[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2577 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2577

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to 
 Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

 Ms. Berkley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
          Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select)

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to 
 Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Air America Veterans Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Air america.--The term ``Air America'' means Air 
        America, Incorporated.
            (2) Associated company.--The term ``associated company'' 
        means any entity associated with, predecessor to, or subsidiary 
        to Air America, including Air Asia Company Limited, CAT 
        Incorporated, Civil Air Transport Company Limited, and the 
        Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport during the period 
        when such an entity was owned and controlled by the United 
        States Government.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF AIR 
              AMERICA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to Congress a report on the advisability of providing Federal 
retirement benefits to United States citizens for the service of such 
citizens prior to 1977 as employees of Air America or an associated 
company during a period when Air America or the associated company was 
owned or controlled by the United States Government and operated or 
managed by the Central Intelligence Agency.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The history of Air America and the associated companies 
        prior to 1977, including a description of--
                    (A) the relationship between Air America and the 
                associated companies and the Central Intelligence 
                Agency or any other element of the United States 
                Government;
                    (B) the workforce of Air America and the associated 
                companies;
                    (C) the missions performed by Air America, the 
                associated companies, and their employees for the 
                United States; and
                    (D) the casualties suffered by employees of Air 
                America and the associated companies in the course of 
                their employment.
            (2) A description of--
                    (A) the retirement benefits contracted for or 
                promised to the employees of Air America and the 
                associated companies prior to 1977;
                    (B) the contributions made by such employees for 
                such benefits;
                    (C) the retirement benefits actually paid such 
                employees;
                    (D) the entitlement of such employees to the 
                payment of future retirement benefits; and
                    (E) the likelihood that such employees will receive 
                any future retirement benefits.
            (3) An assessment of the difference between--
                    (A) the retirement benefits that former employees 
                of Air America and the associated companies have 
                received or will receive by virtue of their employment 
                with Air America and the associated companies; and
                    (B) the retirement benefits that such employees 
                would have received or be eligible to receive if such 
                employment was deemed to be employment by the United 
                States Government and their service during such 
                employment was credited as Federal service for the 
                purpose of Federal retirement benefits.
            (4)(A) Any recommendations regarding the advisability of 
        legislative action to treat such employment as Federal service 
        for the purpose of Federal retirement benefits in light of the 
        relationship between Air America and the associated companies 
        and the United States Government and the services and 
        sacrifices of such employees to and for the United States.
            (B) If legislative action is considered advisable under 
        subparagraph (A), a proposal for such action and an assessment 
        of its costs.
            (5) The opinions of the Director of the Central 
        Intelligence Agency, if any, on any matters covered by the 
        report that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
        considers appropriate.
    (c) Assistance of Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall, upon the request of the Director of National 
Intelligence and in a manner consistent with the protection of 
classified information, assist the Director in the preparation of the 
report required by subsection (a).
    (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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