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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4466 

To amend the Peace Corps Act by reauthorizing the Peace Corps, providing 

better support for current, returning, and former volunteers, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 23, 2022 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. YOUNG, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To amend the Peace Corps Act by reauthorizing the Peace 

Corps, providing better support for current, returning, 

and former volunteers, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Funding for the Peace Corps; Integration of information age volunteer 

opportunities. 


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Sec. 3. Readjustment allowances for volunteers and volunteer leaders. 

Sec. 4. Restoration of volunteer opportunities for major disruptions to volunteer 

service. 

Sec. 5. Health care continuation for Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 6. Access to antimalarial drugs and hygiene products for Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 7. Codification of certain Executive orders relating to existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers 

and extension of the period of such status. 

Sec. 8. Extension of period of existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring 

status for returning volunteers. 

Sec. 9. Protection of Peace Corps volunteers against reprisal or retaliation. 

Sec. 10. Peace Corps National Advisory Council. 

Sec. 11. Memorandum of Agreement with Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 

Department of State. 

Sec. 12. Clarification regarding eligibility of United States nationals. 

Sec. 13. Workers compensation for Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 14. Sexual Assault Advisory Council. 

Sec. 15. Suspension without pay. 

Sec. 16. Technical and conforming amendments. 

1 SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEACE CORPS; INTEGRATION OF 

2 INFORMATION AGE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNI3 TIES. 

4 Section 3 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502) 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (b)— 

7 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) There is authorized to be appropriated 

10 $410,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 

11 2027 to carry out this Act.’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that fis13 cal year and the subsequent fiscal year’’ and in14 serting ‘‘obligation until the last day of the sub15 sequent fiscal year’’; and 


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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub2 section (e). 

3 SEC. 3. READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES FOR VOLUNTEERS 

4 AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. 

5 Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504) 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘insure their 

8 health’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure their safety, their 

9 health, and’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘$125’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$375’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place such term 

14 appears and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 

15 (C) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

16 volunteer’’; 

17 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub18 section (d); 

19 (4) by inserting after subsection (d), as redesig20 nated, the following: 

21 ‘‘(e) The Director shall consult with heath experts 

22 outside of the Peace Corps, including experts licensed in 

23 the field of mental health, and follow guidance by the Cen24 ters for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the pre25 scription of medications to volunteers.’’; 


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1 (5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in2 serting ‘‘the President’’; 

3 (6) in subsection (n)(2)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place 

5 such term appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 

6 (d)’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

8 President’’; and 

9 (7) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘his’’ each 

10 place such term appears and inserting ‘‘the volun11 teer’s’’. 

12 SEC. 4. RESTORATION OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 

13 FOR MAJOR DISRUPTIONS TO VOLUNTEER 

14 SERVICE. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act 

16 (22 U.S.C. 2504), as amended by section 3 of this Act, 

17 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(q) DISRUPTION OF SERVICE PROTOCOLS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

20 processes for the safe return to service of returning 

21 Peace Corps volunteers whose service is interrupted 

22 due to mandatory evacuations of volunteers due to 

23 catastrophic events or global emergencies of unknow24 able duration, which processes shall include— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the establishment of monitoring and 

2 communications systems, protocols, safety 

3 measures, policies, and metrics for determining 

4 the appropriate approaches for restoring volun5 teer opportunities for evacuated return volun6 teers whose service is interrupted by a cata7 strophic event or global emergency; and 

8 ‘‘(B) streamlining, to the fullest extent 

9 practicable, application requirements for the re10 turn to service of such volunteers. 

11 ‘‘(2) RETURN TO SERVICE.—Beginning on the 

12 date on which any volunteer described in paragraph 

13 (1) returns to service, the Director shall strive to af14 ford evacuated volunteers, to the fullest extent prac15 ticable, the opportunity— 

16 ‘‘(A) to return to their previous country of 

17 service, except for Peace Corps missions in 

18 China; and 

19 ‘‘(B) to continue their service in the most 

20 needed sectors within the country in which they 

21 had been serving immediately before their evac22 uation due to a catastrophic event or global 

23 emergency, except for Peace Corps missions in 

24 China. 


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1 ‘‘(r) SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS AND ACCRUAL OF

2 INTEREST ON FEDERAL LOANS DURING SERVICE.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a volunteer received a 

4 Federal loan held by the Department of Education 

5 under part B or D of title IV of the Higher Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. and 

7 1087a et seq.) before commencing service in the 

8 Peace Corps— 

9 ‘‘(A) all payments due for such loans shall 

10 be suspended; and 

11 ‘‘(B) interest shall not accrue on such loan 

12 for the duration of such service. 

