dential Directive 44, which instructed the Secretary of 
State, and at the Secretary’s direction, the Coordi-
nator, to coordinate and lead integrated United 
States Government efforts, involving all United States 
departments and agencies with relevant capabilities, 
to prepare, plan for, and conduct reconstruction and 
stabilization operations. 
(3) National Security Presidential Directive 44 
assigns to the Secretary, with the Coordinator’s as-
sistance, the lead role to develop reconstruction and 
stabilization strategies, ensure civilian interagency 
program and policy coordination, coordinate inter-
agency processes to identify countries at risk of insta-
bility, provide decision-makers with detailed options 
for an integrated United States Government response 
in connection with reconstruction and stabilization 
operations, and carry out a wide range of other ac-
tions, including the development of a civilian surge 
capacity to meet reconstruction and stabilization 
emergencies. The Secretary and the Coordinator are 
also charged with coordinating with the Department 
of Defense on reconstruction and stabilization re-
sponses, and integrating planning and implementing 
procedures. 
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(4) The Department of Defense issued Directive 
3000.05, which establishes that stability operations 
are a core United States military mission that the 
Department of Defense must be prepared to conduct 
and support, provides guidance on stability oper-
ations that will evolve over time, and assigns respon-
sibilities within the Department of Defense for plan-
ning, training, and preparing to conduct and support 
stability operations. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means any en-
tity included in chapter 1 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(3) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this Act, the term ‘‘Department’’ means the De-
partment of State. 
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(5) PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘personnel’’ means 
individuals serving in any service described in section 
2101 of title 5, United States Code, other than in the 
legislative or judicial branch. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR RECON-
STRUCTION AND STABILIZATION 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 RECONSTRUCTION AND STA-
BILIZATION CRISIS. 
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President determines 
that it is in the national security interests of the 
United States for United States civilian agencies or 
non-Federal employees to assist in reconstructing and 
stabilizing a country or region that is at risk of, in, 
or is in transition from, conflict or civil strife, the 
President may, in accordance with the provisions set 
forth in section 614(a)(3), subject to paragraph (2) of 
this subsection but notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, and on such terms and conditions as the 
President may determine, furnish assistance to such 
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