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SEC. 1072. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 
STATES ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY WHISTLE-
BLOWER PROTECTIONS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a review of military whistleblower pro-
tections afforded to members of the Armed Services by the 
Department of Defense. The review shall include an anal-
ysis of the following: 
(1) A sample of military whistleblower cases at 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense, as well as one or more Offices of the In-
spector General of a military department (as selected 
by the Comptroller General for the purposes of this 
section). 
(2) Department-wide efforts to educate and in-
form members of the Armed Forces about the protec-
tions provided to them under section 1034 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(3) A sample of military whistleblower reprisal 
appeals (as selected by the Comptroller General for 
the purposes of this section) heard by the Boards for 
the Correction of Military Records referred to in sec-
tion 1552 of title 10, United States Code, of each 
military department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 2009, the 
Comptroller General shall submit a report on the review
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and analysis conducted under subsection (a) to the Chair-
man and Ranking Minority Member of each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Committees on Armed Services, Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Ju-
diciary of the Senate. 
(2) The Committees on Armed Services, Home-
land Security, and the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1073. REPORT ON RE-DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR 
PERMANENTLY 
INCAPACITATED 
DEPEND-
ENTS OF RETIRED AND DECEASED MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report on the re-determination process of the Department 
of Defense used to determine the eligibility of permanently 
incapacitated dependents of retired and deceased members 
of the Armed Forces for benefits provided under laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary. The report shall include the 
following: 
(1) An assessment of the re-determination proc-
ess, including the following: 
(A) The rationale for requiring a quadren-
nial recertification of financial support after
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issuance of a permanent identification card to a 
permanently incapacitated dependent. 
(B) The administrative and other burdens 
the quadrennial recertification imposes on the af-
fected sponsor and dependents, especially after 
the sponsor becomes ill, incapacitated, or de-
ceased. 
(C) The extent to which the quadrennial re-
certification undermines the utility of issuing a 
permanent identification card. 
(D) The extent of the consequences entailed 
in eliminating the requirement for quadrennial 
recertification. 
(2) Specific recommendations for the following: 
(A) Improving the efficiency of the recertifi-
cation process. 
(B) Minimizing the burden of such process 
on the sponsors of such dependents. 
(C) Eliminating the requirement for quad-
rennial recertification. 
SEC. 1074. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF SPENDING 
IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2009 
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REVIEW
OF SPENDING
BY
THE COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States
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shall conduct a review of the obligations and expenditures 
of the Department of Defense in the final quarter of fiscal 
year 2009, as compared to the obligations and expenditures 
of the Department in the first three quarters of that fiscal 
year, to determine if policies with respect to spending by 
the Department contribute to hastened year-end spending 
and poor use or waste of taxpayer dollars. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the earlier of March 30, 
2010, or the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress a report containing— 
(1) the results of the review conducted under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) any recommendations of the Comptroller 
General with respect to improving the policies pursu-
ant to which amounts appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense are obligated and expended in the 
final quarter of the fiscal year. 
SEC. 1075. REPORT ON AIR AMERICA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIR
AMERICA.—The term ‘‘Air America’’ 
means Air America, Incorporated. 
(2) ASSOCIATED COMPANY.—The term ‘‘associ-
ated company’’ means any entity associated with, 
predecessor to, or subsidiary to Air America, includ-
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ing Air Asia Company Limited, CAT Incorporated, 
Civil Air Transport Company Limited, and the Pa-
cific Division of Southern Air Transport during the 
period when such an entity was owned and controlled 
by the United States Government. 
(b) REPORT ON RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR FORMER 
EMPLOYEES OF AIR AMERICA.— 
(1) 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 re-
port on the advisability of providing Federal retire-
ment 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. 
(2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) The history of Air America and the as-
sociated companies prior to 1977, including a 
description of— 
(i) the relationship between Air Amer-
ican and the associated companies and the
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Central Intelligence Agency or any other 
element of the United States Government; 
(ii) the workforce of Air America and 
the associated companies; 
(iii) the missions performed by Air 
America, the associated companies, and 
their employees for the United States; and 
(iv) the casualties suffered by employ-
ees of Air America and the associated com-
panies in the course of their employment. 
(B) A description of— 
(i) the retirement benefits contracted 
for or promised to the employees of Air 
America and the associated companies prior 
to 1977; 
(ii) the contributions made by such 
employees for such benefits; 
(iii) the retirement benefits actually 
paid such employees; 
(iv) the entitlement of such employees 
to the payment of future retirement benefits; 
and 
(v) the likelihood that such employees 
will receive any future retirement benefits.