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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1361

To improve the ability of the Federal Government to coordinate and conduct 

stabilization and reconstruction operations in countries or regions that 

are in, are in transition from, or are likely to enter into, conflict or 

civil strife, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2005

Mr. DREIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on International Relations 

A BILL

To improve the ability of the Federal Government to coordinate and conduct stabilization and reconstruction operations in countries or regions that are in, are in transition from, or are likely to enter into, conflict or civil 

strife, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘International Security Enhancement Act of 2005’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE REFORM 

Sec. 101. Authority to provide assistance for stabilization and reconstruction 

operations. 

Sec. 102. Office of the Coordinator for Stabilization and Reconstruction. 

Sec. 103. Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations Support Fund. 

Sec. 104. Authorizations of appropriations. 

TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. Rules of construction. 

Sec. 202. Sense of Congress.

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The United States is engaged in a Global 

4 War on Terrorism, in which threats to the security 

5 of the United States often originate in weak or fail6 ing countries. 

7 (2) The National Security Strategy announced 

8 by President George W. Bush in September 2002 

9 states that ‘‘the United States and countries cooper10 ating with us must not allow the terrorists to de11 velop new home bases’’. 

12 (3) It is in the interests of the United States 

13 to develop a comprehensive framework to monitor 

14 weak or failing countries and prepare to deal effec15 tively with these countries before they become immi16 nent threats to the people of the United States. 

17 (4) The Department of State is uniquely 

18 equipped to communicate with other United States 

19 agencies and international organizations to plan for 
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1 stabilization and reconstruction operations in weak 

2 or failing countries, both as an alternative to mili3 tary intervention and as a successor to military con4 flict, if such conflict becomes unavoidable. 

5 (5) Over the past 15 years the United States 

6 has been involved in major stabilization and recon7 struction operations in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia and 

8 Herzegovina, Kosovo, Liberia, Afghanistan, and 

9 Iraq, and has contributed significant resources to 

10 operations in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, 

11 Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Colombia, and East Timor. 

12 The knowledge and experience of United States 

13 agencies, in cooperation with international organiza14 tions, was critical to successfully providing security 

15 and humanitarian relief and establishing the rule of 

16 law in these countries. 

17 (6) The ability of the Department of Defense, 

18 the Department of State, the National Security 

19 Council, and various international organizations to 

20 coordinate and cooperate effectively to deal with 

21 emerging threats is essential for enhancing the abil22 ity of the United States and its allies to win the 

23 Global War on Terrorism. 

24 (7) A 2003 report from the RAND Corporation 

25 states ‘‘stabilization and reconstruction with the ob-
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1 jective of promoting a transition to democracy ap2 pear to be the inescapable responsibility of the 

3 world’s only superpower. Therefore . . . the United 

4 States ought to make the smaller long-term invest5 ments in its own institutional capacity to conduct 

6 such operations’’. 

7 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF 

8 STATE REFORM 

9 SEC. 101. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR STA10 BILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OPER11 ATIONS. 

12 Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act 

13 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.) is amended by—

14 (1) redesignating the second section 620G (22 

15 U.S.C. 2378a) as section 620J; and 

16 (2) by inserting after section 620J, as so redes17 ignated, the following new section: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 620K. ASSISTANCE FOR STABILIZATION AND RECON19 STRUCTION OPERATIONS. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the President determines that 

21 it is in the national security interests of the United States 

22 for United States civilian agencies or non-Federal employ23 ees to engage in stabilization and reconstruction oper24 ations in a country or region that is in, or is in transition 

25 from, or is likely to enter into, conflict or civil strife, the 
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1 President may, in accordance with the provisions set forth 

2 in section 614(a)(3), notwithstanding any other provision 

3 of law, and on such terms and conditions as the President 

4 may determine, provide assistance under section 452 to 

5 facilitate such operations and authorize the export of 

6 goods and services needed in connection therewith. 

