,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eiea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjah,mr4   
,s*iff 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 & ,ms4 
,jackson ,lee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !   
,committees on ,transportation &        
,infra/ructure1 ,=eign ,affairs1 & ,arm$
 ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,vet]ans ,crisis 
,response ,corps1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps ,act (
 #bjah4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has a    
long hi/ory ( respond+ to natural &     
man-made crises bo? dome/ic & abroad4   
,^! ef=ts secure ! safety & security (  
our citiz5s at home & ov]seas1 help to  
build a m peaceful1 prosp]\s1 & secure  
_w1 to ! long-t]m b5efit ( ! ,unit$     

,/ates & ! int]national community4  7#b7
 ,foll[+ major natural disa/]s1 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se has an unmat*$      
logi/ical & op]ational capacity to      
provide rapid response across ! globe4  
,9 rec5t ye>s1 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
assets h play$ a key role 9 respond+ to 
dome/ic & int]national crises includ+ ! 
#bjjd tsunami 9 ! ,indian ,ocean1       
,hurricane ,katr9a 9 #bjje1 ! #bjaj     
e>?quake 9 ,haiti1 ! #bjaa e>?quake &   
tsunami 9 ,japan1 ,hurricane ,s&y 9     
#bjab1 & ,hurricanes ,irma & ,m>ia 9    
#bjag4  7#c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se's   
crisis response mission s]ves ! int]e/s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by support+ dome/ic   
response to aid ! homel& & abroad by    
deep5+ coop]ation ) regional p>tn]s1 &  
provid+ a plat=m = public diplomacy &   
outrea*4  7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se's 
role foll[+ disa/]s is tempor>y1        
typically spann+ ! imm$iate aft]ma? ( a 
disa/]1 focus+ on ! provision (         
equipm5t1 support1 food & wat]1 & m$ical
 c>e4 ,:5 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se assets    

)draw1 ! "w ( repair+ infra/ructure c   
take mon?s or ye>s4  7#e7 ,m ?an        
#b1djj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h     
sep>at$ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces s9ce ,septemb]  
#aa1 #bjja4 ,unemploym5t rema9s a s]i\s 
problem = vet]ans1 ) #ejj1jjj vet]ans   
unemploy$ at "s po9t 9 #bjaf4 ,_m       
vet]ans leave ! ,arm$ ,=ces ) a cont9u$ 
desire to s]ve1 z well z skills &       
exp]i5ce t make !m invaluable 9 a disa/]
 relief & recon/ruction sett+4  7#f7    
,nonpr(it organizations su* z ,team     
,rubicon1 ! ,mission ,cont9ues1 & o!rs  
provide s]vice opportunities = vet]ans  
to apply _! skills to community s]vice  
projects1 includ+ disa/] relief &       
recon/ruction4  7#g7 ,!re is a press+   
ne$ to provide s]vice & employm5t       
opportunities = vet]ans & x is 9 !      
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to assi/ 9    
recon/ruction projects foll[+ national  
disa/]s 9 ord] to promote ,am]ican      
values & z an ex]cise ( public          
diplomacy4  7#h7 ,! e/abli%m5t ( a      
,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps w\ld  

lev]age ! unique skills ( vet]ans to !  
b5efit ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 support+ !    
safety & security ( ! homel&1 build+    
good w ov]seas & provid+ productive1    
mean+ful "w opportunities to vet]ans4   
#c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,vet]ans ,crisis      
,response ,corps  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re  
is e/abli%$ 9 ! executive bran* ( !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t an indep5d5t ag5cy to  
be kn[n z ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response  
,corps4  7b7 ,director ,!re %all be a   
,director ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response
 ,corps1 :o is ! head ( ! ,vet]ans      
,crisis ,response ,corps4 ,! ,director  
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 by & ) !
 advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate4  7c7       
,mission ,! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response  
,corps %all-- 7#a7 organize memb]s ( !  
,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps to    
p>ticipate 9 disa/] relief &            
recon/ruction projects foll[+ dome/ic or
 int]national manmade or natural        
disa/]s2  7#b7 9 c>ry+ out su* projects1
 deploy memb]s ( ! ,corps 9 support ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy designat$ to lead !

