Civil Air Patrol can also provide emergency transport for sensitive medical materials and conducts lowaltitude reconnaissance surveys for the Government. Even with the Civil Air Patrol is not in the air but working on the ground. their volunteers have pitched in to assist with disaster response. This important legislation will require that the GAG examine how the Civil Air Patrols proficiency in aerial reconnaissance and communications can enhance our border security. It furthermore will assess the Civil Air Patrols experience in conducting damage assessment and enhancing situational awareness and how that might be utilized to improve our Nations collective response to an act of terrorism. natural disaster. or other manmade event. The GAG report produced by this legislation will be utilized to paint a clear picture of the costeffectiveness of using Civil Air Patrol assets for homeland security missions and help this committee to understand whether the current mechanisms for Federal agencies and States to request CAP support are adequate.
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