(A) The history of Air America and associ-
ated companies before 1977, including a de-
scription of— 
(i) the relationship between such com-
panies and the Central Intelligence Agency 
and other elements of the United States 
Government; 
(ii) the workforce of such companies; 
(iii) the missions performed by such 
companies and their employees for the 
United States; and 
(iv) the casualties suffered by employ-
ees of such companies in the course of 
their employment with such companies. 
(B) A description of the retirement bene-
fits contracted for or promised to the employees 
of such companies before 1977, the contribu-
tions made by such employees for such benefits, 
the retirement benefits actually paid such em-
ployees, the entitlement of such employees to 
the payment of future retirement benefits, and 
the likelihood that former employees of such 
companies will receive any future retirement 
benefits.
(C) An assessment of the difference be-
tween— 
(i) the retirement benefits that former 
employees of such companies have received 
or will receive by virtue of their employ-
ment with such companies; and 
(ii) the retirement benefits that such 
employees would have received and in the 
future receive if such employees had been, 
or would now be, treated as employees of 
the United States whose services while in 
the employ of such companies had been or 
would now be credited as Federal service 
for the purpose of Federal retirement ben-
efits. 
(D) The recommendations of the Director 
regarding the advisability of legislative action to 
treat employment at such companies as Federal 
service for the purpose of Federal retirement 
benefits in light of the relationship between 
such companies and the United States Govern-
ment and the services and sacrifices of such 
employees to and for the United States, and if 
legislative action is considered advisable, a pro-
posal for such action and an assessment of its 
costs. 
(2) VIEWS OF DCIA.—The Director of National 
Intelligence shall include in the report any views of 
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on 
the matters covered by the report that the Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency considers appro-
priate. 
(c) ASSISTANCE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The 
Comptroller General shall, upon the request of the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence and in a manner consistent 
with the protection of classified information, assist the Di-
rector in the preparation of the report required by sub-
section (a). 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(e) 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 company associated with 
or subsidiary to Air America, including Air Asia 
Company Limited and the Pacific Division of South-
ern Air Transport, Incorporated.
Subtitle B—Central Intelligence 
Agency 
SEC. 421. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF THE POSITION 
OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY.—(1) Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 402 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 104A the following new section: 
‘‘DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY 
‘‘SEC. 104B. (a) DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CEN-
TRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.—There is a Deputy Direc-
tor of the Central Intelligence Agency who shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Deputy Director of the Central 
Intelligence Agency shall— 
‘‘(1) assist the Director of the Central Intel-
ligence Agency in carrying out the duties and re-
sponsibilities of the Director; and 
‘‘(2) act for, and exercise the powers of, the Di-
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency during the 
absence or disability of the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, or during a vacancy in the posi-
tion of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in the first section of such Act is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 104A the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 104B. Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.’’. 
(b) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL III.—Section 
5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to the Deputy Directors of Central 
Intelligence and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency.’’. 
SEC. 422. GENERAL AUTHORITIES OF THE CENTRAL INTEL-
LIGENCE AGENCY. 
Section 5(a)(1) of the Central Intelligence Agency 
Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403f(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘any of the functions or activities authorized under para-
graphs (2) and (3) of section 102(a), subsections (c)(7) 
and (d) of section 103, subsections (a) and (g) of section 
104, and section 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 403(a)(2), (3), 403–3(c)(7), (d), 403–4(a), (g), 
and 405),’’ and inserting ‘‘any functions or activities au-
thorized by law to be conducted by the Central Intelligence 
Agency’’.
SEC. 423. REVIEW OF COVERT ACTION PROGRAMS BY IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 503 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413b) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(g) and transferring such subsection to the end; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITS OF COVERT AC-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence 
Agency shall conduct an audit of each covert action 
at least every three years. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATED, SUSPENDED PROGRAMS.— 
The Inspector General of the Central Intelligence 
Agency is not required to conduct an audit under 
paragraph (1) of a covert action that has been ter-
minated or suspended if such covert action was ter-
minated or suspend prior to the last audit of such 
covert action conducted by the Inspector General 
and has not been restarted after the date on which 
such audit was completed. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the completion of an audit conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1), the Inspector General of the Central
Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a report containing the re-
sults of such audit.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title V of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 501(f) (50 U.S.C. 413(f)), by 
striking ‘‘503(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘503(g)’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
502(a)(1) 
(50 
U.S.C. 
413b(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘503(e)’’ and inserting 
‘‘503(g)’’; and 
(3) in section 504(c) (50 U.S.C. 414(c)), by 
striking ‘‘503(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘503(g)’’. 
SEC. 424. REPORT ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
PROGRESS. 
Section 114A of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 404i–1) is amended by striking ‘‘the Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency,’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Elements 
SEC. 431. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SEC-
TION 105 OF THE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZA-
TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004. 
Section 105(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–177; 117 Stat. 
2603; 31 U.S.C. 311 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Director of Central Intel-
ligence’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of National Intel-
ligence’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or in section 313 of such 
title,’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)),’’. 
SEC. 432. REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COUNTER-
INTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE. 
(a) REPEAL
OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.—Section 
904 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 
(title IX of Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 402c) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (d), (h), (i), and (j); 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking paragraphs 
(3) and (4); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 
(k), (l), and (m) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), 
and (i), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—That section is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(2) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; and
(2) in subsection (e)(2), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (d)(2)’’. 
SEC. 433. CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF COAST GUARD 
AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ELEMENTS IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMU-
NITY. 
Section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 401a(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Coast Guard,’’ after 
‘‘the Marine Corps,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the Drug Enforcement 
Administration,’’ after ‘‘the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘, includ-
ing the Office of Intelligence of the Coast Guard’’. 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
Subtitle A—General Intelligence 
Matters 
SEC. 501. AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE PLATFORMS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION OF U–2 AIRCRAFT 
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may not begin the 
process to terminate the U–2 aircraft program until the 
Secretary certifies in accordance with subsection (b) that
there would be no loss of national or Department of De-
fense intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 
capabilities in transitioning from the U–2 aircraft pro-
gram to the Global Hawk RQ–4 unmanned aerial vehicle 
platform. 
(b) REPORT AND CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a study of aerial reconnaissance platforms 
to determine whether the Global Hawk RQ–4 un-
manned aerial vehicle has reached mission capability 
and has attained collection capabilities on a par with 
the collection capabilities of the U–2 Block 20 air-
craft program as of April 1, 2006. 
(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional committees specified in subsection 
(c) a report containing the results of the study. The 
Secretary shall include in the report the Secretary’s 
determination as to whether the Global Hawk RQ– 
4 unmanned aerial vehicle— 
(A) has reached mission capability; and 
(B) has attained collection capabilities on a 
par with the collection capabilities of the U–2 
Block 20 aircraft program as of April 1, 2006. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall in-
clude with the report the Secretary’s certification,
based on the results of the study, as to whether or 
not there would be a loss of national or Department 
of Defense intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance capabilities with a transition from the U–2 
aircraft program to the Global Hawk RQ–4 un-
manned aerial vehicle platform. 
(c) SPECIFIED
COMMITTEES.—The congressional 
committees specified in this subsection are the following: 
(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 502. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR RE-
VIEW OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMS OF THE UNITED STATES INTEL-
LIGENCE COMMUNITY. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1007(a) of the Intel-
ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(Public Law 107–306; 50 U.S.C. 401 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 1, 2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 1, 2008’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a)(1) shall take effect as if included