Space Launch Enterprise billet sufficiency review and alignment plan

(a) Billet sufficiency review (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Chief of Space Operations, the Commander of Space Systems Command, the Commander of Space Launch Delta 45, and the Commander of Space Launch Delta 30, shall conduct a comprehensive billet sufficiency review of the Space Launch Enterprise to determine whether current military end-strength authorizations are sufficient to support current and projected launch operations through fiscal year 2032. (2) Scope The review shall include military billets assigned to— (A) Space Launch Delta 45; (B) Space Launch Delta 30; (C) launch range operations and maintenance organizations; (D) launch mission assurance and safety organizations; (E) spaceport operations, sustainment, and infrastructure support organizations; (F) cybersecurity and communications organizations supporting launch operations; and (G) any other organization the Secretary of the Air Force considers necessary to support the Space Launch Enterprise. (3) Elements The review required by paragraph (1) shall assess the following: (A) The total number of military billets currently authorized throughout the Space Launch Enterprise, as compared to the number required to safely and effectively execute projected launch operations. (B) Specific functional areas experiencing personnel shortfalls, including launch operations, range safety, mission assurance, range instrumentation, radar operations, telemetry, communications, cybersecurity, meteorological support, flight termination systems, and infrastructure sustainment. (C) The extent to which automation, commercial services, and process streamlining have been implemented and the residual workforce gaps that remain after use of such measures. (D) The impact of current billet shortfalls on mission readiness, launch safety, operational risk, resiliency, and the ability to meet national security launch requirements. (E) Current and projected launch operations requirements at the Eastern and the Western Range through fiscal year 2032. (F) Options to realign, increase, or otherwise optimize military billet authorizations to meet mission requirements, including associated costs. (G) Any other matter the Secretary of the Air Force considers appropriate. (b) Billet Alignment plan (1) Submission Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a billet alignment plan for the Space Launch Enterprise based on the findings of the review conducted under subsection (a). (2) Elements The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Recommended increases or realignments in authorized military end-strength across the Space Launch Enterprise, if warranted by the review. (B) A phased timeline for implementing recommended billet adjustments. (C) The estimated cost of fully funding recommended billet increases or realignments. (D) A description of any legislative, budgetary, or policy actions necessary to implement the recommendations. (E) A separate assessment by the Commander of Space Systems Command regarding whether current billet authorization levels are sufficient to safely execute projected launch operations through fiscal year 2032. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Billet sufficiency review The term billet sufficiency review means a formal assessment of whether the number of authorized military positions is adequate to accomplish assigned missions at current and projected operational tempos. (2) Eastern Range The term Eastern Range means the space launch range operated by Space Launch Delta 45 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and associated downrange assets. (3) Space Launch Enterprise The term Space Launch Enterprise means the organizations, personnel, infrastructure, and operational capabilities of the United States Space Force that support space launch activities, including Space Launch Delta 45, Space Launch Delta 30, the Eastern Range, the Western Range, and associated launch support organizations. (4) Western Range The term Western Range means the space launch range operated by Space Launch Delta 30 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and associated instrumentation and support assets.