IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1333 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 19, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. CIVIL AIR PATROL STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study of the functions and capabili-
ties of the Civil Air Patrol to support the homeland secu-
rity missions of State, local, and tribal governments and 
the Department of Homeland Security. In conducting the 
study, the Comptroller General shall review the process 
by which the Civil Air Patrol may provide assistance to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, other Federal agen-
cies, and States to support homeland security missions 
by— 
(1) providing aerial reconnaissance or commu-
nications capabilities for border security; 
(2) providing capabilities for collective response 
to an act of terrorism, natural disaster, or other 
man-made event, by assisting in damage assessment 
and situational awareness, conducting search and 
rescue operations, assisting in evacuations, trans-
porting time-sensitive medical or other materials; or 
(3) such other activities as may be determined 
appropriate by the Comptroller General in the con-
duct of this review. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committees on Homeland Security and 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report con-
taining the findings of the review conducted under sub-
section (a). The report shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the feasibility and cost-ef-
fectiveness of using Civil Air Patrol assets for the 
purposes described in subsection (a); and 
(2) an assessment as to whether the current 
mechanisms for Federal agencies and States to re-
quest support from the Civil Air Patrol are sufficient 
or whether new agreements between relevant Federal 
agencies and the Civil Air Patrol are necessary. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after completing the study under this section, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall review and analyze the 
study and submit to the Committees on Homeland Secu-
rity and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on 
such review and analysis, which shall include any rec-
ommendations of the Secretary for further action that 
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could affect the organization and administration of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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