HR 7642
GUIDE Act
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Bill overview
The GUIDE Act authorizes the Department of State to create a program to hire and train specialized professionals for international disaster relief efforts. This program aims to ensure the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response has enough skilled personnel to effectively manage complex disaster assistance operations. The program will recruit individuals with expertise in various fields crucial to disaster response, such as procurement, logistics, and public health. Ultimately, the goal is to strengthen the U.S. government’s ability to respond to international disasters.
Key provisions
- Authorizes the Department of State to establish a recruitment and retention program.
- The program will focus on hiring specialized disaster assistance professionals.
- The program will be administered by the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance.
- Recruited professionals must have expertise in procurement, logistics, public health, nutrition, protection, engineering, and finance.
Who is affected
- Department of State
- Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response
- International disaster relief recipients
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 7642
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To authorize the recruitment and retention of specialized disaster assistance professionals by the Department of State.
This Act may be cited as the Generating Utility through International Disaster Expertise Act GUIDE Act
or the
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