The U.S. Congress passes <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Law_80-557" id="mwAQw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Public Law 80-557">Public Law 80-557</a>, which permanently establishes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" id="mwAQ0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a> as an auxiliary of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" id="mwAQ4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>.