in subsection (a) and, to the extent authorized under 
paragraph (2), for the purpose described in such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RESPONSE 
READINESS CORPS.—Of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated 
pursuant 
to 
paragraph 
(1), 
$25,000,000 may be made available for fiscal year 
2007 for expenses related to the development, train-
ing, and operations of the Response Readiness Corps 
established under section 61(c) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956. The availability 
of such funds shall not be subject to a determination 
by the President under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) REPLENISHMENT.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated each fiscal year such sums as may 
be necessary to replenish funds expended as pro-
vided under paragraph (1). Funds authorized to be 
appropriated under this paragraph shall be available 
without fiscal year limitation for the same purpose 
and under the same conditions as are provided 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
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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. 61. 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 and 
shall have the rank and status of Ambassador at 
Large. 
‘‘(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 
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and international assistance for the stabilization 
and reconstruction of countries or regions that 
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, policing, human rights 
monitoring, and public information, that com-
monly 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 2006. 
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‘‘(F) Identifying personnel in State and 
local governments and in the private sector who 
are available to participate in the Response 
Readiness Corps or the Response Readiness Re-
serve established under subsection (b) or to oth-
erwise participate in or contribute to stabiliza-
tion and reconstruction activities. 
‘‘(G) Taking steps to ensure that training 
of civilian personnel to perform such stabiliza-
tion and reconstruction activities is adequate 
and, as appropriate, includes security training 
that involves exercises and simulations with the 
Armed Forces, including the regional com-
mands. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(J) Maintaining the capacity to field on 
short notice an evaluation team to undertake 
on-site needs assessment. 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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 61 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 
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6) is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) RESPONSE READINESS ACTIVE DUTY PER-
SONNEL.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
PURPOSE.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, is authorized to establish 
a Response Readiness Corps (hereafter referred 
to in this section as the ‘Corps’) to provide as-
sistance in support of stabilization and recon-
struction activities in foreign countries or re-
gions that are at risk of, in, or are in transition 
from, conflict or civil strife. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary and 
Administrator should coordinate in the recruit-
ment, hiring, and training of— 
‘‘(i) up to 250 personnel to serve in 
the active duty Corps; and 
‘‘(ii) such other personnel as the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator, may designate as members of the 
Corps from among employees of the De-
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partment and the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
‘‘(C) TRAINING.—The Secretary is author-
ized to train the members of the Corps to per-
form services necessary to carry out the pur-
pose of the Corps under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) COMPENSATION.—Members of the 
Corps hired under subparagraph (B)(i) shall be 
compensated in accordance with the appropriate 
salary class for the Foreign Service, as set forth 
in sections 402 and 403 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3962 and 22 U.S.C. 
3963), or in accordance with the relevant au-
thority under sections 3101 and 3392 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSE
READINESS
RESERVE
DUTY 
PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
PURPOSE.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of 
other relevant Executive agencies, is authorized 
to establish and maintain a roster of personnel 
who are trained and available as needed to per-
form services necessary to carry out the pur-
pose of the Corps under paragraph (1)(A). The 
personnel listed on the roster shall constitute a 
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reserve component of the Response Readiness 
Corps. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—The Re-
sponse Readiness reserve component may in-
clude employees of the Department, including 
employees of the United States Agency for 
International Development, employees of any 
other Executive agency, and employees from the 
legislative and judicial branches who— 
‘‘(i) have the training and skills nec-
essary to enable them to contribute to sta-
bilization and reconstruction activities; and 
‘‘(ii) have volunteered for deployment 
to carry out stabilization and reconstruc-
tion activities. 
‘‘(C) 
NON-FEDERAL
PERSONNEL.—The 
Response Readiness reserve component should 
also include not fewer than 500 personnel, who 
may include retired employees of the Federal 
Government, contractor personnel, nongovern-
mental organization personnel, and State and 
local government employees, who— 
‘‘(i) have the training and skills nec-
essary to enable them to contribute to sta-
bilization and reconstruction activities; and 
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‘‘(ii) have volunteered to carry out 
stabilization and reconstruction activities. 
‘‘(3) USE OF RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.— 
‘‘(A) RESPONSE READINESS ACTIVE DUTY 
COMPONENT.—The members of the active duty 
Corps are authorized to be available— 
‘‘(i) if responding in support of sta-
bilization and reconstruction activities pur-
suant to a determination by the President 
regarding a stabilization and reconstruc-
tion crisis under section 618 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, for deploy-
ment in support of such activities; and 
‘‘(ii) if not responding as described in 
clause (i), for assignment in the United 
States, United States diplomatic missions, 
and United States Agency for Inter-
national Development missions. 
‘‘(B) 
RESPONSE
READINESS
RESERVE 
COMPONENT.—The Secretary may deploy mem-
bers of the reserve component under paragraph 
(2) in support of stabilization and reconstruc-
tion activities in a foreign country or region if 
the President makes a determination regarding 
a stabilization and reconstruction crisis under 
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section 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961.’’. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY.—The full-time per-
sonnel authorized to be employed in the Response Readi-
ness Corps under section 61(c)(1)(B)(i) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by sub-
section (a)) shall be in addition to any other full-time per-
sonnel of the Department or the United States Agency for 
International Development authorized to be employed 
under any other provision of law. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the status of efforts to establish the Response Readiness 
Corps under this section. The report should include rec-
ommendations for any legislation necessary to implement 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 8. STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION TRAINING 
AND EDUCATION. 
Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4021) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(g) STABILIZATION
AND RECONSTRUCTION CUR-
RICULUM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND MISSION.—The Sec-
retary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretaries of the Army and Navy, is au-
thorized to establish a stabilization and reconstruc-
tion curriculum for use in programs of the Foreign 
Service Institute, the Center for Stabilization and 
Reconstruction Studies at the Naval Postgraduate 
School, the National Defense University, and the 
United States Army War College. 
‘‘(2) CURRICULUM CONTENT.—The curriculum 
referred to in paragraph (1) should include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An overview of the global security en-
vironment, 
including 
an 
assessment 
of 
transnational threats and an analysis of United 
States policy options to address such threats. 
‘‘(B) A review of lessons learned from pre-
vious United States and international experi-
ences in stabilization and reconstruction activi-
ties. 
‘‘(C) An overview of the relevant respon-
sibilities, capabilities, and limitations of various 
Executive agencies (as that term is defined in 
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