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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1178 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2009 

Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DUNCAN, 

Mrs. EMERSON, and Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 

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 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, 

3 SECTION 1. CIVIL AIR PATROL STUDY. 

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

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1 ties of the Civil Air Patrol to support the homeland secu2 rity missions of State, local, and tribal governments and 

3 the Department of Homeland Security. In conducting the 

4 study, the Comptroller General shall review the process 

5 by which the Civil Air Patrol may provide assistance to 

6 the Secretary of Homeland Security, other Federal agen7 cies, and States to support homeland security missions 

8 by— 

9 (1) providing aerial reconnaissance or commu10 nications capabilities for border security; 

11 (2) providing capabilities for collective response 

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

13 man-made event, by assisting in damage assessment 

14 and situational awareness, conducting search and 

15 rescue operations, assisting in evacuations, trans16 porting time-sensitive medical or other materials; 

17 (3) providing assistance in the exercise and 

18 training of departmental resources responsible for 

19 the intercept of aviation threats to designated re20 stricted areas; or 

21 (4) such other activities as may be determined 

22 appropriate by the Comptroller General in the con23 duct of this review. 

24 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

25 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 


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1 submit to the Committees on Homeland Security and 

2 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep3 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

4 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report con5 taining the findings of the review conducted under sub6 section (a). The report shall include— 

7 (1) an assessment of the feasibility and cost-ef8 fectiveness of using Civil Air Patrol assets for the 

9 purposes described in subsection (a); and 

10 (2) an assessment as to whether the current 

11 mechanisms for Federal agencies and States to re12 quest support from the Civil Air Patrol are sufficient 

13 or whether new agreements between relevant Federal 

14 agencies and the Civil Air Patrol are necessary. 

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

16 after completing the study under this section, the Sec17 retary of Homeland Security shall review and analyze the 

18 study and submit to the Committees on Homeland Secu19 rity and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

20 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu21 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on 

22 such review and analysis, which shall include any rec23 ommendations of the Secretary for further action that 


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1 could affect the organization and administration of the 

2 Department of Homeland Security. 

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