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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2577 
To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Con-
gress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America, and 
for other purposes. 
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) 
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 Representa-
tives 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. 
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(2) ASSOCIATED COMPANY.—The term ‘‘associ-
ated company’’ means any entity associated with, 
predecessor to, or subsidiary to Air America, includ-
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 con-
trolled 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 ad-
visability 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 associ-
ated company was owned or controlled by the United 
States Government and operated or managed by the Cen-
tral Intelligence Agency. 
(b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The history of Air America and the associ-
ated companies prior to 1977, including a descrip-
tion of— 
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(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 em-
ployees would have received or be eligible to re-
ceive if such employment was deemed to be em-
ployment by the United States Government and 
their service during such employment was cred-
ited as Federal service for the purpose of Fed-
eral retirement benefits. 
(4)(A) Any recommendations regarding the ad-
visability of legislative action to treat such employ-
ment as Federal service for the purpose of Federal 
retirement benefits in light of the relationship be-
tween 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 
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by the report that the Director of the Central Intel-
ligence 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 infor-
mation, 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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