I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3996
To build operational readiness in civilian agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2004
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. FROST, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. CASE, and Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations 
A BILL 
To build operational readiness in civilian agencies, and for 
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stabilization and Re-
construction Civilian Management Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDING; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the resources of 
the United States Armed Forces have been burdened by 
having to undertake stabilization and reconstruction tasks 
in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries of
the world that could have been performed by civilians, 
which has resulted in lengthy deployments for Armed 
Forces personnel. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide 
for the development, as a core mission of the Department 
of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development, of an effective expert civilian response capa-
bility to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activi-
ties in a country or region that is in, or is in transition 
from, conflict or civil strife. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on International 
Relations of the House of Representatives. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Act, the term ‘‘Department’’ means the 
Department of State.
(4) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(5) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided in this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of State. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the civilian element of United States joint 
civilian-military operations should be strengthened in 
order to enhance the execution of current and future 
stabilization and reconstruction activities in foreign 
countries or regions that are in, or are in transition 
from, conflict or civil strife; 
(2) the capability of civilian agencies of the 
United States Government to carry out stabilization 
and reconstruction activities in such countries or re-
gions should also be enhanced through a new rapid 
response corps of civilian experts supported by the 
establishment of a new system of planning, organiza-
tion, personnel policies, and education and training, 
and the provision of adequate resources; 
(3) the international community, including non-
governmental organizations, and the United Nations 
and its specialized agencies, should be further en-
couraged to participate in planning and organizing 
stabilization and reconstruction activities in such 
countries or regions; 
(4) the President should establish a new direc-
torate of stabilization and reconstruction activities 
within the National Security Council to oversee the 
development of interagency contingency plans and 
procedures, including plans and procedures for joint 
civilian-military operations, to address stabilization 
and reconstruction requirements in such countries or 
regions; 
(5) the President should establish a standing 
committee to exercise responsibility for overseeing 
the formulation and execution of stabilization and 
reconstruction policy in order to ensure appropriate 
interagency coordination in the planning and execu-
tion of stabilization and reconstruction activities, in-
cluding joint civilian-military operations, of the 
United States Government, and should provide for 
the committee—
(A) to be chaired by the Assistant to the 
President for National Security Affairs; and 
(B) to include the heads of—
(i) the Department;
(ii) the United States Agency for 
International Development; 
(iii) the Department of Labor; 
(iv) the Department of Commerce; 
(v) the Department of Justice; 
(vi) the Department of the Treasury; 
(vii) the Department of Agriculture; 
(viii) the Department of Defense; and 
(ix) other Executive agencies as ap-
propriate; 
(6) the Secretary and the Administrator should 
work with the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
personnel exchange program among the Department, 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and the Department of Defense, including the 
regional commands and the Joint Staff, to enhance 
the stabilization and reconstruction skills of military 
and civilian personnel and their ability to undertake 
joint operations; and 
(7) the heads of other Executive agencies 
should establish personnel exchange programs that 
are designed to enhance the stabilization and recon-
struction skills of military and civilian personnel.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR STA-
BILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION CRISES. 
Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 617 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 618. ASSISTANCE FOR A STABILIZATION AND RECON-
STRUCTION CRISIS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—If the President determines that 
it is important to the national interests of the United 
States for United States civilian agencies or non-Federal 
employees to assist in stabilizing and reconstructing a 
country or region that is in, or is in transition from, con-
flict or civil strife, the President may, in accordance with 
the provisions set forth in section 614(a)(3), notwith-
standing any other provision of law, and on such terms 
and conditions as the President may determine, furnish 
assistance to respond to the crisis and authorize the export 
of goods and services needed to respond to the crisis. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL AUTHORITIES.—To provide assistance 
authorized in subsection (a), the President may exercise 
the authorities contained in sections 552(c)(2), 610, and 
614 of this Act without regard to the percentage and ag-
gregate dollar limitations contained in such sections. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL
AUTHORIZATION.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limi-
tation, $100,000,000 in funds that may be used to 
provide assistance authorized in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) 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).’’. 
SEC. 6. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION AND 
RECONSTRUCTION. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 is amended by adding after section 58 (22 U.S.C. 
2730) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 59. INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION AND RECON-
STRUCTION. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE
OF INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION 
AND RECONSTRUCTION.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish within the Department of State an Office of 
International Stabilization and Reconstruction. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL STA-
BILIZATION
AND
RECONSTRUCTION.—The head of 
the Office shall be the Coordinator for International
Stabilization and Reconstruction, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. The Coordinator 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 International Stabilization and Reconstruction in-
clude 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 
are in, or are in transition from, conflict 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 that are available to address such cri-
ses. 
‘‘(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 (as that term is defined in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code) to develop inter-
agency 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 Sta-
bilization and Reconstruction Civilian Manage-
ment Act of 2004. 
‘‘(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) Ensuring that training of civilian per-
sonnel to perform such stabilization and recon-
struction activities is adequate and, as appro-
priate, includes security training that involves
exercises and simulations with the Armed 
Forces, including the regional commands. 
