1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air America Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Air America and its affiliated companies, in coordination with the Central Intelligence Agency, provided direct and indirect support to the United States Government from 1950 to 1976. (2) The service and sacrifice of employees of Air America included— (A) suffering a high rate of casualties in the course of service; (B) saving thousands of lives in search and rescue missions for downed United States airmen and allied refugee evacuations; and (C) serving lengthy periods under challenging circumstances abroad. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Affiliated company The term affiliated company , with respect to Air America, includes Air Asia Company Limited, CAT Incorporated, Civil Air Transport Company Limited, and the Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport. (2) Air America The term Air America means Air America, Incorporated. (3) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (4) Child; dependent; widow