 response to p]=m recon/ruction tasks & 
provide support s]vices1 tra9+1 te*nical
 assi/ance1 & o!r assi/ance 9 po/-disa/]
 areas2  7#c7 supplem5t & enhance !     
humanit>ian relief & recon/ruction      
support provid$ by o!r dep>tm5ts &      
ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 includ+ ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,/ate1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =         
,int]national ,developm5t1 ! ,f$]al     
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 &           
nongov]nm5tal organizations &           
int]national aid organizations1 by      
deploy+ a highly skill$ & highly        
exp]i5c$ work=ce ( vet]ans2 &  7#d7     
id5tify high-impact recon/ruction       
projects 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t w\ld make  
use ( ! skills ( memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans    
,crisis ,response ,corps & lev]age &    
coord9ate ) o!r elem5ts ( ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t & nongov]nm5tal organizations4
  7d7 ,p[]s ,! ,director may e/abli%    
g5]al policies ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis     
,response ,corps1 includ+ ) respect to--
  7#a7 e/abli%+ rules = conduct+ ! g5]al

 bus9ess ( ! ,corps2  7#b7 ent]+ into   
contracts2  7#c7 direct+ ! e/abli%m5t & 
ma9t5ance ( divisions or o!r (fices )9 !
 ,corps2  7#d7 coord9at+ & ov]see+ !    
op]ation ( ! activities ( ! ,corps2     
7#e7 adopt+ & us+ a seal2  7#f7 appo9t+ 
& sup]vis+ p]sonnel employ$ by ! ,corps2
  7#g7 di/ribut+ bus9ess among su*      
p]sonnel & units ( ! ,corps2  7#h7      
obligat+ & exp5d+ funds made available  
to ! ,corps2 &  7#i7 p]=m+ su* o!r      
functions z may be au?oriz$ or requir$  
by law4  7e7 ,p]sonnel ,! ,director may 
fix ! numb] (1 & appo9t & direct1       
employees ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response
 ,corps1 9 accordance ) ! applicable    
provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4 ,unless o!rwise provid$ expressly
 by law1 any individual appo9t$ "u ?is  
subsection %all be an employee z def9$ 9
 section #baje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 & subject to ! provisions ( su* 
title & o!r laws g5]ally applicable to !
 employees ( an ,executive ag5cy4  #d4  
,memb]%ip 9 ,corps  7a7 ,eligibility    

7#a7 ,volunte] ,subject to p>agraph     
7#b71 a vet]an may elect to s]ve z a    
memb] ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response    
,corps4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,director 
may prescribe requirem5ts1 includ+ )    
respect to physical & m5tal heal?1 =    
vet]ans to s]ve z memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans   
,crisis ,response ,corps4  7b7 ,duty    
requir$  7#a7 ,tra9+ ,! ,director %all  
require t ea* memb] ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis
 ,response ,corps meet ! tra9+          
requirem5ts pursuant to section #f4     
7#b7 ,deploym5ts ,memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans   
,crisis ,response ,corps may elect to   
accept a deploym5t 9 support ( a disa/] 
relief or recon/ruction project pursuant
 to section #e4 ,su* a deploym5t may n  
exce$ a "o-ye> p]iod4 ,! ,director may n
 require t a memb] accept a deploym5t4  
7#c7 ,li/ ,! ,director %all ma9ta9 a li/
 ( memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response
 ,corps :o elect to accept deploym5ts 9 
support ( a disa/] relief or            
recon/ruction project pursuant to       
section #e4  7c7 ,sep>ation ,a memb] ( !

 ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps may  
be sep>at$ f ! ,corps z foll[s3 7#a7 ,^u
 ! election ( ! memb]4  7#b7 ,^u !      
det]m9ation ( ! ,director t-- 7,a7 !    
memb] has fail$ to meet ! tra9+         
requirem5ts pursuant to section #e or   
o!r requirem5ts pursuant to ?is ,act2 or
  7,b7 su* sep>ation is 9 ! be/ int]e/s 
( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps4  
#e4 ,disa/] relief & recon/ruction      
projects  7a7 ,project selection ,9     
consultation ) ! ,coord9ation ,c\ncil   
e/abli%$ "u section #g1 ! ,director %all
 select disa/] relief & recon/ruction   
projects 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or outside ! 
,unit$ ,/ates = ! ,vet]ans ,crisis      
,response ,corps to c>ry out4  7b7      
,int]ag5cy pref]5ce ,! ,vet]ans ,crisis 
,response ,corps %all be ! pref]r$ s\rce
 ( p]sonnel = surge capacity to all     
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cies provid+ relief & 
recon/ruction4  7c7 ,priority ,to !     
ext5t practicable1 ! ,director %all     
prioritize ! selection ( disa/] relief &
 recon/ruction projects "u subsection   

7a7 t--  7#a7 w b5efit f ! skill$ &     
exp]i5c$ labor ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis     
,response ,corps2  7#b7 support def9$   
ne$s ( ! lead ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy2 &   
7#c7 may be c>ri$ out us+ funds made    
available by an elem5t ( ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t o!r ?an ! ,vet]ans ,crisis    
,response ,corps1 or by a ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t1 a =eign c\ntry1 or a         
nongov]nm5tal organization4  7d7 ,types 
( projects ,disa/] relief &             
recon/ruction projects select$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all include projects    
relat+ to--  7#a7 respond+ to natural   
disa/]s1 includ+ ?r\gh ! provision (    
food1 wat]1 %elt]1 & m$ical c>e2  7#b7  
c>ry+ out recon/ruction foll[+ natural  
disa/]s1 includ+ repair ( critical      
infra/ructure2  7#c7 wat] & en]gy       
projects1 includ+ ! con/ruction ( wat]  
infra/ructure1 electrical infra/ructure 
& g5]ation1 & transportation hubs2 &    
7#d7 o!r projects t ! ,director det]m9es
 fulfil ! mission ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis  
,response ,corps4  7e7 ,agreem5ts ,!    

