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Mobilizing America to Help Act

H.R. 6416 · 116th Congress · Mar 27, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To direct the President to detail Peace Corps volunteers to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Mobilizing America to Help Act”.

Sec. 2 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.