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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1627 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary to 

enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force to use 

Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security 

missions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2009 

Mr. DENT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 

the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel 

and resources to support homeland security missions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civil Air Patrol Home5 land Security Support Act of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CIVIL AIR PATROL SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECU2 RITY MISSIONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 

4 Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 890A. CIVIL AIR PATROL SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SE7 CURITY MISSIONS. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 

9 into memoranda of understanding or other agreements 

10 with the Secretary of Defense to use Civil Air Patrol per11 sonnel and resources to support homeland security mis12 sions in accordance with this section. 

13 ‘‘(b) USE OF ASSETS.—Pursuant to a memorandum 

14 of understanding or other agreement entered into under 

15 subsection (a), the Secretary may consider the use of Civil 

16 Air Patrol personnel and resources for— 

17 ‘‘(1) providing aerial reconnaissance or commu18 nications capabilities to the Border Patrol to protect 

19 against illegal entry and trafficking in goods, cur20 rency, people, and other substances; 

21 ‘‘(2) providing capabilities to respond to an act 

22 of terrorism, natural disaster, or other man-made 

23 event, by assisting in damage assessment and situa24 tional awareness, conducting search and rescue oper25 ations, assisting in evacuations, transporting time26 sensitive medical or other materials; or 


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1 ‘‘(3) such other activities as the Secretary may 

2 determine in coordination with the Secretary of De3 fense. 

4 ‘‘(c) INCLUSION IN NATIONAL PLANNING ACTIVI5 TIES.—Pursuant to a memorandum of understanding or 

6 other agreement entered into under subsection (a), the 

7 Secretary shall consider the Civil Air Patrol as an avail8 able resource for purposes of national preparedness and 

9 response planning activities, including the National Re10 sponse Plan. 

11 ‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—A memorandum of under12 standing or other agreement entered into under subsection 

13 (a) shall include a provision addressing the manner in 

14 which the Department of Defense is to be reimbursed for 

15 costs associated with the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel 

16 or resources for homeland security purposes.’’. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home19 land Security and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

20 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

21 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

22 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 

23 status of any memorandum of understanding or other 

24 agreement authorized under section 890A of the Home25 land Security Act, as added by subsection (a). 


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1 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 

3 end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: 

‘‘Sec. 890A. Civil Air Patrol support of homeland security missions.’’. 

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