text: Civil Affairs Government Function Expertise
  while supporting the integration of the efforts of individuals, civil society organizations, NGOs, international
  organizations, and other U.S. assistance and resources. With consideration toward equitable accessibility by
  individuals, institutions, and the private sector, these activities position communities for reestablishment or
  preservation of stability. These efforts have inherent crosscutting effects upon, and requirements of, the other
  functional areas. This functional specialty team is prepared to assume the administrative and supervisory roles
  of the national and subnational institutions, as required by conditions of the OE.
  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  B-20. The economic development functional specialty places emphasis on the existing national to localized
  economic network, any competing system, and their collective impacts upon stability within the OE.
  Through assessments, analysis, and evaluation, this functional specialty team provides advice and guidance
  access to additional resources to augment the national network to develop, implement, regulate, and enforce
  interstate and international policies and programs focused upon macroeconomics, market(s) development,
  and microeconomics. These activities enable the interconnectivity of individuals, civil society, and
  institutions to produce coordinated, integrated, and synchronized efforts. These efforts have inherent
  crosscutting affects upon, and requirements of, the other functional areas. This functional specialty team is
  prepared to assume the administrative and supervisory roles of the national and subnational institutions, as
  required by conditions of the OE.
  FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
  B-21. The food and agriculture functional specialty places emphasis on the indigenous, national through local
  agriculture systems, agencies, services, personnel, methods, resources, institutions, and facilities.
  These include any competing systems and their collective impacts upon conditions of the OE and effects on
  stability. Application of the technical expertise of this functional specialty team delivers assessments,
  analysis, and evaluation, which allow for the provision of advice, guidance, and access to additional
  resources. This augmentation to the indigenous institutions enhances the capability of those institutions to
  conduct assessments and implement oversight, provide and regulate policies and programs, and operate
  systems and agencies at the national to local levels.
  B-22. This enhanced capability provides for the structuring, resourcing, organizing, rehabilitation, and
  implementation of the curriculum and education, facilities, technology, processes, and personnel
  development required to implement and sustain food and agriculture activities. These activities include the
  production, processing, storage, product safety, marketing, and distribution of foodstuffs, food by-products,
  and fiber and wood products. With consideration toward equitable access by individuals, institutions, and the
  private sector, these activities position communities for the continuation, or establishment, of stability.
  These efforts have inherent crosscutting effects upon, and requirements of, the other functional specialties.
  This functional specialty team is prepared to assume the administrative and supervisory roles of the national
  and subnational institutions, as required by conditions of the OE.
  PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
  B-23. The public works and utilities functional specialty places emphasis on the national to localized public
  facilities and utilities network as it exists within the OE. Through assessments, analysis, and evaluation, this
  functional specialty team provides advice and guidance access to additional resources aimed to enhance these
  networks. This includes the ability and capabilities to develop, implement, regulate, and enforce policies and
  programming for essential services. With consideration toward equitable accessibility by individuals,
  institutions, and the private sector, these activities position communities for continuation, or establishment,
  of stability. These efforts have inherent crosscutting effects upon, and requirements of, the other functional
  areas. This functional specialty team is prepared to assume the administrative and supervisory roles of the
  national and subnational institutions, as required by conditions of the OE.
  PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
  B-24. The public communications functional specialty places emphasis on the national communications
  network as it exists within the OE. Through assessments, analysis, and evaluation, this functional specialty team