13 ‘‘(2) DEFERMENT OR FORBEARANCE.—Not14 withstanding any other provision of the Higher Edu15 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the 

16 Secretary of Education shall deem each month for 

17 which a loan payment was— 

18 ‘‘(A) suspended under this section; or 

19 ‘‘(B) subject to a deferment or forbearance 

20 under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as if 

21 the borrower of the loan had made a payment 

22 for the purpose of any loan forgiveness program 

23 or loan rehabilitation program authorized under 

24 part B or D of title IV of the Higher Education 

25 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. and 1087a 


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1 et seq.) for which the borrower would have oth2 erwise qualified.’’. 

3 (b) MEDICAL PERSONNEL.—Section 5A(b) of the 

4 Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504a(b)) is amended, in the 

5 matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, mental 

6 health professionals’’ after ‘‘medical officers’’. 

7 (c) VOLUNTEER LEADERS.—Section 6 of the Peace 

8 Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2505) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$125’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘$375’’; and 

11 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in12 serting ‘‘the President’’. 

13 SEC. 5. HEALTH CARE CONTINUATION FOR PEACE CORPS 

14 VOLUNTEERS. 

15 Section 5(d) of the Peace Corps Act, as redesignated 

16 by section 3(3) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(d)(1) Volunteers shall receive such health care dur18 ing their service as the Director considers necessary or ap19 propriate, including, if necessary, services under section 

20 8B. 

21 ‘‘(2) Applicants for enrollment shall receive such 

22 health examinations preparatory to their service, and ap23 plicants for enrollment who have accepted an invitation 

24 to begin a period of training under section 8(a) shall re25 ceive, preparatory to their service, such immunization, 


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1 dental care, and information regarding prescription op2 tions and potential interactions, as may be necessary and 

3 appropriate and in accordance with subsection (F). 

4 ‘‘(3) Returned volunteers shall receive the health ex5 aminations described in paragraph (2) during the 6-month 

6 period immediately following the termination of their serv7 ice, including services provided in accordance with section 

8 8B (except that the 6-month limitation shall not apply in 

9 the case of such services), as the Director determines nec10 essary or appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(4) Subject to such conditions as the Director may 

12 prescribe, the health care described in paragraphs (1) 

13 through (3) for serving volunteers, applicants for enroll14 ment, or returned volunteers may be provided in any facil15 ity of any agency of the United States Government, and 

16 in such cases the amount expended for maintaining and 

17 operating such facility shall be reimbursed from appro18 priations available under this Act. Health care may not 

19 be provided under this subsection in a manner that is in20 consistent with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction 

21 Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–12). 

22 ‘‘(5) Returned volunteers, including those whose pe23 riod of service is subject to early termination as the result 

24 of an emergency, shall receive, upon termination of their 

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1 service-related health insurance for transition and travel, 

2 during which they will be— 

3 ‘‘(A) given an opportunity to extend such tran4 sitional health insurance for 1 additional month, at 

5 their expense; and 

6 ‘‘(B) advised to obtain health insurance cov7 erage through a qualified health plan (as defined in 

8 section 1301 of the Patient Protection and Afford9 able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18021)). 

10 ‘‘(6) Not later than 30 days before the date on which 

11 the period of service of a volunteer terminates, or 30 days 

12 after such termination date if such termination is the re13 sult of an emergency, the Director, in consultation with 

14 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall pro15 vide detailed information to such volunteer regarding op16 tions for health care after termination other than health 

17 care provided by the Peace Corps, including information 

18 regarding— 

19 ‘‘(A) how to find additional, detailed informa20 tion, including information regarding— 

21 ‘‘(i) the application process and eligibility 

22 requirements for medical assistance through a 

23 State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the So24 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), or 

25 under a waiver of such plan; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) health care navigators or health care 

2 option identification services available through 

3 the public and private sectors; 

4 ‘‘(B) the qualified health plans (as defined in 

5 section 1301(a) of the Patient Protection and Af6 fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18021(a))) offered 

7 through an Exchange established under title I of 

8 such Act, including the enrollment periods for enroll9 ing such plans; and 

10 ‘‘(C) if such volunteer is 25 years of age or 

11 younger, the eligibility of such volunteer to enroll as 

12 a dependent child in a group health plan or health 

13 insurance coverage in which the parent of such vol14 unteer is enrolled in such plan or coverage offers 

15 such dependent coverage. 

16 ‘‘(7) Paragraphs (5) and (6) shall apply to volunteers 

17 whose periods of service are subject to early termination.’’. 