,director may ent] into agreem5ts )     
nongov]nm5tal organizations "u :i*--    
7#a7 memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis        
,response ,corps assi/ ! nongov]nm5tal  
entity to c>ry out disa/] relief &      
recon/ruction projects t ! ,director    
det]m9es fulfil ! mission ( ! ,vet]ans  
,crisis ,response ,corps2 &  7#b7 !     
,director may provide to ! nongov]nm5tal
 entity funds 9 am\nts necess>y to c>ry 
out p>agraph 7#a74  #f4 ,tra9+ ( memb]s 
( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps   
7a7 ,requir$ tra9+ ,! ,director %all    
e/abli% a sy/em ( requir$ tra9+ = memb]s
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps t
 is c>ri$ out on a regul> s*$ule4  7b7  
,m&atory p>ticipation ,! ,director %all 
require memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis     
,response ,corps to p>ticipate 9 tra9+  
"u subsection 7a7 z a condition ( rema9+
 eligible = deploym5t 9 support ( a     
disa/] relief or recon/ruction project  
pursuant to section #e4  #g4            
,comp5sation1 b5efits1 & protections =  
memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response   

,corps  7a7 ,comp5sation ,! ,director   
%all det]m9e a rate ( comp5sation =     
memb]s ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response   
,corps dur+ a duty p]iod4 ,9 det]m9+ su*
 rate1 ! ,director %all take into acc\nt
 ! f9al rank 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! memb]s1
 ! specific skills possess$ by memb]s1 &
 o!r factors z det]m9$ appropriate by ! 
,director4  7b7 ,heal? c>e ,dur+ a duty 
p]iod1 a memb] ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis     
,response ,corps %all be treat$ z a     
memb] ( ! ,national ,gu>d on active duty
 = a p]iod ( m ?an #cj days = purposes (
 be+ eligible = heal? c>e b5efits "u !  
,,tric>e program 7z def9$ 9 section     
#ajgb ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74
  7c7 ,employm5t & reemploym5t rights   
,section #dcjc7af7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,su* t]m also      
includes ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response   
,corps :5 9 a duty p]iod 7z def9$ 9     
section #i ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis         
,response ,corps ,act ( #bjah744  #h4   
,coord9ation c\ncil  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t    

,!re is e/abli%$ a c\ncil to be kn[n z !
 ,coord9ation ,c\ncil to-- 7#a7 advise !
 ,director2  7#b7 assi/ ! ,director 9   
id5tify+ & prioritiz+ disa/] relief &   
recon/ruction projects "u section #e t  
are suitable to ! mission & res\rces ( !
 ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps2     
7#c7 coord9ate ! deploym5ts ( memb]s ( !
 ,vet]ans ,crisis ,response ,corps 9    
support ( a disa/] relief or            
recon/ruction project pursuant to       
section #e2 &  7#d7 z reque/$ by !      
,director1 provide te*nical support1    
tra9+1 logi/ical support1 & o!r         
appropriate support4  7b7 ,memb]%ip ,!  
,c\ncil %all consi/ ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security4  7#e7 ,! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t4  7#f7 ,!     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7#g7 ,! ,*ief       
,executive ,(fic] ( ! ,corporation =    

,national & ,community ,s]vice4  7#h7   
,o!r memb]s 9 ! non-vot+1 consult+ /atus
 z det]m9$ by ! ,c\ncil4  #i4 ,reports  
7a7 ,reports ,n less ?an once ea* ye>1 !
 ,director %all submit to ,congress a   
report on ! op]ations ( ! ,vet]ans      
,crisis ,response ,corps4  7b7 ,matt]s  
includ$ ,ea* report "u subsection 7a7   
%all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a detail ( 
any activities c>ri$ out by ! ,vet]ans  
,crisis ,response ,corps dur+ ! p]iod   
cov]$ by ! report4  7#b7 ,any           
recomm5dations ! ,director det]m9es     
appropriate to increase ! effectiv5ess &
 effici5cy ( ! ,vet]ans ,crisis         
,response ,corps4  #aj4 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m duty p]iod means a
 p]iod 9 :i* a memb] ( ! ,vet]ans       
,crisis ,response ,corps is--  7,a7     
deploy$ 9 support ( a disa/] relief or  
recon/ruction project pursuant to       
section #e2 or  7,b7 engag$ 9 tra9+     
pursuant to section #f4  7#b7 ,! t]m    
vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section 
#aja7b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates      

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