111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1178 

AN ACT 

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 

conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel 

and resources to support homeland security missions, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. CIVIL AIR PATROL STUDY. 

2 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

3 States shall conduct a study of the functions and capabili4 ties of the Civil Air Patrol to support the homeland secu5 rity missions of State, local, and tribal governments and 

6 the Department of Homeland Security. In conducting the 

7 study, the Comptroller General shall review the process 

8 by which the Civil Air Patrol may provide assistance to 

9 the Secretary of Homeland Security, other Federal agen10 cies, and States to support homeland security missions 

11 by— 

12 (1) providing aerial reconnaissance or commu13 nications capabilities for border security; 

14 (2) providing capabilities for collective response 

15 to an act of terrorism, natural disaster, or other 

16 man-made event by assisting in damage assessment 

17 and situational awareness, conducting search and 

18 rescue operations, assisting in evacuations, trans19 porting time-sensitive medical or other materials; 

20 (3) providing assistance in the exercise and 

21 training of departmental resources responsible for 

22 the intercept of aviation threats to designated re23 stricted areas; and 

24 (4) carrying out such other activities as may be 

25 determined appropriate by the Comptroller General 

26 in the conduct of this review. 
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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

3 submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Com4 mittees on Homeland Security and Transportation and In5 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

7 of the Senate a report containing the findings of the re8 view conducted under subsection (a). The report shall in9 clude— 

10 (1) an assessment of the feasibility and cost ef11 fectiveness of using Civil Air Patrol assets for the 

12 purposes described in subsection (a); and 

13 (2) an assessment as to whether the current 

14 mechanisms for Federal agencies and States to re15 quest support from the Civil Air Patrol are sufficient 

16 or whether new agreements between relevant Federal 

17 agencies and the Civil Air Patrol are necessary. 

18 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the date of receipt of the report under subsection 

20 (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall review and 

21 analyze the study and submit to the Committees on Home22 land Security and Transportation and Infrastructure of 

23 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

24 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen25 ate a report on such review and analysis, which shall in-
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1 clude any recommendations of the Secretary for further 

2 action that could affect the organization and administra3 tion of the Department of Homeland Security. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2009. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1178 

AN ACT 

To direct the Comptroller General of the United 

land security missions, and for other purposes. Patrol personnel and resources to support homeStates to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air