18 SEC. 6. ACCESS TO ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS AND HYGIENE 

19 PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 

20 Section 5A of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504a) 

21 is amended— 

22 (1) by striking subsections (c) and (e); 

23 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub24 section (e); 


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1 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(c) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall consult 

5 with experts at the Centers for Disease Control and 

6 Prevention regarding recommendations for pre7 scribing malaria prophylaxis, in order to provide the 

8 best standard of care within the context of the Peace 

9 Corps environment. 

10 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN TRAINING.—The Director shall 

11 ensure that each Peace Corps medical officer serving 

12 in a malaria-endemic country receives training in the 

13 recognition of the side effects of such medications. 

14 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con15 sult with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

16 Health Affairs regarding the policy of using 

17 mefloquine in the field as an antimalarial prophy18 lactic. 

19 ‘‘(d) ACCESS TO HYGIENE PRODUCTS.—Not later 

20 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 

21 Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, the Director 

22 shall establish a comprehensive policy to ensure Peace 

23 Corps volunteers who require hygiene products are able 

24 to access such products.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS 

2 RELATING TO EXISTING NONCOMPETITIVE 

3 ELIGIBILITY FEDERAL HIRING STATUS FOR 

4 RETURNING VOLUNTEERS AND EXTENSION 

5 OF THE PERIOD OF SUCH STATUS. 

6 The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is 

7 amended by inserting after section 5A the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5B. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELAT9 ING TO NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FED10 ERAL HIRING STATUS FOR RETURNING VOL11 UNTEERS. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), Execu13 tive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note; relating to Pro14 viding for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volun15 teers to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Ex16 ecutive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the 

17 Civil Service Commission and Labor-Management in the 

18 Federal Service), as in effect on the day before the date 

19 of the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act 

20 of 2022, shall remain in effect and have the full force and 

21 effect of law. 

22 ‘‘(b) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.— 

23 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

24 ‘‘(A) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—the term ‘Ex25 ecutive agency’— 


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1 ‘‘(i) has the meaning given such term 

2 in section 105 of title 5, United States 

3 Code; 

4 ‘‘(ii) includes the United States Postal 

5 Service and the Postal Regulatory Com6 mission; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) does not include the Government 

8 Accountability Office. 

9 ‘‘(B) HIRING FREEZE.—The term ‘hiring 

10 freeze’ means any memorandum, Executive 

11 order, or other action by the President that 

12 prohibits an Executive agency from filling va13 cant Federal civilian employee positions or cre14 ating new such positions. 

15 ‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—The period of eligibility for 

16 noncompetitive appointment to the civil service pro17 vided to an individual under subsection (a), includ18 ing any individual who is so eligible on the date of 

19 the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization 

20 Act of 2022, shall be extended by the total number 

21 of days, during such period, that— 

22 ‘‘(A) a hiring freeze for civilian employees 

23 of the executive branch is in effect by order of 

24 the President with respect to any Executive 


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1 agency at which the individual has applied for 

2 employment; 

3 ‘‘(B) there is a lapse in appropriations 

4 with respect to any Executive agency at which 

5 the individual has applied for employment; or 

6 ‘‘(C) the individual is receiving disability 

7 compensation under section 8142 of title 5, 

8 United States Code, based on the individual’s 

9 service as a Peace Corp volunteer, retroactive to 

10 the date the individual applied for such com11 pensation. 

12 ‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—The period of eligibility 

13 for noncompetitive appointment status to the civil 

14 service under subsection (a) shall apply to a Peace 

15 Corps volunteer— 

16 ‘‘(A) whose service ended involuntarily as a 

17 result of a suspension of volunteer operations 

18 by the Director, but may not last longer than 

19 1 year after the date on which such service 

20 ended involuntarily; or 

21 ‘‘(B) who re-enrolls as a volunteer in the 

22 Peace Corps after completion of a term of serv23 ice.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF EXISTING NONCOMPETI2 TIVE ELIGIBILITY FEDERAL HIRING STATUS 

3 FOR RETURNING VOLUNTEERS. 

4 The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is 

5 amended by inserting after section 5B, as added by section 

6 7 of this Act, the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 5C. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF EXISTING NON8 COMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FEDERAL HIRING 

9 STATUS FOR RETURNING VOLUNTEERS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 5B, Executive 

11 Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note; relating to Providing 

12 for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers 

13 to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Executive 

14 Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil 

15 Service Commission and Labor-Management in the Fed16 eral Service), as in effect on the day before the date of 

17 the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 

18 2022, shall remain in effect and have the full force and 

19 effect of law. 

20 ‘‘(b) NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FEDERAL HIR21 ING STATUS.—Subject to subsection (d), any volunteer 

22 whose Peace Corps service was terminated after April 1, 

23 2020, and who has been certified by the Director as hav24 ing satisfactorily completed a full term of service, may be 

25 appointed to a position in any United States department, 

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1 title 5, United States Code, without competitive examina2 tion, in accordance with such regulations and conditions 

3 as may be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Per4 sonnel Management. 

