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basis as dependents of members of the armed forces enti-
tled to retired pay under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2641a the following new 
item:
‘‘2641b. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: Reserve 
members eligible for retired pay but for age; spouses.’’.
SEC. 576. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF MILITARY 
RECRUITING. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives a report on military re-
cruiting. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The Comptroller 
General shall include in the report the following: 
(1) Whether military recruitment criminal viola-
tions have increased in any branches of the Armed 
Forces since the beginning of combat in Iraq. 
(2) Whether policies of the Department of De-
fense or of any of the specific military branches have 
caused or encouraged military recruiters to carry out 
criminal actions to increase recruitment numbers. 
(3) Whether the Department of Justice, De-
partment of Defense, or specific military branches
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have adequately and independently carried out inves-
tigations and prosecutions of all Department of De-
fense officials who are complicit or directly involved 
in criminal actions to increase military recruitment. 
(4) Any recommendations for any legislation or 
administrative actions that the Comptroller General 
considers appropriate. 
(5) Any other matter the Comptroller General 
considers relevant. 
SEC. 577. ADDITION OF INFORMATION CONCERNING MEN-
TAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TREATMENT TO 
SUBJECTS REQUIRED TO BE COVERED IN 
MANDATORY PRESEPARATION COUNSELING. 
Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(11) Information concerning the availability of 
mental health services and the treatment of post-
traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, depres-
sion, suicidal ideations, or other mental health condi-
tions associated with service in the armed forces.’’.
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SEC. 578. IMPROVEMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT AFFECTING 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct an inventory of supplies, trained personnel, and 
transportation resources assigned or deployed to deal with 
sexual assault. The Secretary shall assess the availability 
and accessibility within deployed units of rape evidence 
kits, testing supplies for sexually transmitted infections 
and diseases (STIs), including HIV, and for pregnancy, 
transportation resources, and medication. The assessment 
shall be completed not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) ACTION PLAN FOR DEPLOYED UNITS.—The Sec-
retary shall develop a plan to enhance accessibility and 
availability of supplies, trained personnel, and transpor-
tation resources in response to sexual assaults occurring 
in deployed units. Such plan shall include the following: 
(1) Training of new and existing first respond-
ers to sexual assaults, including criminal investiga-
tors, medical providers responsible for rape kit evi-
dence collection, and victims advocates, with such 
training to include current techniques on processing 
of evidence, including rape kits, and conducting in-
vestigations.