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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6416
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2020Mr. Quigley (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Haaland, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To direct the President to detail Peace Corps volunteers to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Mobilizing America to Help Act.
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Detail of Peace Corps volunteers to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
The President shall exercise the authority provided for in section 5(h) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(h)) to detail or assign Peace Corps volunteers or otherwise make such volunteers available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency during an emergency period (as defined in section 1135(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1))) resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.