[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2224 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2224

To express the sense of Congress regarding the need to carefully review 
 proposed changes to the governance structure of the Civil Air Patrol 
  before any such change is implemented and to require studies by the 
  Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense regarding Civil Air Patrol management and operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 1999

Mrs. Mink  of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To express the sense of Congress regarding the need to carefully review 
 proposed changes to the governance structure of the Civil Air Patrol 
  before any such change is implemented and to require studies by the 
  Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense regarding Civil Air Patrol management and operations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MANAGEMENT OF CIVIL AIR PATROL.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that no major 
change to the governance structure of the Civil Air Patrol should be 
mandated until a review of potential improvements in the management and 
oversight of Civil Air Patrol operations is conducted.
    (b) Comptroller General Study.--The Comptroller General shall 
conduct a study of potential improvements to Civil Air Patrol 
operations, including Civil Air Patrol financial management, Air Force 
and Civil Air Patrol oversight, and the Civil Air Patrol safety 
program. Not later than February 15, 2000, the Inspector General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.
    (c) Inspector General Review.--(1) The Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense shall review the financial and management 
operations of the Civil Air Patrol. The review shall include an audit.
    (2) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Inspector General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the review, including, specifically, the 
results of the audit. The report shall include any recommendations that 
the Inspector General considers appropriate regarding actions necessary 
to ensure the proper oversight of the financial and management 
operations of the Civil Air Patrol.
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