#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#djg  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide redress to
 the employees of ,air ,america4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,air ,america ,act of #bjbb4  #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 ,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  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 company2
  7#c7 the term survivor1 with respect  
to an individual who performed          
qualifying service1 means-- 7,a7 a widow
 or widower of the individual who       

performed qualifying service2 or  7,b7  
an individual who1 at any time during or
 since the period of qualifying service1
 was a dependent or child of the        
individual who performed qualifying     
service2 and  7#d7 the terms widow1     
widower1 dependent1 and child have the  
meanings given those terms in section   
#hcda7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 except that that section shall be
 applied by substituting individual who 
performed qualifying service for        
employee or ,member4  7c7 ,creditable   
service ,any period of qualifying       
service shall be treated as creditable  
service for purposes of subchapter ,,iii
 of chapter #hc of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7d7 ,rights  7#a7 ,in   
general ,an individual who performed    
qualifying service or a survivor of such
 an individual-- 7,a7 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 
service2 and  7,b7 may submit an        
application for benefits based on the   
qualifying service to the ,office of    
,personnel ,management not later than #b
 years after the effective date under   
section #b7;g7 of this ,act4  7#b7      
,individuals deceased before date of    
enactment ,a survivor of an individual  
who performed qualifying service and    
became eligible1 by reason of this ,act1
 for benefits based on the qualifying   
service under subchapter ,,iii of       
chapter #hc of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code 7but became deceased before the  
date of enactment of this ,act7-- 7,a7  
may submit an application for benefits  
based on the qualifying service to the  
,office of ,personnel ,management not   
later than #b years after the effective 
date under section #b7;g7 of this ,act1 
disregarding any requirement that an    
employee have filed an application while

 living2 and  7,b7 upon submission of   
the application under subparagraph 7,a71
 shall be eligible for a survivor       
annuity under section #hcda of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 equal to #ee    
percent 7or #ej percent if the deceased 
individual retired before ,october #aa1 
#aifb7 of the self-only annuity 7as     
defined in section #hch4ajc of title #e1
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any 
successor regulation77 that otherwise   
would have been paid to the deceased    
individual4  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 ,rule of       

construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed to set any type of        
precedent for purposes of civil service 
retirement credit with the ,civil       
,service ,retirement and ,disability    
,fund or any successor fund4  7g7       
,effective date ,this ,act shall take   
effect on the date that is #cj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  ,passed the ,senate ,june #ad1   
#bjbb4,secretary