7 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL AUTHORITIES.—To provide the assist8 ance authorized under subsection (a), the President may 

9 exercise the authorities contained in sections 552(c)(2), 

10 610, and 614 without regard to the percentage and aggre11 gate dollar limitations contained in such sections.’’. 

12 SEC. 102. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR STABILIZA13 TION AND RECONSTRUCTION. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The State De15 partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a 

16 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 60 (22 U.S.C. 

17 2732) the following new section: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 61. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR STABILIZA19 TION AND RECONSTRUCTION. 

20 ‘‘(a) OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR STABILIZA21 TION AND RECONSTRUCTION.—

22 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Sec23 retary shall establish within the Department of State 

24 an Office of the Coordinator for Stabilization and 

25 Reconstruction. 
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1 ‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The head of the Office 

2 shall be the Coordinator for Stabilization and Recon3 struction. The President shall appoint the Coordi4 nator, by and with the advice and consent of the 

5 Senate. The Coordinator shall have the rank of Am6 bassador-at-Large. 

7 ‘‘(3) PURPOSE OF OFFICE.—The Office shall 

8 have primary responsibility for planning and admin9 istering stabilization and reconstruction operations 

10 in a country or region that is in, or is in transition 

11 from, or is likely to enter into, conflict or civil strife. 

12 In particular, the Office shall be responsible for the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(A) Identifying a country or region that 

15 is in, is in transition from, or is likely to enter 

16 into, conflict or civil strife. 

17 ‘‘(B) Monitoring political and economic de18 velopments in a country or region that is in, is 

19 in transition from, or is likely to enter into, 

20 conflict or civil strife. 

21 ‘‘(C) Preparing stabilization operations to 

22 address the dangers posed by a country or re23 gion that is in, is in transition from, or is likely 

24 to enter into, conflict or civil strife. 
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1 ‘‘(D) Preparing reconstruction operations, 

2 including operations relating to civil and polit3 ical affairs, for a country in which the United 

4 States participates or may participate in a re5 construction operation. 

6 ‘‘(E) Administering and managing the Sta7 bilization and Reconstruction Corps and the 

8 Stabilization and Reconstruction Reserve estab9 lished under subsections (c) and (d), respec10 tively. 

11 ‘‘(F) Coordinating the planning and execu12 tion of stabilization and reconstruction oper13 ations with—

14 ‘‘(i) the Department of Defense and 

15 other relevant departments; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the Central Intelligence Agency 

17 and other relevant elements of the intel18 ligence community; 

19 ‘‘(iii) such other United States gov20 ernment agencies as the Secretary deter21 mines appropriate; 

22 ‘‘(iv) the United Nations, the North 

23 Atlantic Treaty Organization, and other 

24 relevant international organizations; and 
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1 ‘‘(v) relevant non-governmental orga2 nizations. 

3 ‘‘(G) Managing resources needed to re4 spond to a country or region that is in, is in 

5 transition from, or is likely to enter into, con6 flict or civil strife. 

7 ‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION AND RECON8 STRUCTION TRAINING CENTER.— 

9 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 

10 within the George P. Shultz National Foreign Af11 fairs Training Center (originally established under 

12 section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, de13 scribed in section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 

14 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021), and commonly referred to 

15 as the ‘Foreign Service Institute’ or the ‘institution’) 

16 an International Stabilization and Reconstruction 

17 Training Center (referred to in this subsection as 

18 the ‘Center’). 

19 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Center shall be responsible 

20 for— 

21 ‘‘(A) conducting inter-agency training, in22 cluding training related to inter-agency deci23 sionmaking, operational planning, and execution 

24 simulations, for mid-level Government officials 

25 and managers to prepare these officials and 
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1 managers to address stabilization and recon2 struction operations; 

3 ‘‘(B) conducting advanced training related 

4 to stabilization and reconstruction operations 

5 for members of the Stabilization and Recon6 struction Corps and Stabilization and Recon7 struction Reserve; 

8 ‘‘(C) conducting pre-deployment training 

9 related to stabilization and reconstruction oper10 ations for civilians and military-civil affairs per11 sonnel; 

12 ‘‘(D) conducting exercises related to sta13 bilization and reconstruction operations for 

14 United States and international experts; 

15 ‘‘(E) developing a uniform set of operating 

16 procedures for stabilization and reconstruction 

17 operations; and 

18 ‘‘(F) conducting ongoing evaluations and 

19 after-action reviews of stabilization and recon20 struction operations. 

