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contingency relief and reconstruction operations,
including relief and reconstruction operations in
Iraq.
(B) An analysis of the division of duties, re-
sponsibilities, and functions among executive
branch agencies for such operations and rec-
ommendations for administrative and regulatory
changes to enhance integration.
(C) Recommendations for legislation that
would improve interagency cooperation and inte-
gration and the efficiency of the United States
Government in the planning and execution of
such operations.
(D) Recommendations for improvements in
congressional, executive, and other oversight
structures and procedures that would enhance
accountability within such operations.
SEC. 1044. ANNUAL REPORT ON CASES REVIEWED BY NA-
TIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EMPLOYER SUP-
PORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE.
Section 4332 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4),
(5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7)
respectively;
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2):
‘‘(2) The number of cases reviewed by the Sec-
retary of Defense under the National Committee for
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of the
Department of Defense during the fiscal year for
which the report is made.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by
striking ‘‘(2), or (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2), (3), or (4)’’.
SEC. 1045. REPORT ON WORKFORCE REQUIRED TO SUP-
PORT THE NUCLEAR MISSIONS OF THE NAVY
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Energy shall each submit to Congress
a report on the requirements for a workforce to support the
nuclear missions of the Navy and the Department of Energy
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the re-
port.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report shall address anticipated
changes to the nuclear missions of the Navy and the Depart-
ment of Energy during the 10-year period beginning on the
date of the report, anticipated workforce attrition, and re-
tirement, and recruiting trends during that period and
knowledge retention programs within the Department of
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Defense, the Department of Energy, the national labora-
tories, and federally funded research facilities.
SEC. 1046. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEFENSE
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE RE-
SPONSE TO BUTTERBAUGH V. DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
of the United States shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report setting forth an assessment by the
Comptroller General of the response of the Defense Finance
and Accounting Service to the decision in Butterbaugh v.
Department of Justice (336 F.3d 1332 (2003)).
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) An estimate of the number of members of the
reserve components of the Armed Forces, both past
and present, who are entitled to compensation under
the decision in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice.
(2) An assessment of the current policies, proce-
dures, and timeliness of the Defense Finance and Ac-
counting Service in implementing and resolving
claims under the decision in Butterbaugh v. Depart-
ment of Justice.
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(3) An assessment whether or not the decisions
made by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service
in implementing the decision in Butterbaugh v. De-
partment of Justice follow a consistent pattern of res-
olution.
(4) An assessment of whether or not the decisions
made by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service
in implementing the decision in Butterbaugh v. De-
partment of Justice are resolving claims by providing
more compensation than an individual has been able
to prove, under the rule of construction that laws pro-
viding benefits to veterans are liberally construed in
favor of the veteran.
(5) An estimate of the total amount of compensa-
tion payable to members of the reserve components of
the Armed Forces, both past and present, as a result
of the recent decision in Hernandez v. Department of
the Air Force (No. 2006–3375, slip op.) that leave can
be reimbursed for Reserve service before 1994, when
Congress enacted chapter 43 of title 38, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Uniformed Serv-
ices Employment and Reemployment Rights Act’’).
(6) A comparative assessment of the handling of
claims by the Defense Finance and Accounting Serv-
ice under the decision in Butterbaugh v. Department
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of Justice with the handling of claims by other Fed-
eral agencies (selected by the Comptroller General for
purposes of the comparative assessment) under that
decision.
(7) A statement of the number of claims by mem-
bers of the reserve components of the Armed Forces
under the decision in Butterbaugh v. Department of
Justice that have been adjudicated by the Defense Fi-
nance and Accounting Service.
(8) A statement of the number of claims by mem-
bers of the reserve components of the Armed Forces
under the decision in Butterbaugh v. Department of
Justice that have been denied by the Defense Finance
and Accounting Service.
(9) A comparative assessment of the average
amount of time required for the Defense Finance and
Accounting Service to resolve a claim under the deci-
sion in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice with
the average amount of time required by other Federal
agencies (as so selected) to resolve a claim under that
decision.
(10) A comparative statement of the backlog of
claims with the Defense Finance and Accounting
Service under the decision in Butterbaugh v. Depart-
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ment of Justice with the backlog of claims of other
Federal agencies (as so selected) under that decision.
(11) An estimate of the amount of time required
for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to re-
solve all outstanding claims under the decision in
Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice.
(12) An assessment of the reasonableness of the
requirement of the Defense Finance and Accounting
Service for the submittal by members of the reserve
components of the Armed Forces of supporting docu-
mentation 
for 
claims 
under 
the 
decision 
in
Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice.
