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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.

Introduced: March 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to specified congressional committees on the functions and capabilities of the Civil Air Patrol to support the homeland security missions of state, local, and tribal governments and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Requires the Comptroller General to review the process by which the Civil Air Patrol may provide assistance to DHS, other federal agencies, and states to support homeland security missions, including by providing: (1) aerial reconnaissance or communications capabilities for border security; (2) 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, or transporting time-sensitive medical or other materials; or (3) assistance in the exercise and training of departmental resources responsible for the interception of aviation threats to designated restricted areas.

Directs the Comptroller General's report to include assessments of: (1) the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of using Civil Air Patrol assets; and (2) whether existing mechanisms for requesting support from the Civil Air Patrol are sufficient.

Requires the Secretary to analyze the study and submit a report, including any recommendations for action that could affect DHS's organization and administration.

What's happening now March 25, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 704: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-704/
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"S. 704: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-704/.
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S. 704, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-704/.
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[S. 704: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-704/)
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