text: SECTION 1. AIR FORCE ROLE IN MANAGEMENT OF CIVIL AIR PATROL AS CIVILIAN 
                AUXILIARY OF THE AIR FORCE.
  
      (a) In General.--Chapter 909 of title 10, United States Code, is 
  amended--
              (1) by redesignating section 9442 as section 9443; and
              (2) by inserting after section 9441 the following new 
          section:
  ``Sec. 9442. Air Force role in management
      ``(a) Administrative Responsibility.--In its capacity as a 
  federally chartered corporation under chapter 403 of title 36 and a 
  volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force, the Civil Air Patrol 
  shall be administered by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, under the 
  direction of the Secretary of the Air Force. For command, control, and 
  administrative purposes, the Civil Air Patrol shall have such 
  organizational elements as are approved by the Secretary of the Air 
  Force in regulations.
      ``(b) Board of Directors.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
  appoint a National Board of Directors for the Civil Air Patrol. The 
  National Board of Directors shall be composed of the following:
              ``(A) General officers of the Air Force, including the Air 
          Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
              ``(B) Senior civilian employees of the Department of the 
          Air Force.
              ``(C) Members appointed from the volunteer Civil Air Patrol 
          membership.
      ``(2) The chairman of the National Board of Directors shall be the 
  member of the Board who is the senior active duty Air Force officer. 
  The members of the Board appointed under paragraph (1)(C) may not 
  exceed a minority of the Board.
      ``(c) Executive Direction.--(1) The National Board of Directors 
  shall appoint for the Civil Air Patrol the following:
              ``(A) A National Commander, to be appointed from the 
          civilian volunteer membership of the Civil Air Patrol.
              ``(B) An Executive Director.
              ``(C) A Safety Officer.
              ``(D) An Inspector General.
      ``(2) The Executive Director, Safety Officer, and Inspector General 
  appointed under paragraph (1) shall report directly to the Secretary of 
  the Air Force through the National Board of Directors.
      ``(3) The Chief of Staff of the Air Force may assign officers and 
  enlisted members of the Air Force on active duty and civilian employees 
  of the Department of the Air Force to serve on the staff of the 
  national headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol.
      ``(d) Effect of Appointment or Assignment.--(1) The appointment or 
  assignment of members of the armed forces or civilian employees under 
  subsection (b) or (c) is not precluded by any law or regulation 
  prohibiting active duty members of the armed forces or civilian 
  employees from participating in the management of non-Federal entities.
      ``(2) An officer or enlisted member of the Air Force appointed to 
  or assigned to duty in a Civil Air Patrol management position specified 
  in subsection (b) or (c) shall not receive any compensation, other than 
  the regular military compensation to which the officer or member is 
  otherwise entitled, as a result of the appointment or assignment.
      ``(e) Use of Civil Air Patrol Members and Employees.--(1) The 
  Executive Director and National Board of Directors may use such Civil 
  Air Patrol employees and volunteer Civil Air Patrol members as the 
  Executive Director and National Board of Directors considers necessary 
  to administer the Civil Air Patrol and to ensure that it is capable of 
  assisting the Department of the Air Force in the performance of its 
  noncombat mission.
      ``(2) Except as provided in section 9441(c) of this title, a member 
  of the Civil Air Patrol or an employee of the Civil Air Patrol is not a 
  Federal employee and is not subject to the provisions of law relating 
  to Federal employment, including those relating to hours of work, rates 
  of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, Federal employee 
  benefits, ethics, conflicts of interest, and other similar criminal or 
  civil statutes and regulations governing the conduct of Federal 
  employees. However, nothing in this paragraph shall constrain the 
  Secretary of the Air Force from prescribing standards of conduct and 
  behavior for Civil Air Patrol members and employees.
      ``(f) Funds Management.--All funds provided to the Civil Air Patrol 
  under subsections (b) and (d) of section 9441 of this title, or any 
  other provision of law, are subject to the requirements of sections 
  6304 and 6305 of title 31 (commonly known as the Federal Grant and 
  Cooperative Agreement Act) and the Federal regulations governing the 
  provision of appropriated funds to private, nonprofit organizations.
      ``(g) Relation to Federal Charter.--The powers granted to the Civil 
  Air Patrol in section 40304 of title 36, including the power to adopt a 
  constitution, bylaws, and regulations, are subject to the approval of 
  the Secretary of the Air Force under the authority granted to the 
  Secretary by this section and are subject to any policies, regulations, 
  or instructions issued by the Secretary under that authority.''.
      (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
  such chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 9442 
  and inserting the following new items:
  
  ``9442. Air Force role in management.
  ``9443. Assistance by other agencies.''.
target: Provides for the use of Patrol members and employees (not to be considered Federal employees).
feat_title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the administration of the volunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force known as the Civil Air Patrol.