[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7642 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7642

  To authorize the recruitment and retention of specialized disaster 
          assistance professionals by the Department of State.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2026

   Mrs. Kim introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the recruitment and retention of specialized disaster 
          assistance professionals by the Department of State.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Generating Utility through 
International Disaster Expertise Act'' or the ``GUIDE Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO RECRUIT SPECIALIZED DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
              PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, acting through the Under 
Secretary for Foreign Assistance, is authorized to establish a program 
to recruit, train, and retain specialized disaster assistance 
professionals for the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response, to 
ensure that the Bureau has sufficient personnel with the skills and 
expertise necessary to plan, implement, and manage complex 
international disaster assistance operations.
    (b) Qualifications.--A specialized disaster assistance professional 
recruited, trained, or retained through the program established 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall have expertise in relevant matters 
including procurement, logistics, public health, nutrition, protection, 
engineering, and finance.
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