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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1333 

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 6, 2007 

Mr. DENT (for himself, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 

REICHERT, Mr. GERLACH, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. 

KIRK, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Ms. FOXX, Mr. 

MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. UPTON, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. KING of 

Iowa, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MICHAUD, 

Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. TERRY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. RENZI, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. TOM DAVIS

of Virginia, Mr. BOSWELL, and Mr. KING of New York) 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. 


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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 2007.’’ 

6 SEC. 2. CIVIL AIR PATROL SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECU7 RITY MISSIONS. 

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

9 Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding at 

10 the end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 890A. CIVIL AIR PATROL SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SE12 CURITY MISSIONS. 

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

14 into memoranda of understanding or other agreements 

15 with the Secretary of Defense to use Civil Air Patrol per16 sonnel and resources to support homeland security mis17 sions in accordance with this section. 

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

19 of understanding or other agreement entered into under 

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

21 Air Patrol personnel and resources for— 

22 ‘‘(1) providing aerial reconnaissance or commu23 nications capabilities to the Border Patrol to protect 

24 against illegal entry and trafficking in goods, cur25 rency, people, and other substances; 


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

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

3 event, by assisting in damage assessment and situa4 tional awareness, conducting search and rescue oper5 ations, assisting in evacuations, transporting time6 sensitive medical or other materials; or 

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

8 determine in coordination with the Secretary of De9 fense. 

10 ‘‘(c) INCLUSION IN NATIONAL PLANNING ACTIVI11 TIES.—Pursuant to a memorandum of understanding or 

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

13 Secretary shall consider the Civil Air Patrol as an avail14 able resource for purposes of national preparedness and 

15 response planning activities, including the National Re16 sponse Plan. 

17 ‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—A memorandum of under18 standing or other agreement entered into under subsection 

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

20 which the Department of Defense is to be reimbursed for 

21 costs associated with the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel 

22 or resources for homeland security purposes.’’. 

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

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home25 land Security and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 


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1 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

2 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

3 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 

4 status of any memorandum of understanding or other 

5 agreement authorized under section 890A of the Home6 land Security Act, as added by subsection (a). 

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

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

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

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

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