the Armed Forces with a continued desire to serve, as well as skills and experience that make them invaluable in a disaster relief and reconstruction setting. (6) Nonprofit organizations such as Team Rubicon, the Mission Continues, and others provide service opportunities for veterans to apply their skills to community service projects, including disaster relief and reconstruction. (7) There is a pressing need to provide service and employment opportunities for veterans and it is in the interests of the United States to assist in reconstruction projects following national disasters in order to promote American values and as an exercise of public diplomacy. (8) The establishment of a Veterans Crisis Response Corps would leverage the unique skills of veterans to the benefit of the United States, supporting the safety and security of the homeland, building good will overseas and providing productive, meaningful work opportunities to veterans. 3. Establishment of Veterans Crisis Response Corps (a) Establishment There is established in the executive branch of the Federal Government an independent agency to be known as the Veterans Crisis Response Corps. (b) Director There shall be a Director of the Veterans Crisis Response Corps, who is the head of the Veterans Crisis Response Corps. The Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (c) Mission The Veterans Crisis Response Corps shall— (1) organize members of the Veterans Crisis Response Corps to participate in disaster relief and reconstruction projects following domestic or international manmade or natural disasters