21 ‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary, in coordination 

22 with the Director of the Foreign Service Institute 

23 (appointed under section 701(a) of the Foreign 

24 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021(a)), shall pro25 vide the Center with such staff and resources as the 
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1 Secretary and the Director consider necessary and 

2 appropriate to allow the Center to properly carry out 

3 the duties specified in paragraph (2). 

4 ‘‘(c) STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION

5 CORPS.—

6 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Co7 ordinator shall establish within the Office a Sta8 bilization and Reconstruction Corps intended to pro9 vide assistance in support of stabilization and recon10 struction operations in a country or region that is 

11 in, is in transition from, or is likely to enter into, 

12 conflict or civil strife. 

13 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Coordinator shall 

14 hire—

15 ‘‘(A) no more than 250 individuals to serve 

16 in the Corps; and 

17 ‘‘(B) such other individuals as the Sec18 retary may designate, in consultation with the 

19 Administrator of the United States Agency for 

20 International Development, as members of the 

21 Corps from among employees of the Depart22 ment of State and the United States Agency for 

23 International Development. 

24 ‘‘(3) USE OF THE CENTER.—The Coordinator 

25 shall utilize the International Stabilization and Re-
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1 construction Training Center to provide members of 

2 the Corps with such advanced training in stabiliza3 tion and reconstruction operations as the Coordi4 nator considers necessary and appropriate to main5 tain the operational readiness of the Corps. 

6 ‘‘(4) DEPLOYMENT.—The President, acting 

7 through the Coordinator, may authorize the deploy8 ment of members of the Corps to a country or re9 gion that is in, is in transition from, or is likely to 

10 enter into, conflict or civil strife in support of sta11 bilization or reconstruction operations under section 

12 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

13 ‘‘(5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Corps 

14 hired under paragraph (2) shall be compensated in 

15 accordance with—

16 ‘‘(A) the appropriate salary class for the 

17 Foreign Service, as set forth in sections 402 

18 and 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

19 U.S.C. 3962 and 3963); or 

20 ‘‘(B) the relevant authority under sections 

21 3101 and 3392 of title 5, United States Code. 

22 ‘‘(d) STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION RE23 SERVE.—

24 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Co25 ordinator shall establish within the Office a Sta-
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1 bilization and Reconstruction Reserve intended to 

2 provide a ready source of volunteers who can provide 

3 in-country assistance in support of stabilization and 

4 reconstruction operations in a country or region that 

5 is in, is in transition from, or is likely to enter into, 

6 conflict or civil strife. 

7 ‘‘(2) DEPLOYMENT.—The President, acting 

8 through the Coordinator, may authorize the deploy9 ment of members of the Reserve to a country or re10 gion in support of stabilization or reconstruction op11 erations under section 620K of the Foreign Assist12 ance Act of 1961. 

13 ‘‘(3) COMPOSITION.—

14 ‘‘(A) VOLUNTEERS.—The Reserve shall be 

15 composed of volunteers selected by the Coordi16 nator, and may include—

17 ‘‘(i) individuals who are Federal em18 ployees, including employees of the Depart19 ment of State and the United States Agen20 cy for International Development, or 

21 former employees of the executive, legisla22 tive, or judicial branches; 

23 ‘‘(ii) individuals who are retired or 

24 former members of the uniformed services; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) individuals from the United 

2 States or foreign academic community; 

3 ‘‘(iv) individuals from United States 

4 or foreign non-governmental organizations; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(v) such other individuals from the 

7 United States or foreign countries as the 

8 Coordinator considers necessary and ap9 propriate to satisfy the needs of the Re10 serve under this subsection. 

11 ‘‘(B) RELEVANT EXPERTISE OR EXPERI12 ENCE REQUIRED.—Volunteers selected under 

13 subparagraph (A) shall possess expertise in or 

14 experience related to stabilization and recon15 struction operations, including individuals who 

16 possess expertise or experience as—

17 ‘‘(i) members of the judiciary; 

18 ‘‘(ii) members of a police force; 

19 ‘‘(iii) health workers; 

20 ‘‘(iv) penal officers; 

21 ‘‘(v) civil planners or administrators; 

22 ‘‘(vi) attorneys; 

23 ‘‘(vii) constitutional experts; 

24 ‘‘(viii) civil engineers; 

25 ‘‘(ix) construction workers; 
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1 ‘‘(x) members of the financial services 

2 sector; 

3 ‘‘(xi) linguists and language experts; 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(xii) regional and cultural experts. 

6 ‘‘(4) USE OF THE CENTER.—The Coordinator 

7 shall utilize the International Stabilization and Re8 construction Training Center to provide members of 

9 the Reserve with such training in stabilization and 

10 reconstruction operations as the Coordinator con11 siders necessary and appropriate to maintain the 

12 operational readiness of the Reserve. 

13 ‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON DEPLOYMENT.—

14 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—A member of the Re15 serve may not be deployed to a country or re16 gion that is in, is in transition from, or is likely 

17 to enter into, conflict or civil strife for more 

18 than 365 days during any two-year period, as 

19 calculated from the date of the initial deploy20 ment of the member to any such country or re21 gion, unless the member consents to a longer 

22 deployment. 

23 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF ADVANCED TRAIN24 ING.—Training provided to a member of the 

25 Reserve under paragraph (4) shall not be 
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1 counted for purposes of applying the limitation 

2 on deployment described in subparagraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.—Although members of 

4 the Reserve are volunteers, the Coordinator shall 

5 compensate members of the Reserve during periods 

6 of training and deployment in accordance with—

7 ‘‘(A) the appropriate salary class for the 

8 Foreign Service, as set forth in sections 402 

9 and 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

10 U.S.C. 3962 and 3963); or 

11 ‘‘(B) the relevant authority under sections 

12 3101 and 3392 of title 5, United States Code. 

13 ‘‘(7) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN SERV14 ICE BENEFITS.—The Coordinator may extend to any 

15 member of the Reserve who is deployed in support 

16 of a stabilization or reconstruction operation the 

17 benefits or privileges set forth in sections 412, 413, 

18 704, and 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 

19 (22 U.S.C. 3972, 3973, 4024, and 4081) to the 

20 same extent and in the same manner that such ben21 efits and privileges are extended to members of the 

22 Foreign Service. 

23 ‘‘(8) EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT

24 RIGHTS.—Members of the Reserve shall be treated 

25 as members of the uniformed services, as defined in 
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1 section 4303(16) of title 38, United States Code, for 

2 purposes of employment and reemployment rights 

3 under subchapters I and II of chapter 43 of such 

4 title. 

5 ‘‘(9) NON-RESERVE PERSONNEL.—

6 ‘‘(A) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Co7 ordinator may procure the services of individ8 uals or organizations by contract to assist the 

9 Office in any stabilization or reconstruction op10 eration in which the Office may be involved. In11 dividuals performing services related to such as12 sistance shall not by virtue of such performance 

13 be considered employees of the United States 

14 for purposes of any law administered by the Of15 fice of Personnel Management (except that the 

16 Coordinator may determine the applicability to 

17 such individuals of any law administered by the 

18 Coordinator concerning such performance by 

19 such individuals). 

20 ‘‘(B) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—In 

21 the event of a stabilization or reconstruction op22 eration in which the Office is involved, and to 

23 the extent necessary to obtain without undue 

24 delay necessary services considered by the Coor25 dinator to be relevant to the success of such op-
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1 eration, the Coordinator may procure the serv2 ices of experts and consultants under section 

3 3109 of title 5, United States Code. 

