HR 1178 · 111th Congress · Emergency Management

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 2009-02-25· Sponsored by Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2009-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 the Secretary of Homeland Security, 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 intercept 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 …

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1178, 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

Apr 16, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 2, 2009</p>

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 1178, 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

Apr 16, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 2, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans