SEC. 6. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR RECONSTRUC-
TION AND STABILIZATION. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 62. RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR RECON-
STRUCTION AND STABILIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Department of State the Office of the Co-
ordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATOR FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
STABILIZATION.—The head of the Office shall be the 
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, 
who shall be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Co-
ordinator shall report directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Office 
of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabiliza-
tion shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Monitoring, in coordination with rel-
evant bureaus within the Department of State, 
political and economic instability worldwide to 
anticipate the need for mobilizing United States 
and international assistance for the stabilization 
and reconstruction of countries or regions that 
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are at risk of, in, or are in transition from, con-
flict or civil strife. 
‘‘(B) Assessing the various types of sta-
bilization and reconstruction crises that could 
occur and cataloging and monitoring the non- 
military resources and capabilities of Executive 
agencies (as that term is defined in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code) that are avail-
able to address such crises. 
‘‘(C) Planning to address requirements, 
such as demobilization, disarmament, rebuilding 
of civil society, policing, human rights moni-
toring, and public information, that commonly 
arise in stabilization and reconstruction crises. 
‘‘(D) Coordinating with relevant Executive 
agencies to develop interagency contingency 
plans to mobilize and deploy civilian personnel 
to address the various types of such crises. 
‘‘(E) Entering into appropriate arrange-
ments with other Executive agencies to carry 
out activities under this section and the Recon-
struction and Stabilization Civilian Manage-
ment Act of 2007. 
‘‘(F) Identifying personnel in State and 
local governments and in the private sector who 
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are available to participate in the Response 
Readiness Corps or the Response Readiness Re-
serve established under subsection (c) or to oth-
erwise participate in or contribute to stabiliza-
tion and reconstruction activities. 
‘‘(G) Taking steps to ensure that training 
and education of civilian personnel to perform 
such stabilization and reconstruction activities 
is adequate and, as appropriate, includes secu-
rity training that involves exercises and simula-
tions with the Armed Forces, including the re-
gional commands. 
‘‘(H) Sharing information and coordi-
nating plans for stabilization and reconstruction 
activities, as appropriate, with the United Na-
tions and its specialized agencies, the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization, nongovernmental 
organizations, and other foreign national and 
international organizations. 
‘‘(I) Coordinating plans and procedures for 
joint civilian-military operations with respect to 
stabilization and reconstruction activities. 
‘‘(J) Maintaining the capacity to field on 
short notice an evaluation team to undertake 
on-site needs assessment. 
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‘‘(b) RESPONSE
TO STABILIZATION
AND RECON-
STRUCTION CRISIS.—If the President makes a determina-
tion regarding a stabilization and reconstruction crisis 
under section 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
the President may designate the Coordinator, or such 
other individual as the President may determine appro-
priate, as the coordinator of the United States response. 
The individual so designated, or, in the event the Presi-
dent does not make such a designation, the Coordinator 
for Reconstruction and Stabilization, shall— 
‘‘(1) assess the immediate and long-term need 
for resources and civilian personnel to respond to the 
crisis; 
‘‘(2) identify and mobilize non-military re-
sources to respond to the crisis; and 
‘‘(3) coordinate the activities of the other indi-
viduals or management team, if any, designated by 
the President to manage the United States re-
sponse.’’. 
SEC. 7. RESPONSE READINESS CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 
6) is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.— 
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