International Security Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1361
Sponsor: Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26]
Introduced: 2005-03-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advice and consent of the Senate
Alliances
Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil War
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional employees
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction workers
Consultants
Correctional personnel
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of State
Diplomats
Economic assistance
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Employee rights
Employee training
Engineers
Europe
Executive reorganization
Exports
Federal employees
Federal officials
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign service
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government procurement
Government trust funds
Health
Higher education
Infrastructure
International agencies
International cooperation
Iraq compilation
Judges
Judicial officers
Labor and Employment
Law
Lawyers
Local employees
Medical personnel
NATO countries
Nongovernmental organizations
Peace
Peacekeeping forces
Performance measurement
Police
Presidential appointments
Retired military personnel
Salaries
Skilled labor
Social Welfare
State employees
Teachers
Transfer of employees
U.S. Agency for International Development
United Nations
Volunteer workers
War
War relief

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: 
International Security Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance for 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.
 
Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of State to establish within the Department of State an Office of the Coordinator for Stabilization and Reconstruction, which shall: (1) be headed by the Coordinator for Stabilization and Reconstruction; and (2) have primary responsibility for planning and administering 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.
 
Establishes within the Foreign Service Institute an International Stabilization and Reconstruction Training Center.
 
Directs the Coordinator to establish within the Office: (1) a Stabilization and Reconstruction Corps of up to 250 persons; and (2) a Stabilization and Reconstruction Reserve of volunteers. Authorizes presidential deployment of Corps and Reserve members. 
 
Establishes in the Treasury the Department of State Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations Support Fund. Authorizes the President to provide Fund amounts to the Office for a country of impending or immediate risk.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) funds appropriated to carry out the amendments made by this Act should be offset by reductions in redundant or duplicative functions and foreign assistance programs of the Department of State; and (2) increased staff levels required by the amendments made by this Act should be offset by the transfer of staff within the Department of State, and the elimination of resultant redundant Department of State functions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-17
text: Introduced in House