,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,grothman 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1    
,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,mr4        
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,kelly of   
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4        
,stewart1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1
 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 and ,mr4 
,waltz7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide redress to the employees of ,air
 ,america4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,air ,america ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,air ,america  7a7       
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,air ,america1 ,incorporated      
7referred to in this section as ,air    
,america7 and its related cover         
corporate entities were wholly owned and
 controlled by the ,united ,states      
,government and directed and managed by 
the ,department of ,defense1 the        

,department of ,state1 and the ,central 
,intelligence ,agency from #aiej to     
#aigf4  7#b7 ,air ,america1 a           
corporation owned by the ,government of 
the ,united ,states1 constituted a      
,government corporation1 as defined in  
section #ajc of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,it is established 
that the employees of ,air ,america and 
the other entities described in         
paragraph 7#a7 were ,federal employees4 
7#d7 ,the employees of ,air ,america    
were retroactively excluded from the    
definition of the term employee under   
section #baje of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 on the basis of an       
administrative policy change in         
paperwork requirements implemented by   
the ,office of ,personnel ,management   
#aj years after the service of the      
employees had ended and1 by extension1  
were retroactively excluded from the    
definition of the term employee under   
section #hcca of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for retirement credit    

purposes4  7#e7 ,the employees of ,air  
,america were paid as ,federal          
employees1 with salaries subject to--   
7,a7 the ,general ,schedule under       
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7   
the rates of basic pay payable to       
members of the ,armed ,forces4  7#f7    
,the service and sacrifice of the       
employees of ,air ,america included--   
7,a7 suffering a high rate of casualties
 in the course of employment2  7,b7     
saving thousands of lives in search and 
rescue missions for downed ,united      
,states airmen and allied refugee       
evacuations2 and  7,c7 lengthy periods  
of service in challenging circumstances 
abroad4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this      
section-- 7#a7 the term affiliated      
company1 with respect to ,air ,america1 
includes ,air ,asia ,company ,limited1  
,,cat ,incorporated1 ,civil ,air        
,transport ,company ,limited1 and the   
,pacific ,division of ,southern ,air    
,transport2 and  7#b7 the term          

qualifying service means service that-- 
7,a7 was performed by a ,united ,states 
citizen as an employee of ,air ,america 
or an affiliated company during the     
period beginning on ,january #a1 #aiej1 
and ending on ,december #ca1 #aigf2 and 
7,b7 is documented in the               
attorney-certified corporate records of 
,air ,america or any affiliated company4
  7c7 ,treatment as ,federal ,employment
 ,any period of qualifying service--    
7#a7 is deemed to have been service of  
an employee 7as defined in section #baje
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7    
with the ,federal ,government2 and  7#b7
 shall be treated as creditable service 
by an employee for purposes of          
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #hc of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7 ,rights
 ,an individual who performed qualifying
 service1 or a survivor of such an      
individual1 shall be entitled to the    
rights1 retroactive as applicable1      
provided to employees and their         
survivors for creditable service under  

the ,civil ,service ,retirement ,system 
under subchapter ,,iii of chapter #hc of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 with  
respect to that qualifying service4  7e7
 ,deduction1 ,contribution1 and ,deposit
 ,requirements ,the deposit of funds in 
the ,treasury of the ,united ,states    
made by ,air ,america in the form of a  
lump-sum payment apportioned in part to 
the ,civil ,service ,disability and     
,retirement ,fund in #aigf is deemed to 
satisfy the deduction1 contribution1 and
 deposit requirements under section     
#hccd of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 with respect to all periods of   
qualifying service4  7f7 ,application   
,time ,limit ,section #hcde7;i77#b7 of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall  
be applied with respect to the death of 
an individual who performed qualifying  
service by substituting #b years after  
the effective date under section #b7;g7 
of the ,air ,america ,act of #bjbj for  
#cj years after the death or other event
 which gives rise to title to the       

benefit4  7g7 ,effective ,date ,this    
section shall take effect on the date   
that is #cj days after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4