5 ‘‘(c) EXTENSION.—The appointing authority may ex6 tend the noncompetitive appointment eligibility under sub7 section (b) to not more than 2 years after a volunteer’s 

8 separation from the Peace Corps if the volunteer, following 

9 such service, was engaged in— 

10 ‘‘(1) military service; 

11 ‘‘(2) the pursuit of studies at a recognized insti12 tution of higher learning; or 

13 ‘‘(3) other activities which, in the view of the 

14 appointing authority, warrant an extension of such 

15 eligibility. 

16 ‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—The appointing authority may not 

17 extend the noncompetitive appointment eligibility under 

18 subsection (b) to any volunteer who chooses to be subject 

19 to early termination.’’. 

20 SEC. 9. PROTECTION OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS 

21 AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIATION. 

22 Section 8G of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507g) 

23 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIA25 TION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 ‘‘(A) COVERED OFFICIAL OR OFFICE.—The 

3 term ‘covered official or office’ means— 

4 ‘‘(i) any Peace Corps employee, in5 cluding an employee of the Office of In6 spector General; 

7 ‘‘(ii) a Member of Congress or a des8 ignated representative of a committee of 

9 Congress; 

10 ‘‘(iii) an Inspector General (other 

11 than the Inspector General for the Peace 

12 Corps); 

13 ‘‘(iv) the Government Accountability 

14 Office; 

15 ‘‘(v) any authorized official of the De16 partment of Justice or other Federal law 

17 enforcement agency; and 

18 ‘‘(vi) a United States court, including 

19 any Federal grand jury. 

20 ‘‘(B) RELIEF.—The term ‘relief’ includes 

21 all affirmative relief necessary to make a volun22 teer whole, including monetary compensation, 

23 equitable relief, compensatory damages, and at24 torney fees and costs. 


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1 ‘‘(C) REPRISAL OR RETALIATION.—The 

2 term ‘reprisal or retaliation’ means taking, 

3 threatening to take, or initiating adverse ad4 ministrative action against a volunteer because 

5 the volunteer made a report described in sub6 section (a) or otherwise disclosed to a covered 

7 official or office any information pertaining to 

8 waste, fraud, abuse of authority, misconduct, 

9 mismanagement, violations of law, or a signifi10 cant threat to health and safety, if the activity 

11 or occurrence complained of is based upon the 

12 reasonable belief of the volunteer. 

13 ‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace 

14 Corps shall take all reasonable measures, including 

15 through the development and implementation of a 

16 comprehensive policy, to prevent and address re17 prisal or retaliation against a volunteer by any Peace 

18 Corps officer or employee, or any other person with 

19 supervisory authority over the volunteer during the 

20 volunteer’s period of service. 

21 ‘‘(3) REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION; RE22 LIEF.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may re24 port a complaint or allegation of reprisal or re25 taliation— 


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1 ‘‘(i) directly to the Inspector General 

2 of the Peace Corps, who may conduct such 

3 investigations and make such recommenda4 tions with respect to the complaint or alle5 gation as the Inspector General considers 

6 appropriate; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) through other channels provided 

8 by the Peace Corps, including through the 

9 process for confidential reporting imple10 mented pursuant to subsection (a). 

11 ‘‘(B) RELIEF.—The Director of the Peace 

12 Corps— 

13 ‘‘(i) may order any relief for an af14 firmative finding of a proposed or final res15 olution of a complaint or allegation of re16 prisal or retaliation in accordance with 

17 policies, rules, and procedures of the Peace 

18 Corps; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) shall ensure that such relief is 

20 promptly provided to the volunteer. 

21 ‘‘(4) APPEAL.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may sub23 mit an appeal to the Director of the Peace 

24 Corps of any proposed or final resolution of a 

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1 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

2 in this paragraph may be construed to affect 

3 any other right of recourse a volunteer may 

4 have under any other provision of law. 

5 ‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS AND REM6 EDIES.—The Director of the Peace Corps shall en7 sure that volunteers are informed in writing of the 

8 rights and remedies provided under this section. 

