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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-