123STA T . 1 56 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (D)hasind i c a te d inte r est t o the C or p oration in respondin g to disasters and e m ergencies in a time ly manner thro u gh the N ational S er v ice R eserve Corps
and ‘‘( 2 ) the term ‘term o f national service ’ means a term or period of service under section 1 2 3. ‘‘( b ) ESTABLI S HMEN T OF NATIONAL SE RV I C E RESERVE COR P S. — ‘‘(1) I N G ENERAL.—In consultation w ith the F ederal Emer - gency M anagement A gency , the Corporation shall establish a National Service Reserve Corps to prepare and deploy National Service Reserve Corps members to respond to disasters and emergencies in support of national service programs and other re q uesting programs and agencies. ‘‘(2) G RANTS OR CONTRACTS.—In carrying out this section, the Corporation may enter into a grant or contract with an organi z ation e x perienced in responding to disasters or in coordi- nating individuals who have completed a term of national service or are veterans, or may directly deploy National Service Reserve Corps members, as the Corporation determines nec- essary. ‘‘(c) ANN U AL T RAINING.—The Corporation shall conduct or coordinate annual training sessions, consistent with the training requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for individuals who have completed a term of national service or are veterans, and who wish to j oin the National Service Reserve Corps. ‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF O RGANI Z ATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall designate organizations with demonstrated experience in responding to disasters or emergencies, including through using volunteers, for participation in the program under this section. ‘‘(2) RE Q UIREMENTS.—The Corporation shall ensure that every designated organization is— ‘‘(A) prepared to respond to disasters or emergencies; ‘‘( B ) prepared and able to utilize National Service Reserve Corps members in responding to disasters or emer- gencies; and ‘‘(C) willing to respond in a timely manner when noti- fied by the Corporation of a disaster or emergency. ‘‘(e) DATABASES.—The Corporation shall develop or contract with an outside organization to develop— ‘‘(1) a database of all National Service Reserve Corps mem- bers; and ‘‘(2) a database of all nonprofit organizations that have been designated by the Corporation under subsection (d). ‘‘(f) DEPLO Y MENT OF NATIONAL SERVICE RESERVE CORPS.— ‘‘(1) MA J OR D ISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES.—If a major dis- aster or emergency is declared by the P resident pursuant to section 1 0 2 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assist- ance Act ( 4 2 U .S.C. 5 122), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the Cor- poration, may tas k the National Service Reserve Corps to assist in response. ‘‘(2) OTHER DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES.—For a disaster or emergency that is not declared a major disaster or emergency under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), the Corporation may directly, or through a grant or contract, deploy the National Service Reserve Corps.