9 ‘‘(6) DISPUTE MEDIATION.—The Director of 

10 the Peace Corps shall offer the opportunity for vol11 unteers to resolve disputes concerning a complaint 

12 or allegation of reprisal or retaliation through medi13 ation in accordance with procedures developed by the 

14 Peace Corps. 

15 ‘‘(7) VOLUNTEER COOPERATION.—The Director 

16 of the Peace Corps may take such disciplinary or 

17 other administration action, including termination of 

18 service, with respect to a volunteer who unreason19 ably refuses to cooperate with an investigation into 

20 a compliant or allegation of reprisal or retaliation 

21 conducted by the Inspector General of the Peace 

22 Corps.’’. 

23 SEC. 10. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

24 Section 12 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2511) 

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1 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

3 (A), by striking ‘‘(subject to subsection (d)(1)) 

4 conduct on-site inspections, and make examina5 tions, of the activities of the Peace Corps in the 

6 United States and in other countries in order 

7 to’’; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

9 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

11 subparagraph (G); and 

12 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(D) make recommendations for utilizing 

15 the expertise of returned Peace Corps volun16 teers in fulfilling the goals of the Peace Corps; 

17 ‘‘(E) make recommendations on strength18 ening diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessi19 bility principles in the workforce and daily work 

20 of the Peace Corps, including by— 

21 ‘‘(i) increasing the recruitment of vol22 unteers from diverse backgrounds and bet23 ter supporting such volunteers during their 

24 training and enrollment in the Peace 

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1 ‘‘(ii) increasing and sustaining a di2 verse and inclusive workforce through data 

3 collection, anti-harassment and anti-dis4 crimination measures, recruitment, reten5 tion, professional development, and pro6 motion and leadership initiatives that also 

7 consider the work and roles of contractors; 

8 ‘‘(iii) ensuring that advisory commit9 tees and boards represent the diversity of 

10 the agency; and 

11 ‘‘(iv) increasing opportunities in oper12 ations, programming, and procurement 

13 through work with partners and commu14 nities that are underrepresented or tradi15 tionally marginalized; 

16 ‘‘(F) make recommendations to reduce any 

17 financial barriers to application, training, or en18 rollment in the Peace Corps, including medical 

19 expenses and other out-of-pocket costs; and’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph 

21 (2) to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(2)(A) The Council shall be composed of 7 members 

23 who are United States citizens and are not being paid as 

24 officers or employees of the Peace Corps or of any other 

25 United States Government entity. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Of the 7 members of the Council— 

2 ‘‘(i) 1 member shall be appointed by the Presi3 dent; 

4 ‘‘(ii) 3 members shall be appointed by the 

5 President pro tempore of the Senate, of which— 

6 ‘‘(I) 2 members shall be appointed upon 

7 the recommendation of the leader in the Senate 

8 of the political party that is not the political 

9 party of the President; 

10 ‘‘(II) 1 member shall be appointed upon 

11 the recommendation of the leader in the Senate 

12 of the political party of the President; and 

13 ‘‘(III) at least 2 members shall be former 

14 Peace Corps volunteers; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) 3 members shall be appointed by the 

16 Speaker of the House of Representatives, of which— 

17 ‘‘(I) 2 members shall be appointed upon 

18 the recommendation of the leader in the House 

19 of Representatives of the political party that is 

20 not the political party of the President; 

21 ‘‘(II) 1 member shall be appointed upon 

22 the recommendation of the leader in the House 

23 of Representatives of the political party of the 

24 President; and 


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1 ‘‘(III) at least 2 members shall be former 

2 Peace Corps volunteers. 

3 ‘‘(C) Council members shall be appointed to 2-year 

4 terms. No member of the Council may serve for more than 

5 2 consecutive 2-year terms. 

6 ‘‘(D) Not later than 30 days after any vacancy occurs 

7 on the Council, the Director shall appoint an individual 

8 to fill such vacancy. Any Council member appointed to fill 

9 a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for 

10 which the member’s predecessor was appointed— 

11 ‘‘(i) shall be appointed for the remainder of 

12 such term; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) may only serve on the Council for 1 addi14 tional 2-year term. 

15 ‘‘(E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), Council 

16 members shall not be subject to laws relating to Federal 

17 employment, including laws relating to hours of work, 

18 rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensa19 tion, and Federal employee benefits. 

20 ‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), Council members 

21 shall be deemed to be Federal employees for purposes of— 

22 ‘‘(I) chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code 

23 (relating to compensation for work-related injuries); 

24 ‘‘(II) chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code 

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1 ‘‘(III) chapter 171 of title 28, United States 

2 Code (relating to tort claims); and 

3 ‘‘(IV) section 3721 of title 31 (relating to 

4 claims for damage to, or loss of, personal property 

5 incident to service). 

