GUIDE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
In Committee
Summary
Specialized disaster assistance workforce. This bill would authorize the State Department to create a program that recruits, trains, and retains specialists for the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response. It focuses on ensuring staff have the skills to plan, implement, and manage complex international disaster operations.
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- Bureau staffing: Provides a formal tool to recruit and retain personnel matched to the operational demands of international disaster missions.
- Professional qualifications: Requires program hires to have expertise in procurement, logistics, public health, nutrition, protection, engineering, and finance.
- Operational impact: Aims to improve planning, implementation, and management of complex international disaster assistance operations by aligning staff skills with mission needs.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New program to train disaster responders
This bill would let the Secretary of State create a program to recruit and train disaster response staff. It would be run through the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance to support the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response. Staff would need expertise in procurement, logistics, and finance. They would also need skills in public health, nutrition, protection, and engineering. The bill does not specify funding, a start date, or a cap on staff.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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