110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1333 

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; or 

20 (3) such other activities as may be determined 

21 appropriate by the Comptroller General in the con22 duct of this review. 

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

24 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

25 submit to the Committees on Homeland Security and 

26 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

2 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report con3 taining the findings of the review conducted under sub4 section (a). The report shall include— 

5 (1) an assessment of the feasibility and cost-ef6 fectiveness of using Civil Air Patrol assets for the 

7 purposes described in subsection (a); and 

8 (2) an assessment as to whether the current 

9 mechanisms for Federal agencies and States to re10 quest support from the Civil Air Patrol are sufficient 

11 or whether new agreements between relevant Federal 

12 agencies and the Civil Air Patrol are necessary. 

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

14 after completing the study under this section, the Sec15 retary of Homeland Security shall review and analyze the 

16 study and submit to the Committees on Homeland Secu17 rity and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

18 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu19 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on 

20 such review and analysis, which shall include any rec21 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. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2008. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1333 

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