ican National Red Cross relief workers in a disaster 
area; 
‘‘(6) to coordinate the services of other vol-
untary agencies or groups before, during, or after a 
disaster upon the request of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) or a FEMA-appointed 
Federal Coordinating Officer with the consent of 
such agencies or groups; and 
‘‘(7) to devise and carry out measures for pre-
venting disasters.’’. 
(c) DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 3001 of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 300105 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 300105A. Diversity requirement 
‘‘(a) STAFF DIVERSITY.—The corporation shall fos-
ter a high-performing and diverse— 
‘‘(1) management staff; and 
‘‘(2) paid and volunteer staff that effectively de-
livers the corporation’s products and services to an 
increasingly diverse American public. 
‘‘(b) EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.—The corporation shall 
strive to be an equal opportunity provider that embraces 
and values the richness of diversity and reflects the com-
munities that it serves in governance, at all decision-mak-
ing levels, and in its volunteer and paid work force. 
‘‘(c) DIVERSITY COMMITMENT BENCHMARKS.—The 
corporation accordingly will meet the following diversity 
commitment benchmarks nationwide by 2008: 
‘‘(1) the ethnic and cultural mix of the corpora-
tion’s management, boards, chapters, staff, and vol-
unteers shall reflect the demographics of the commu-
nities they serve; 
‘‘(2) programs and activities of the corpora-
tion’s chapters throughout the country shall be ap-
propriate and culturally sensitive to diverse audi-
ences; 
‘‘(3) the corporation shall substantially increase 
its partnerships at the local level with minority asso-
ciations, civic groups, foundations, grass roots orga-
nizations, religious institutions and other entities for 
the purpose of establishing relief networks that aid 
all disaster victims within affected communities; and 
‘‘(4) the corporation’s Diverse Business Enter-
prises initiative shall be expanded to ensure that no 
less than 23 percent of the corporation’s service and 
supply needs are provided by businesses owned by 
minorities, woman, persons with disabilities, and so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individuals.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 
300105 the following new item: 
‘‘300105A. Diversity Requirement.’’. 
SEC. 8. DIVERSITY AMENDMENT TO NATIONAL RESPONSE 
PLAN. 
(a) DIVERSITY
AMENDMENT.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall amend the National Response 
Plan developed pursuant to section 502(6) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312(6)) so as to in-
clude the following obligation: ‘‘Providing resources and 
support to all victims of domestic incidents regardless of 
the victim’s race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, 
sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran’s 
status.’’. 
(b) RESUBMISSION OF LETTER OF AGREEMENT.— 
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall resubmit the Letter of Agreement contained 
in the preface of the National Response Plan to each sig-
natory of the National Response Plan so each such signa-
tory may agree to the obligation added pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
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