6 ‘‘(F) Council members shall serve at the pleasure of 

7 the Director. The Council may remove a member from the 

8 Council by a vote of 5 members if the Council determines 

9 that such member— 

10 ‘‘(i) committed malfeasance in office; 

11 ‘‘(ii) persistently neglected, or was unable to 

12 successfully discharge, his or her duties on the 

13 Council; or 

14 ‘‘(iii) committed an offense involving moral tur15 pitude.’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (g)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘and at its first regular 

18 meeting in each calendar year thereafter’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘at its first meeting each subsequent 

20 calendar year’’; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘The Chair and Vice Chair shall each serve in 

23 such capacity for a period not to exceed 2 

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1 members appointed as Chair and Vice Chair 

2 under this subsection.’’; 

3 (4) in subsection (h), by amending paragraph 

4 (1) to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(1) The Council shall hold 1 regular meeting per 

6 quarter of each calendar year at a date and time to be 

7 determined by the Chair of the Council or at the call of 

8 the Director.’’; and 

9 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(k) INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

11 None of the activities or functions of the Council author12 ized under subsection (b)(2) may undermine the independ13 ence or supersede the duties of the Inspector General of 

14 the Peace Corps.’’. 

15 SEC. 11. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU OF 

16 DIPLOMATIC SECURITY OF THE DEPART17 MENT OF STATE. 

18 (a) QUINQUENNIAL REVIEW AND UPDATE.—Not 

19 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

20 this Act, and at least once every 5 years, the Director of 

21 the Peace Corps and the Assistant Secretary of State for 

22 Diplomatic Security shall— 

23 (1) review the Memorandum of Agreement be24 tween the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the De25 partment of State and the Peace Corps regarding 


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1 security support and protection of Peace Corps vol2 unteers, and staff members abroad; and 

3 (2) update such Memorandum of Agreement, as 

4 appropriate. 

5 (b) NOTIFICATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace 

7 Corps and the Assistant Secretary of State for Dip8 lomatic Security shall jointly submit any update to 

9 the Memorandum of Agreement under subsection (a) 

10 to— 

11 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

12 the Senate; and 

13 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

14 the House of Representatives. 

15 (2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—Each written 

16 notification submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) 

17 shall be submitted not later than 30 days before the 

18 update referred to in such paragraph takes effect. 

19 SEC. 12. CLARIFICATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF 

20 UNITED STATES NATIONALS. 

21 The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as 

22 amended by this Act, is further amended— 

23 (1) in section 7(a)(5) (22 U.S.C. 2506(a)(5)), 

24 by striking ‘‘United States citizens’’ each place such 

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1 of American Samoa and citizens of the United 

2 States’’; 

3 (2) in section 8(b) (22 U.S.C. 2507(b)), by in4 serting ‘‘United States nationals of American Samoa 

5 and’’ after ‘‘training for’’; 

6 (3) in section 10(b) (22 U.S.C. 2509(b)), strik7 ing ‘‘any person not a citizen or resident of the 

8 United States’’ and inserting ‘‘any person who is not 

9 a United States national of American Samoa nor a 

10 citizen or resident of the United States’’; and 

11 (4) in section 12(g) (22 U.S.C. 2511(g), by in12 serting ‘‘United States nationals of American Samoa 

13 or’’ after ‘‘who are’’. 

14 SEC. 13. WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR PEACE CORPS 

15 VOLUNTEERS. 

16 Section 8142(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 

17 amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) a volunteer injured on or after the date of 

20 the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization 

21 Act of 2022 is deemed to be receiving monthly pay 

22 at the rate for GS–7, step 5; 

23 ‘‘(2)(A) a volunteer or former volunteer whose 

24 injury occurred before the date of the enactment of 

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1 have their disability compensation prospectively ad2 justed so that they are deemed receiving monthly 

3 pay at the rate for GS–7, step 5, unless such adjust4 ment would result in a reduction of compensation 

5 payable; 

6 ‘‘(B) benefits paid under section 8133 due to a 

7 death occurring before such date of enactment shall 

8 be prospectively adjusted to reflect the volunteer’s 

9 deemed receiving monthly pay at the rate for GS– 

10 7, step 5; and 

11 ‘‘(C) nothing in this subsection may be con12 strued to authorize the retroactive adjustment to the 

13 rate for GS–7, step 5 for compensation payable for 

14 any period before such date of enactment.’’. 

15 SEC. 14. SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

16 (a) REPORT AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL AS17 SAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 8D of the Peace 

18 Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507d) is amended— 

19 (1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—On an annual basis through the 

22 date specified in subsection (g), the Council shall submit 

23 a report to the Director of the Peace Corps, the Com24 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee 

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1 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 

2 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa3 tives that describes its findings based on the reviews con4 ducted pursuant to subsection (c) and includes relevant 

5 recommendations. Each such report shall be made publicly 

6 available.’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘October 1, 

8 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2027’’. 

