[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1627 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1627

 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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2009

   Mr. Dent 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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security 
Support Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. CIVIL AIR PATROL SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 890A. CIVIL AIR PATROL SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECURITY MISSIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into memoranda 
of understanding or other agreements with the Secretary of Defense to 
use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland 
security missions in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Use of Assets.--Pursuant to a memorandum of understanding or 
other agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
consider the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources for--
            ``(1) providing aerial reconnaissance or communications 
        capabilities to the Border Patrol to protect against illegal 
        entry and trafficking in goods, currency, people, and other 
        substances;
            ``(2) providing capabilities to respond 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, transporting time-sensitive medical or other 
        materials; or
            ``(3) such other activities as the Secretary may determine 
        in coordination with the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(c) Inclusion in National Planning Activities.--Pursuant to a 
memorandum of understanding or other agreement entered into under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the Civil Air Patrol as an 
available resource for purposes of national preparedness and response 
planning activities, including the National Response Plan.
    ``(d) Reimbursement.--A memorandum of understanding or other 
agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall include a provision 
addressing the manner in which the Department of Defense is to be 
reimbursed for costs associated with the use of Civil Air Patrol 
personnel or resources for homeland security purposes.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the status of any 
memorandum of understanding or other agreement authorized under section 
890A of the Homeland Security Act, as added by subsection (a).
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such 
subtitle the following:

``Sec. 890A. Civil Air Patrol support of homeland security missions.''.
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