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H.R. 1084, The Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2007
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H.R. 1084 would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to build operational readiness in civilian agencies.
== Detailed Summary ==
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Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2007 - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide for the development, as a core mission of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), of an expert civilian response capability to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in a country or region that is in, or is in transition from, conflict or civil strife.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance and permit the export of goods and services to assist in stabilizing and reconstructing a country or region that is in, or is in transition from, conflict or civil strife.
Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department an Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization. Authorizes: (1) the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of USAID, to establish a Response Readiness Corps to provide stabilization and reconstruction activities in foreign countries or regions that are at risk, in, or are in transition from, conflict or civil strife (up to 250 personnel to serve in the Corps, and such other personnel as the Secretary may designate from the Department and USAID); and (2) the Secretary to establish a Response Readiness Reserve of federal and non-federal personnel (at least 500 nonfederal personnel which may include federal retirees) to augment the Corps.
Amend the Foreign Service Act to authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Navy and Army, to establish a stabilization and reconstruction curriculum for use in programs of the Foreign Service Institute, the National Defense University, and the United States Army War College.
Sets forth related personnel provisions.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 2/15/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee3/4/2008: Placed on Foreign Affairs.the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 329.
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MHP
July 28, 2008, 3:30pm (report abuse)So am I to understand, based upon the opposition to this provision being similar in degree to the opposition to the war in Iraq, that the issue is entirely fiscal and selfishly motivated, and not at all based upon moral objections? Or might I go further, to say that the support for the invasion that lead to thousands of civilian deaths is greater than the desire of persons to give up US$2 to help clean up some of the messes U.S. foreign policy has previously exacerbated?
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