‘‘(H) Sharing information and coordi-
nating plans for stabilization and reconstruction 
activities with rapid response elements of the 
United Nations and its specialized agencies, 
nongovernmental organizations, and other for-
eign 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. 
‘‘(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 International Stabilization and Reconstruction, 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 59 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 FORCE.—
‘‘(1) RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.—
‘‘(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 in, or are in transition from, con-
flict or civil strife.
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary and 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development should coordinate in 
the recruitment, hiring, and training of—
‘‘(i) up to 250 personnel to serve in 
the 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-
partment of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
‘‘(C) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall train 
the members of the Corps to perform services 
necessary to carry out the purpose 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.—
‘‘(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 
Response Readiness Reserve to augment the 
Corps. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—The Re-
sponse Readiness Reserve may include employ-
ees of the Department of State, including For-
eign Service Nationals, employees of the United 
States Agency for International Development, 
employees of any other Executive agency (as 
that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code), 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 should also include 
at least 500 personnel, which may include re-
tired employees of the Federal Government, 
contractor personnel, nongovernmental organi-
zation personnel, and State and local govern-
ment employees, who—
‘‘(i) have the training and skills nec-
essary to enable them to contribute to sta-
bilization and reconstruction activities; and 
‘‘(ii) have volunteered to carry out 
stabilization and reconstruction activities. 
‘‘(3) USE OF CORPS AND RESERVE.—
‘‘(A) RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.—The 
members of the Corps shall 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.—
The Secretary may deploy members of the re-
serve under paragraph (2) in support of sta-
bilization and reconstruction activities in a for-
eign country or region if the President makes 
a determination regarding a stabilization and 
reconstruction crisis under 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 59(b)(1)(B)(i) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by sub-
section (a)) are 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 and the Response Readiness Reserve under this sec-
tion. The report shall include recommendations—
(1) for any legislation necessary to implement 
subsection (a); and 
(2) related to the regulation and structure of 
the Response Readiness Corps and the Response 
Readiness Reserve, including with respect to pay and 
employment security for, and benefit and retirement 
matters related to, such individuals. 
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: 
‘‘(g) STABILIZATION
AND RECONSTRUCTION CUR-
RICULUM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND MISSION.—The Sec-
retary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of the Army, is authorized to es-
tablish a stabilization and reconstruction curriculum 
for use in programs of the Foreign Service Institute,
the National Defense University, and the United 
States Army War College. 
‘‘(2) CURRICULUM CONTENT.—The curriculum 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(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 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code) and 
the interactions among them. 
‘‘(D) A discussion of the international re-
sources available to address stabilization and 
reconstruction 
requirements, 
including 
re-
sources of the United Nations and its special-
ized agencies, nongovernmental organizations, 
private and voluntary organizations, and foreign 
governments, together with an examination of
the successes and failures experienced by the 
United States in working with such entities. 
‘‘(E) A study of the United States inter-
agency system. 
‘‘(F) Foreign language training. 
‘‘(G) Training and simulation exercises for 
joint civilian-military emergency response oper-
ations.’’. 
SEC. 9. SERVICE RELATED TO STABILIZATION AND RECON-
STRUCTION. 
(a) PROMOTION PURPOSES.—Service in stabilization 
and reconstruction operations overseas, membership in the 
Response Readiness Corps under section 59(b) of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as 
added by section 7), and education and training in the 
stabilization and reconstruction curriculum established 
under section 701(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(as added by section 8) should be considered among the 
favorable factors for the promotion of employees of Execu-
tive agencies. 
(b) PERSONNEL TRAINING AND PROMOTION.—The 
Secretary and the Administrator should take steps to en-
sure that, not later than 3 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, at least 10 percent of the employees 
of the Department and the United States Agency for
International Development in the United States are mem-
bers of the Response Readiness Corps or are trained in 
the activities of, or identified for potential deployment in 
support of, the Response Readiness Corps. The Secretary 
should provide such training to Ambassadors and Deputy 
Chiefs of Mission. 
(c) OTHER INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS.—The Sec-
retary and the Administrator may establish and admin-
ister a system of awards and other incentives and benefits 
to confer appropriate recognition on and reward any indi-
vidual who is assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry out 
stabilization or reconstruction activities in accordance with 
this Act. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORITIES RELATED TO PERSONNEL. 
(a) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, or 
the head of another Executive agency authorized by the 
Secretary, may, upon a determination by the President re-
garding a stabilization and reconstruction crisis under sec-
tion 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, procure 
the services of individuals or organizations by contract to 
carry out the purposes of this Act. Individuals so per-
forming such services shall not by virtue of performing 
such services be considered to be employees of the United 
States Government for purposes of any law administered 
by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the
Secretary or other authorized Executive agency head may 
determine the applicability to such individuals of any law 
administered by the Secretary or other authorized Execu-
tive agency head concerning the performance of such serv-
ices by such individuals). 
