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 12 2 STA T .3 13 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 byotherF e d er al a g e nci e s( as so selected ) to resol v eaclai mu nder that decision . ( 10 ) A com p arative statement o f the bac k log of claims w ith the D efense Finance and Accounting S ervice under the decision in B utterbaugh v. Department of J ustice with the backlog of claims of other Federal agencies (as so selected) under that decision. (11) An estimate of the amount of time re q uired for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to resolve all out - standing claims under the decision in Butterbaugh v. Depart- ment of Justice. (1 2 ) An assessment of the reasonableness of the require- ment of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for the submittal by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of supporting documentation for claims under the deci- sion in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice. (1 3 ) A comparative assessment of the requirement of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service for the submittal by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces of supporting documentation for claims under the decision in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice with the requirement of other Federal agencies (as so selected) for the submittal by such members of supporting documentation for such claims. (1 4 ) Such recommendations for legislative action as the C omptroller G eneral considers appropriate in light of the deci- sion in Butterbaugh v. Department of Justice and the decision in H ernande z v. Department of the Air Force. SEC.1046 .S TUDYON S IZ E A ND M I X O F AI RL IFT FORCE. (a) S TUDYREQ U IR ED. —T he Secretary of Defense shall conduct a requirements-based study on alternatives for the proper size and mi x of fixed-wing intratheater and intertheater airlift assets to meet the N ational M ilitary Strategy for each of the following timeframes

fiscal year 2012 , 201 8, and 2024. The study shall— (1) focus on organic and commercially programmed airlift capabilities (2) analyze the full-spectrum lifecycle costs of the various alternatives for organic models of each of the following aircraft: C –5 A / B/C/M, C–1 7 A, K C– X, KC–10, KC–135R, C–130 E /H/J, Joint Cargo Aircraft; and (3) incorporate the augmentation capability, viability, and feasibility of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet during activation stages I , II, and III. (b) US E OF FFRD C .—The Secretary shall select, to carry out the study required by subsection (a), a federally funded research and development center that has experience and expertise in con- ducting similar studies. (c) STUDY PLAN .—The study required by subsection (a) shall be carried out under a study plan. The study plan shall be developed as follows: (1) The center selected under subsection (b) shall develop the study plan and shall, not later than 6 0 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit the study plan to the congressional defense committees, the Secretary, and the Comp- troller General of the United States. (2) The Comptroller General shall review the study plan to determine whether it is complete and ob j ective, and whether Deadlin e s.

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