4 ‘‘(C) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AND ASSIGN

5 DETAILS.—The Coordinator may accept details 

6 or assignments of employees of the executive, 

7 legislative, or judicial branches, members of the 

8 uniformed services, and employees of State or 

9 local governments on a reimbursable or non10 reimbursable basis in order to satisfy the needs 

11 of the Office. The assignment of an employee of 

12 a State or local government under this sub13 section shall be consistent with subchapter VI 

14 of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. 

15 ‘‘(D) ACCEPTANCE OF UNPAID VOLUNTEER

16 SERVICES.—In the event of a stabilization or 

17 reconstruction operation in which the Office is 

18 involved, the Coordinator may accept the serv19 ices of certain individuals to assist the Office in 

20 the administration of such operations without 

21 regard to section 1342 of title 31, United 

22 States Code. Individuals providing such services 

23 shall be uncompensated. 

24 ‘‘(10) SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT OF RE25 SERVE AND NON-RESERVE PERSONNEL.—
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1 ‘‘(A) SUPERVISION.—The Coordinator 

2 shall—

3 ‘‘(i) ensure that members of the Re4 serve and non-Reserve personnel under 

5 paragraph (9) are notified of the scope of 

6 the services accepted pursuant to such 

7 paragraph; 

8 ‘‘(ii) supervise the non-Reserve per9 sonnel to the same extent as Federal em10 ployees performing similar services; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) ensure that a non-Reserve indi12 vidual has appropriate credentials or is 

13 otherwise qualified to perform in the ca14 pacity for which the services of such indi15 vidual are accepted. 

16 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RE17 LATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Members of 

18 the Reserve or non-Reserve personnel under 

19 paragraph (9) who are not Federal employees 

20 shall not be considered as Federal employees by 

21 reason of the performance of services, except 

22 for the purposes of the following provisions of 

23 the United States Code: 

24 ‘‘(i) Chapter 81 of title 5, relating to 

25 compensation for work-related injuries. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) Chapter 171 of title 28, relating 

2 to tort claims. 

3 ‘‘(iii) Chapter 11 of title 18, relating 

4 to conflicts of interest. 

5 ‘‘(e) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Pursuant to section 

6 452 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

7 2151 et seq.), the Secretary, acting through the Coordi8 nator, shall use emergency financial assistance furnished 

9 from the Department of State Stabilization and Recon10 struction Operations Support Fund to carry out stabiliza11 tion and reconstruction operations in a country or region 

12 that is in, is in transition from, or is likely to enter into, 

13 conflict or civil strife.’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT CONCERNING TRAIN15 ING AT THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE.—The first 

16 sentence of section 701(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 

17 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, in18 cluding training and instruction under section 61(b) of the 

19 State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 

20 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.),’’ after ‘‘foreign relations’’. 

21 SEC. 103. STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OPER22 ATIONS SUPPORT FUND. 

23 The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 

24 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 451 (22 U.S.C. 

25 2261) the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 452. STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OPER2 ATIONS SUPPORT FUND. 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNDING.—There is es4 tablished in the Treasury an account to be known as the 

5 ‘Department of State Stabilization and Reconstruction 

6 Operations Support Fund’ (in this section referred to as 

7 the ‘Fund’). The Fund shall consist of amounts appro8 priated to the Fund. Amounts in the Fund are available 

9 without further appropriation and until expended to carry 

10 out this section. 

11 ‘‘(b) EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CO12 ORDINATION.—The President, acting through the Sec13 retary of State and the Coordinator for Stabilization and 

14 Reconstruction of the Department of State under section 

15 61(e) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 

16 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), is authorized to use 

17 amounts in the Fund to furnish emergency financial as18 sistance to the Office of the Coordinator for Stabilization 

19 and Reconstruction of the Department of State, estab20 lished under such section, for use with respect to a country 

21 or region that is in, is in transition from, or is likely to 

22 enter into, conflict or civil strife. 

