‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Coordinator for Stabilization and Recon-
struction. The President shall appoint the Coordi-
nator, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. The Coordinator shall have the rank of Am-
bassador-at-Large. 
‘‘(3) PURPOSE OF OFFICE.—The Office shall 
have primary responsibility for planning and admin-
istering stabilization and reconstruction operations 
in a country or region that is in, or is in transition 
from, or is likely to enter into, conflict or civil strife. 
In particular, the Office shall be responsible for the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Identifying a country or region that 
is in, is in transition from, or is likely to enter 
into, conflict or civil strife. 
‘‘(B) Monitoring political and economic de-
velopments in a country or region that is in, is 
in transition from, or is likely to enter into, 
conflict or civil strife. 
‘‘(C) Preparing stabilization operations to 
address the dangers posed by a country or re-
gion that is in, is in transition from, or is likely 
to enter into, conflict or civil strife.
‘‘(D) Preparing reconstruction operations, 
including operations relating to civil and polit-
ical affairs, for a country in which the United 
States participates or may participate in a re-
construction operation. 
‘‘(E) Administering and managing the Sta-
bilization and Reconstruction Corps and the 
Stabilization and Reconstruction Reserve estab-
lished under subsections (c) and (d), respec-
tively. 
‘‘(F) Coordinating the planning and execu-
tion of stabilization and reconstruction oper-
ations with—
‘‘(i) the Department of Defense and 
other relevant departments; 
‘‘(ii) the Central Intelligence Agency 
and other relevant elements of the intel-
ligence community; 
‘‘(iii) such other United States gov-
ernment agencies as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; 
‘‘(iv) the United Nations, the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization, and other 
relevant international organizations; and
‘‘(v) relevant non-governmental orga-
nizations. 
‘‘(G) Managing resources needed to re-
spond to a country or region that is in, is in 
transition from, or is likely to enter into, con-
flict or civil strife. 
‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION AND RECON-
STRUCTION TRAINING CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the George P. Shultz National Foreign Af-
fairs Training Center (originally established under 
section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, de-
scribed in section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021), and commonly referred to 
as the ‘Foreign Service Institute’ or the ‘institution’) 
an International Stabilization and Reconstruction 
Training Center (referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘Center’). 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Center shall be responsible 
for— 
‘‘(A) conducting inter-agency training, in-
cluding training related to inter-agency deci-
sionmaking, operational planning, and execution 
simulations, for mid-level Government officials 
and managers to prepare these officials and
managers to address stabilization and recon-
struction operations; 
‘‘(B) conducting advanced training related 
to stabilization and reconstruction operations 
for members of the Stabilization and Recon-
struction Corps and Stabilization and Recon-
struction Reserve; 
‘‘(C) conducting pre-deployment training 
related to stabilization and reconstruction oper-
ations for civilians and military-civil affairs per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(D) conducting exercises related to sta-
bilization and reconstruction operations for 
United States and international experts; 
‘‘(E) developing a uniform set of operating 
procedures for stabilization and reconstruction 
operations; and 
‘‘(F) conducting ongoing evaluations and 
after-action reviews of stabilization and recon-
struction operations. 
‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Director of the Foreign Service Institute 
(appointed under section 701(a) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021(a)), shall pro-
vide the Center with such staff and resources as the
Secretary and the Director consider necessary and 
appropriate to allow the Center to properly carry out 
the duties specified in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(c) 
STABILIZATION
AND
RECONSTRUCTION 
CORPS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Co-
ordinator shall establish within the Office a Sta-
bilization and Reconstruction Corps intended to pro-
vide assistance in support of stabilization and recon-
struction operations in a country or region that is 
in, is in transition from, or is likely to enter into, 
conflict or civil strife. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Coordinator shall 
hire—
‘‘(A) no more than 250 individuals to serve 
in the Corps; and 
‘‘(B) such other individuals as the Sec-
retary may designate, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, as members of the 
Corps from among employees of the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
‘‘(3) USE OF THE CENTER.—The Coordinator 
shall utilize the International Stabilization and Re-