On the recordMay 10, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time and passed; that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; and that any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 418) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 418 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``CAP'') during World War II, civilian men and women ranging in age from 18 to 81, provided extraordinary public and combat services during a critical time of need for the Nation. (2) During the war, CAP members used their own aircraft to perform a myriad of essential tasks for the military and the Nation within the United States, including attacks on enemy submarines off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States. (3) This extraordinary service set the stage for the post- war CAP to become a valuable nonprofit, public service organization chartered by Congress and the Auxiliary of the United States Air Force that provides essential emergency, operational, and public services to communities, States, the Federal Government, and the military.…
