mar 15 2010 04:14 Sep 22, 2012 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3554.IS S3554

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1 propriate federally funded research and development cen2 ter (FFRDC) of a study on the effectiveness of simulated 

3 tactical flight training in a sustained gravity environment. 

4 (b) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted pursuant to 

5 subsection (a) shall include the following: 

6 (1) An assessment of the effectiveness of simu7 lated tactical flight training in a sustained gravity 

8 environment generally, and, in particular, the effec9 tiveness of such training in preparing pilots to with10 stand and tolerate the high-gravity forces associated 

11 with the operation of high-performance combat air12 craft (commonly referred to as ‘‘G readiness’’ and 

13 ‘‘G tolerance’’). 

14 (2) An assessment of the cost savings to be 

15 achieved through the use of simulated tactical flight 

16 training in a sustained gravity environment, includ17 ing cost savings associated with operation and main18 tenance and life cycle savings associated with air19 craft and airframe usage. 

20 (3) An assessment of the safety benefits to be 

21 achieved through the use of simulated tactical flight 

22 training in a sustained gravity environment. 

23 (4) An identification and assessment of other 

24 benefits to be achieved through the use of simulated 

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1 ronment, including benefits relating to physiological 

2 research and benefits relating to reductions in car3 bon emissions. 

4 (5) Such other matters relating to the use of 

5 simulated tactical flight training in a sustained grav6 ity environment as the Secretary shall specify for 

7 purposes of the study. 

8 (c) REPORT.—In providing for study pursuant to 

9 subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the federally 

10 funded research and development center conducting the 

11 study to submit to the Secretary a report on the results 

12 of the study, including the matters specified in subsection 

13 (b), by not later than 18 months after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act. 

15 (d) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

16 days after the submittal to the Secretary of the report re17 quired by subsection (c), the Secretary shall transmit the 

18 report to the congressional defense committees, together 

19 with any comments of the Secretary in light of the report 

20 and such recommendations for legislative or administra21 tive action as the Secretary considers appropriate regard22 ing the use of simulated tactical flight training in a sus23 tained gravity environment in light of the report. 

24 (e) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE25 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 


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1 committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

2 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

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