,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bc1       
#bjbf,mrs4 ,kim introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize the recruitment   
and retention of specialized disaster   
assistance professionals by the         
,department of ,state4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,generating ,utility through            
,international ,disaster ,expertise ,act
 or the ,,guide ,act4  #b4              
,authorization to recruit specialized   
disaster assistance professionals  7a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state1  
acting through the ,under ,secretary for
 ,foreign ,assistance1 is authorized to 
establish a program to recruit1 train1  
and retain specialized disaster         
assistance professionals for the ,bureau
 of ,disaster and ,humanitarian         
,response1 to ensure that the ,bureau   
has sufficient personnel with the skills

 and expertise necessary to plan1       
implement1 and manage complex           
international disaster assistance       
operations4  7b7 ,qualifications ,a     
specialized disaster assistance         
professional recruited1 trained1 or     
retained through the program established
 pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall have  
expertise in relevant matters including 
procurement1 logistics1 public health1  
nutrition1 protection1 engineering1 and 
finance4