(b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Upon a deter-
mination by the President regarding a stabilization and 
reconstruction crisis under section 618 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, the Secretary and Administrator 
may, to the extent necessary to obtain services without 
delay, employ experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, without requiring compli-
ance with any otherwise applicable requirements for that 
employment as the Secretary or Administrator may deter-
mine, except that such employment shall be terminated 
after 60 days if by that time the applicable requirements 
are not complied with. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT AND ASSIGN DETAILS.—
The Secretary and the Administrator are authorized to ac-
cept details or assignments of employees of Executive 
agencies, members of the uniformed services, and employ-
ees of State or local governments on a reimbursable or 
nonreimbursable basis in order to meet the purposes of 
this Act. The assignment of an employee of a State or 
local government under this subsection shall be consistent
with subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) DUAL COMPENSATION WAIVER.—
(1) ANNUITANTS
UNDER
CIVIL
SERVICE
RE-
TIREMENT SYSTEM AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RE-
TIREMENT
SYSTEM.—Notwithstanding 
sections 
8344(i) and 8468(f) of title 5, United States Code, 
the Secretary and the Administrator may waive the 
application of the provisions of sections 8344 (a) 
through (h) and 8468 (a) through (e) of title 5, 
United States Code, with respect to annuitants 
under the Civil Service Retirement System or the 
Federal Employees Retirement System who are as-
signed, detailed, or deployed to carry out stabiliza-
tion and reconstruction activities in accordance with 
this Act during the period of their reemployment. 
(2) ANNUITANTS UNDER FOREIGN SERVICE RE-
TIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM AND FOREIGN 
SERVICE
PENSION
SYSTEM.—The Secretary may 
waive the application of subsections (a) through (d) 
of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act (22 U.S.C. 
4064), for annuitants under the Foreign Service Re-
tirement and Disability System or the Foreign Serv-
ice Pension System who are reemployed on a tem-
porary basis in order to be assigned, detailed, or de-
ployed to carry out stabilization and reconstruction 
activities in accordance with this Act. 
(e) EXTENSION
OF CERTAIN FOREIGN SERVICE 
BENEFITS.—The Secretary may extend to any individuals 
assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry out stabilization 
and reconstruction activities in accordance with this Act 
the benefits or privileges set forth in sections 412, 413, 
704, and 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 972, 22 U.S.C. 3973, 22 U.S.C. 4024, and 22 
U.S.C. 4081) to the same extent and manner that such 
benefits and privileges are extended to members of the 
Foreign Service. 
(f) COMPENSATORY
TIME.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator may, subject to the consent of an individual who 
is assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry out stabilization 
and reconstruction activities in accordance with this Act, 
grant such individual compensatory time off for an equal 
amount of time spent in regularly or irregularly scheduled 
overtime work. Credit for compensatory time off earned 
shall not form the basis for any additional compensation. 
Any such compensatory time not used within 26 pay peri-
ods shall be forfeited. 
(g) INCREASE
IN PREMIUM PAY CAP.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to compensate an employee detailed,
assigned, or deployed to carry out stabilization and recon-
struction activities in accordance with this Act without re-
gard to the limitations on premium pay set forth in section 
5547 of title 5, United States Code, to the extent that 
the aggregate of the basic pay and premium pay of such 
employee for a year does not exceed the annual rate pay-
able for level II of the Executive Schedule. 
(h) ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, or the head 
of an Executive agency authorized by the Secretary, 
may, upon a determination by the President regard-
ing a stabilization and reconstruction crisis under 
section 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
accept volunteer services to carry out stabilization 
and reconstruction activities under this Act and sec-
tion 59 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 without regard to section 1342 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(2) TYPES OF VOLUNTEERS.—Donors of vol-
untary services accepted for purposes of this section 
may include—
(A) advisors; 
(B) experts; 
(C) consultants; and
(D) persons performing services in any 
other capacity determined appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
(3) SUPERVISION.—The Secretary, or the head 
of an Executive agency authorized by the Secretary, 
shall—
(A) ensure that each person performing 
voluntary services accepted under this section is 
notified of the scope of the voluntary services 
accepted; 
(B) supervise the volunteer to the same ex-
tent as employees receiving compensation for 
similar services; and 
(C) ensure that the volunteer has appro-
priate credentials or is otherwise qualified to 
perform in each capacity for which the volun-
teer’s services are accepted. 
(4) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING 
TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—A person 
providing volunteer services accepted under this sec-
tion shall not be considered an employee of the Fed-
eral Government in the performance of those serv-
ices, except for the purposes of the following provi-
sions of law:
(A) Chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to compensation for work-related 
injuries. 
(B) Chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code, relating to tort claims. 
(C) Chapter 11 of title 18, United States 
Code, relating to conflicts of interest. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $80,000,000 for personnel, education and train-
ing, equipment, and travel costs for purposes of carrying 
out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
(b) OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION AND 
RECONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated in subsection (a), $8,000,000 is authorized to 
be made available to pay the salaries, overhead, travel, per 
diem, and related costs associated with establishing and 
operating the Office of International Stabilization de-
scribed in section 59 of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (as added by sections 6 and 7).
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