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§9493 Activities Performed as Federally Chartered Nonprofit Corporation

Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART III — TRAINING › CHAPTER 959 — CIVIL AIR PATROL › § 9493

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Civil Air Patrol can use equipment and supplies given by the federal government or bought with federal money—like planes, cars, computers, and radios—while acting as a federally chartered nonprofit. It may use those resources to help state or local governments with disaster relief, other emergency work, and nonemergency missions, and to carry out its other official purposes under federal law. All uses must follow the laws and rules about using federal property. Civil Air Patrol can help without being paid. If it asks for payment, it may charge less than private companies. The Secretary of the Air Force may give money to buy liability insurance for these missions.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §9493

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Use of Federally Provided Resources.—
In its status as a federally chartered nonprofit corporation, the Civil Air Patrol may use equipment, supplies, and other resources, including aircraft, motor vehicles, computers, and communications equipment, provided to the Civil Air Patrol by a department or agency of the Federal Government or acquired by or for the Civil Air Patrol with appropriated funds (or with funds of the Civil Air Patrol, but reimbursed from appropriated funds)—
(1)to provide assistance requested by State or local governmental authorities to perform disaster relief missions and activities, other emergency missions and activities, and nonemergency missions and activities; and
(2)to fulfill its other purposes set forth in section 40302 of title 36.
(b)Use Subject to Applicable Laws.—
The use of equipment, supplies, or other resources under subsection (a) is subject to the laws and regulations that govern the use by nonprofit corporations of federally provided assets or of assets purchased with appropriated funds, as the case may be.
(c)Authority Not Contingent on Reimbursement.—
The authority for the Civil Air Patrol to provide assistance under subsection (a)(1) is not contingent on the Civil Air Patrol being reimbursed for the cost of providing the assistance. If the Civil Air Patrol elects to require reimbursement for the provision of assistance under such subsection, the Civil Air Patrol may establish the reimbursement rate at a rate less than the rates charged by private sector sources for equivalent services.
(d)Liability Insurance.—
The Secretary of the Air Force may provide the Civil Air Patrol with funds for paying the cost of liability insurance to cover missions and activities carried out under this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 9443 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective 120 days after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1090(c)] of Pub. L. 106–398, set out as a note under section 9491 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 9493

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110