23 ‘‘(c) USE OF EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

24 FOR STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OPER25 ATIONS.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Coordinator shall use 

2 the emergency financial assistance furnished under 

3 this section to carry out stabilization and reconstruc4 tion operations with respect to a country or region 

5 that is in, is in transition from, or is likely to enter 

6 into, conflict or civil strife. 

7 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USE OF ASSISTANCE.—The 

8 Coordinator may use such assistance for activities 

9 related to the design, preparation, and deployment 

10 of capabilities, including program management capa11 bilities, with respect to such operations, and for ad12 ministrative costs of United States Government 

13 agencies that execute such operations. 

14 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

16 appropriated for each fiscal year beginning in the 

17 fiscal year in which the International Security En18 hancement Act of 2005 is enacted, $100,000,000 to 

19 be deposited into the Fund established under sub20 section (a) to provide emergency financial assistance 

21 to carry out stabilization and reconstruction oper22 ations in accordance with subsection (c). 

23 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of State 

24 may disburse funds appropriated under this sub25 section if the Secretary determines that such is in 
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1 the national interest of the United States. The Sec2 retary shall set the terms and conditions according 

3 to which any such funds shall be disbursed. 

4 ‘‘(3) REPLENISHMENT.—There is authorized to 

5 be appropriated for each fiscal year beginning in the 

6 fiscal year in which the International Security En7 hancement Act of 2005 is enacted, such sums as 

8 may be necessary to be deposited into the Fund to 

9 replenish amounts expended from the Fund during 

10 the relevant fiscal year in connection with the provi11 sion of emergency financial assistance. 

12 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON USE.—Emergency finan13 cial assistance furnished under this section may not 

14 be used to pay the salary of any person who is an 

15 officer or employee of the United States Govern16 ment. 

17 ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 

18 under this subsection shall remain available until ex19 pended. 

20 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—The President shall submit to the 

21 Committee on International Relations of the House of 

22 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

23 of the Senate, an annual report covering the previous year 

24 and containing—
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1 ‘‘(1) an identification of the countries or re2 gions that are in, are in transition from, or are likely 

3 to enter into, conflict or civil strife for which 

4 amounts have been expended from the Fund to pro5 vide emergency financial assistance to carry out sta6 bilization and reconstruction operations; 

7 ‘‘(2) a specification of the amounts of emer8 gency financial assistance so expended; 

9 ‘‘(3) an explanation of how or in what manner 

10 the emergency financial assistance was used; 

11 ‘‘(4) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 

12 emergency financial assistance in helping the Office 

13 of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabiliza14 tion carry out the stabilization and reconstruction 

15 operations in such countries; and 

16 ‘‘(5) such other information as the President 

17 considers necessary and appropriate.’’. 

18 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

20 may be necessary to carry out this Act, including such 

21 sums as may be necessary to pay the salaries, overhead, 

22 travel, per diem, and related costs associated with estab23 lishing and operating the Office of the Coordinator for 

24 Stabilization and Reconstruction under section 61 of the 
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1 State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 

2 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as added by section 102. 

3 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS 

4 PROVISIONS 

5 SEC. 201. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

6 (a) NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.—Nothing in 

7 this Act shall be construed to encourage or discourage an 

8 increase or decrease in foreign interventions or military 

9 or non-military operations by the United States, or to en10 dorse any particular national security strategy or policy. 

11 (b) AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT.—Nothing in 

12 this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the 

13 President to undertake any military or non-military oper14 ation that the President considers necessary to protect the 

15 national security interests of the United States. 

16 SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

17 It is the sense of Congress that—

18 (1) funds appropriated to carry out the amend19 ments made by this Act should be offset, to the 

20 greatest extent practicable, by reductions in redun21 dant or duplicative functions and foreign assistance 

22 programs of the Department of State; and 

23 (2) increased staff levels required by the 

24 amendments made by this Act should be offset, to 

25 the greatest extent practicable, by—
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1 (A) the transfer of staff within the Depart2 ment of State; and 

3 (B) the elimination of redundant functions 

4 of the Department of State that arise as a re5 sult of the amendments made by this Act.

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