I want to thank all of them for their interest and leadership and helping get us to where we are today. I would just like to say that the GAO study that this legislation requires will help Congress assess the current capabilities of the Civil Air Patrol to assist the Federal Government and our State and local partners in conducting homeland security missions. The review will help us determine whether the current mechanisms to utilize the Civil Air Patrol as a force multiplier in various missions. including search and rescue and border security. are sufficient to meet todays needs. As we saw after September 11 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. in a catastrophic event. this country must be able to dramatically increase the number of response assets. while ensuring that Federal. State and local resources are well coordinated.
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