Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Benefits Act

H.R. 1393, the Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Benefits Act, would expand federal death benefits to include volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol who are killed in the line of duty. Under this legislation, these volunteers would be classified as "public safety officers" when performing official operational missions authorized by the Department of the Air Force. This change ensures that the families of these volunteers receive the same financial survivor benefits currently provided to the families of traditional first responders, such as police officers and firefighters, if a member is killed while serving on a mission or traveling to and from one.