Public Law 79-476

Public Law 79-476 () was passed by the 79th U.S. Congress in 1946. The

Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded mem ...

, the auxiliary of the

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, was to be "solely of a benevolent character". In other words, the Civil Air Patrol was to never participate in combat operations, nor to carry arms, sink submarines, or fight enemies from then on. 1946 in law Civil Air Patrol United States federal defense and national security legislation 79th United States Congress {{US-fed-statute-stub