COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON MILITARY CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.

SEC. 587. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON MILITARY CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.(a) Report Required.—Not later than September 1, 2007, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report concerning members of the Armed Forces who claimed status as a military conscientious objector between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2006.(b) Content of Report.—The report required by subsection (a) shall specifically address the following:(1) The number of all applications for status as a military conscientious objector, broken down by Armed Force, including the Coast Guard, and regular and reserve components.(2) Number of discharges or reassignments given.(3) The process generally used to consider applications, including average processing times and any provision for assignment or reassignment of members while their application is pending.(4) Reasons for approval or disapproval of applications.(5) Any difference in benefits upon discharge as a military conscientious objector compared to other discharges.(6) Pre-war statistical comparisons.