; and (2) using out-of-State providers to provide care to relief-eligible survivors of a disaster under the plan or waiver. (b) Technical assistance and support for innovative State strategies To respond to increased demand for medical assistance following a disasters (1) In general The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and support to States to develop or expand infrastructure, strategies, or innovations (including through State Medicaid demonstration projects) to provide medical assistance under a State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ), or a waiver of such a plan, to relief-eligible survivors (as defined in section 1948(b)(5) of such Act) of disasters. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a report to Congress detailing a plan of action to carry out the requirements of paragraph (1). (c) HCBS emergency response corps grant program (1) In general The Secretary shall award grants under this subsection to States for the purpose of establishing or operating HCBS emergency response corps that meet the requirements of paragraph (2) to provide medical assistance for home and community-based services under a State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ) to relief-eligible survivors (as defined in section 1948(b)(5) of such Act) of disasters. (2) Home and community-based services emergency response corps An HCBS emergency response corps meets the requirements of this paragraph if it satisfies the following requirements: (A) The corps serves a State with a history of hosting individuals who are forced to relocate to the State from another State due to a disaster (as determined by the Secretary). (B) The corps is composed of representatives from each of the following: (i) Voluntary organizations delivering assistance. (ii) Area agencies on aging (as defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3002 )). (iii) The Medicare program