9 SEC. 15. SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY. 

10 Section 7 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2506) 

11 is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 

12 ‘‘(b) SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.—(1) The Peace 

13 Corps may suspend (without pay) any employee appointed 

14 or assigned under this section if the Director has deter15 mined that the employee engaged in serious misconduct 

16 that could impact the efficiency of the service and could 

17 lead to removal for cause. 

18 ‘‘(2) Any employee for whom a suspension without 

19 pay is proposed under this subsection shall be entitled 

20 to— 

21 ‘‘(A) written notice stating the specific reasons 

22 for such proposed suspension; 

23 ‘‘(B)(i) up to 15 days to respond orally or in 

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1 ‘‘(ii) up to 30 days to respond orally or in writ2 ing to such proposed suspension if the employee is 

3 assigned outside of the United States; 

4 ‘‘(C) representation by an attorney or other 

5 representative, at the employee’s own expense; 

6 ‘‘(D) a written decision, including the specific 

7 reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable; 

8 ‘‘(E) a process through which the employee may 

9 submit an appeal to the Director of the Peace Corps 

10 not later than 10 business days after the issuance of 

11 a written decision; and 

12 ‘‘(F) a final decision personally rendered by the 

13 Director of the Peace Corps not later than 30 days 

14 after the receipt of such appeal. 

15 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 

16 final decision under paragraph (2)(F) shall be final and 

17 not subject to further review. 

18 ‘‘(4) If the Director fails to establish misconduct by 

19 an employee under paragraph (1) and no disciplinary ac20 tion is taken against such employee based upon the alleged 

21 grounds for the suspension, the employee shall be entitled 

22 to reinstatement, back pay, full benefits, and reimburse23 ment of attorney fees of up to $20,000.’’. 


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1 SEC. 16. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

2 The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as 

3 amended by this Act, is further amended— 

4 (1) by amending section 1 to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

6 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

7 ‘Peace Corps Act’. 

8 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 

9 for this Act is as follows: 

‘‘TITLE I—THE PEACE CORPS 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Declaration of purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 2A. Peace Corps as an independent agency. 

‘‘Sec. 3. Authorization. 

‘‘Sec. 4. Director of the Peace Corps and delegation of functions. 

‘‘Sec. 5. Peace Corps volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 5A. Health care for volunteers at Peace Corps posts. 

‘‘Sec. 5B. Codification of Executive orders relating to noncompetitive eligibility 

Federal hiring status for returning volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 5C. Extension of period of existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 6. Peace Corps volunteer leaders. 

‘‘Sec. 7. Peace Corps employees. 

‘‘Sec. 8. Volunteer training. 

‘‘Sec. 8A. Sexual assault risk-reduction and response training. 

‘‘Sec. 8B. Sexual assault policy. 

‘‘Sec. 8C. Office of Victim Advocacy. 

‘‘Sec. 8D. Establishment of Sexual Assault Advisory Council. 

‘‘Sec. 8E. Volunteer feedback and Peace Corps review. 

‘‘Sec. 8F. Establishment of a policy on stalking. 

‘‘Sec. 8G. Establishment of a confidentiality protection policy. 

‘‘Sec. 8H. Removal and assessment and evaluation. 

‘‘Sec. 8I. Reporting requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 9. Participation of foreign nationals. 

‘‘Sec. 10. General powers and authorities. 

‘‘Sec. 11. Reports. 

‘‘Sec. 12. Peace Corps National Advisory Council. 

‘‘Sec. 13. Experts and consultants. 

‘‘Sec. 14. Detail of personnel to foreign governments and international organizations. 

‘‘Sec. 15. Utilization of funds. 

‘‘Sec. 16. Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account. 

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‘‘Sec. 19. Exclusive right to seal and name. 

‘‘Sec. 22. Security investigations. 

‘‘Sec. 23. Universal Military Training and Service Act. 

‘‘Sec. 24. Foreign language proficiency. 

‘‘Sec. 25. Nonpartisan appointments. 

‘‘Sec. 26. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 27. Construction. 

‘‘Sec. 28. Effective date. 

‘‘TITLE II—AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND 

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 

‘‘TITLE III—ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

PROGRAMS 

‘‘Sec. 301. ’’; 

1 (2) in section 2(a) (22 U.S.C. 2501(a))— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘help the peoples’’ and in3 serting ‘‘partner with the peoples’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘manpower’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘individuals’’; 

6 (3) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2502)— 

7 (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub8 section (e); and 

9 (B) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by 

10 striking ‘‘disabled people’’ each place such term 

11 appears and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities’’; 

12 (4) in section 4(b) (22 U.S.C. 2503(b))— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

14 President’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

16 Director’’; and 

17 (C) by striking ‘‘of his subordinates’’ and 

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1 ing ‘‘subordinate of the Director the authority 

