‘‘(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 shall 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-
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-
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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 
reserve component of the Response Readiness 
Corps. 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.—The Re-
sponse Readiness reserve component may in-
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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 
‘‘(ii) have volunteered to carry out 
stabilization and reconstruction activities. 
‘‘(3) USE OF RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.— 
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‘‘(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 
section 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961.’’. 
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