(13) A comparative assessment of the require-
ment of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service
for the submittal by members of the reserve compo-
nents of the Armed Forces of supporting documenta-
tion for claims under the decision in Butterbaugh v.
Department of Justice with the requirement of other
Federal agencies (as so selected) for the submittal by
such members of supporting documentation for such
claims.
(14) Such recommendations for legislative action
as the Comptroller General considers appropriate in
light of the decision in Butterbaugh v. Department of
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Justice and the decision in Hernandez v. Department
of the Air Force.
SEC. 1047. REPORT ON FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS OF
DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, FORT
HOOD MILITARY RESERVATION, TEXAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port assessing the facilities and operations of the Darnall
Army Medical Center at Fort Hood Military Reservation,
Texas.
(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) A specific determination of whether the fa-
cilities currently housing Darnall Army Medical Cen-
ter meet Department of Defense standards for Army
medical centers.
(2) A specific determination of whether the exist-
ing facilities adequately support the operations of
Darnall Army Medical Center, including the missions
of medical treatment, medical hold, medical holdover,
and Warriors in Transition.
(3) A specific determination of whether the exist-
ing facilities provide adequate physical space for the
number of personnel that would be required for
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Darnall Army Medical Center to function as a full-
sized Army medical center.
(4) A specific determination of whether the cur-
rent levels of medical and medical-related personnel
at Darnall Army Medical Center are adequate to sup-
port the operations of a full-sized Army medical cen-
ter.
(5) A specific determination of whether the cur-
rent levels of graduate medical education and medical
residency programs currently in place at Darnall
Army Medical Center are adequate to support the op-
erations of a full-sized Army medical center.
(6) A description of any and all deficiencies
identified by the Secretary.
(7) A proposed investment plan and timeline to
correct such deficiencies.
SEC. 1048. REPORT ON PLANS TO REPLACE THE MONUMENT
AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS AT AR-
LINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VIRGINIA.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Army and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
jointly submit to Congress a report setting forth the fol-
lowing:
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(1) The current plans of the Secretaries with re-
spect to—
(A) replacing the monument at the Tomb of
the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery,
Virginia; and
(B) disposing of the current monument at
the Tomb of the Unknowns, if it were removed
and replaced.
(2) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of repairing the monument at the Tomb of the
Unknowns rather than replacing it.
(3) A description of the current efforts of the Sec-
retaries to maintain and preserve the monument at
the Tomb of the Unknowns.
(4) An explanation of why no attempt has been
made since 1989 to repair the monument at the Tomb
of the Unknowns.
(5) A comprehensive estimate of the cost of re-
placement of the monument at the Tomb of the Un-
knowns and the cost of repairing such monument.
(6) An assessment of the structural integrity of
the monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
(b) LIMITATION ON ACTION.—The Secretary of the
Army and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not take
any action to replace the monument at the Tomb of the
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Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, until
180 days after the date of the receipt by Congress of the
report required by subsection (a).
(c) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (b)
shall not prevent the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs from repairing the current monument
at the Tomb of the Unknowns or from acquiring any blocks
of marble for uses related to such monument, subject to the
availability of appropriations for that purposes.
SEC. 1049. REPORT ON SIZE AND MIX OF AIR FORCE INTER-
THEATER AIRLIFT FORCE.
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall
conduct a study on various alternatives for the size
and mix of assets for the Air Force intertheater airlift
force, with a particular focus on current and planned
capabilities and costs of the C–5 aircraft and C–17
aircraft fleets.
(2) CONDUCT OF STUDY.—
(A) USE OF FFRDC.—The Secretary shall
select to conduct the study required by subsection
(a) a federally funded research and development
center (FFRDC) that has experience and exper-
tise in conducting studies similar to the study
required by subsection (a).
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(B) DEVELOPMENT
OF
STUDY
METHOD-
OLOGY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the federally funded re-
search and development center selected for the
conduct of the study shall—
(i) develop the methodology for the
study; and
(ii) submit the methodology to the
Comptroller General of the United States
for review.
(C) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not
later than 30 days after receipt of the method-
ology under subparagraph (B), the Comptroller
General shall—
(i) review the methodology for purposes
of identifying any flaws or weaknesses in
the methodology; and
(ii) submit to the federally funded re-
search and development center a report
that—
(I) sets forth any flaws or weak-
nesses in the methodology identified by
the Comptroller General in the review;
and