2 to perform any such function.’’; 

3 (5) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 2504)— 

4 (A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘: Pro5 vided, however,’’ and all that follows through 

6 ‘‘the amount’’ and inserting ‘‘. Under such cir7 cumstances as the President may determine, 

8 the accrued readjustment allowance, or any 

9 part thereof, may be paid to the volunteer, 

10 members of the volunteer’s family, or others, 

11 during the period of the volunteer’s service, or 

12 prior to the volunteer’s return to the United 

13 States. In the event of the volunteer’s death 

14 during the period of his service, the amount’’; 

15 (B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘he may 

16 determine’’ and inserting ‘‘the President may 

17 determine’’; and 

18 (C) in subsection (o) by striking ‘‘the date 

19 of his departure’’ and all that follows and in20 serting ‘‘the date of the volunteer’s departure 

21 from the volunteer’s place of residence to enter 

22 training until not later than 3 months after the 

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1 (6) in section 6(3) (22 U.S.C. 2505(3)), by 

2 striking by striking ‘‘he may determine’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘the President may determine’’; 

4 (7) in section 7 (22 U.S.C. 2506)— 

5 (A) in subsection (a), by moving para6 graphs (7) and (8) 2 ems to the left; and 

7 (B) in subsection (b), as redesignated, by 

8 striking ‘‘in his discretion’’ and inserting ‘‘in 

9 the President’s discretion’’; 

10 (8) in section 8A (22 U.S.C. 2507a)— 

11 (A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his or 

12 her’’ and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; 

13 (B) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting 

14 ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘information’’; and 

15 (C) in subsection (f)— 

16 (i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

17 ‘‘his or her’’ each place such phrase ap18 pears and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 

19 (ii) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking 

20 ‘‘his or her’’ and inserting ‘‘the person’s’’; 

21 (9) in section 8C(a) (22 U.S.C. 2507c(a)), in 

22 the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘VICTIMS’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘VICTIM’’; 

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1 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sub2 section (c),,’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c),’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) in subsection (e)(1)(F), by striking 

5 ‘‘Peace Corp’s mission’’ and inserting ‘‘Peace 

6 Corps’ mission’’; 

7 (11) in section 9 (22 U.S.C. 2508)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘under which he was ad9 mitted or who fails to depart from the United 

10 States at the expiration of the time for which 

11 he was admitted’’ and inserting ‘‘under which 

12 such person was admitted or who fails to depart 

13 from the United States at the expiration of the 

14 period for which such person was admitted’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘Act proceedings’’ and in17 serting ‘‘Act. Removal proceedings’’; 

18 (12) in section 10 (22 U.S.C. 2509)— 

19 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘he may 

20 prescribe’’ and inserting ‘‘the President may 

21 prescribe’’; 

22 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 

23 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United 

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1 1949’’; and by inserting ‘‘sections 3101(a), 

2 3101(c), 3104, 3106, 3301(b)(2), and 6101 of 

3 title 41, United States Code’’; and 

4 (C) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘of this 

5 section.’’; 

6 (13) in section 12(d)(1)(b) (22 U.S.C. 

7 2511(d)(1)(b)), by striking ‘‘his or her’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘the member’s’’; 

9 (14) in section 14 (22 U.S.C. 2513)— 

10 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘his 

11 agency’’ and inserting ‘‘such agency’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (b)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘his allowance’’ and in14 serting ‘‘the’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘he’’; 

16 (15) in section 15 (22 U.S.C. 2514)— 

17 (A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘that 

18 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘that subchapter’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (d)(7), by striking ‘‘his 

20 designee’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’s des21 ignee’’; 

22 (16) in section 19(a) (22 U.S.C. 2518(a)), by 

23 striking ‘‘he shall determine’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

24 President shall determine’’; 

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1 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING AND SERV3 ICE’’ and inserting ‘‘MILITARY SELECTIVE

4 SERVICE’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘Universal Military Train6 ing and Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Military 

7 Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; 

8 (18) in section 24— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place such term 

10 appears and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

12 volunteer’s’’; 

13 (19) in section 26— 

14 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

15 through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (10), re16 spectively; 

17 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of 

20 the Peace Corps.’’; 

21 (C) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by 

22 striking ‘‘he or she’’ and inserting ‘‘the medical 

23 officer’’; 

24 (D) in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by 

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1 (E) in paragraph (10), as redesignated— 

2 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and 

3 (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec4 tively; and 

5 (ii) in subparagraph (A), as redesig6 nated, by striking ‘‘section 5(f)’’ and in7 serting ‘‘section 5(e)’’; and 

8 (20) in section 301(a), by striking ‘‘manpower’’ 

9 each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘individ10 uals’’. 

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