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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1280 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

AN ACT 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault 

risk-reduction and response training, the development of 

a sexual assault policy, the establishment of an Office 

of Victim Advocacy, the establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes. 


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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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kate Puzey Peace 

5 Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER PROTECTION. 

7 The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after 

8 section 8 (22 U.S.C. 2507) the following new sections: 

9 ‘‘SEXUAL ASSAULT RISK-REDUCTION AND RESPONSE

10 TRAINING

11 ‘‘SEC. 8A. (a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the training 

12 provided to all volunteers under section 8(a), the President 

13 shall develop and implement comprehensive sexual assault 

14 risk-reduction and response training that, to the extent 

15 practicable, conforms to best practices in the sexual as16 sault field. 

17 ‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTATION WITH EX18 PERTS.—In developing the sexual assault risk-reduction 

19 and response training under subsection (a), the President 

20 shall consult with and incorporate, as appropriate, the rec21 ommendations and views of experts in the sexual assault 

22 field. 

23 ‘‘(c) SUBSEQUENT TRAINING.—Once a volunteer has 

24 arrived in his or her country of service, the President shall 

25 provide the volunteer with training tailored to the country 

26 of service that includes cultural training relating to gender 


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1 relations, risk-reduction strategies, treatment available in 

2 such country (including sexual assault forensic exams, 

3 post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV exposure, 

4 screening for sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy 

5 testing), MedEvac procedures, and information regarding 

6 a victim’s right to pursue legal action against a perpe7 trator. 

8 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION REGARDING CRIMES AND

9 RISKS.—Each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer 

10 shall be provided with information regarding crimes 

11 against and risks to volunteers in the country in which 

12 the applicant has been invited to serve, including an over13 view of past crimes against volunteers in the country. 

14 ‘‘(e) CONTACT INFORMATION.—The President shall 

15 provide each applicant, before the applicant enrolls as a 

16 volunteer, with— 

17 ‘‘(1) the contact information of the Inspector 

18 General of the Peace Corps for purposes of reporting 

19 sexual assault mismanagement or any other mis20 management, misconduct, wrongdoing, or violations 

21 of law or policy whenever it involves a Peace Corps 

22 employee, volunteer, contractor, or outside party 

23 that receives funds from the Peace Corps; 

24 ‘‘(2) clear, written guidelines regarding whom 

25 to contact, including the direct telephone number for 


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1 the designated Sexual Assault Response Liaison 

2 (SARL) and the Office of Victim Advocacy and what 

3 steps to take in the event of a sexual assault or 

4 other crime; and 

5 ‘‘(3) contact information for a 24-hour sexual 

6 assault hotline to be established for the purpose of 

7 providing volunteers a mechanism to anonymously— 

8 ‘‘(A) report sexual assault; 

9 ‘‘(B) receive crisis counseling in the event 

10 of a sexual assault; and 

11 ‘‘(C) seek information about Peace Corps 

12 sexual assault reporting and response proce13 dures. 

14 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and sections 8B 

15 through 8G: 

16 ‘‘(1) PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMA17 TION.—The term ‘personally identifying information’ 

18 means individually identifying information for or 

19 about a volunteer who is a victim of sexual assault, 

20 including information likely to disclose the location 

21 of such victim, including the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) A first and last name. 

23 ‘‘(B) A home or other physical address. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Contact information (including a 

2 postal, email, or Internet protocol address, or 

3 telephone or facsimile number). 

4 ‘‘(D) A social security number. 

5 ‘‘(E) Any other information, including date 

6 of birth, racial or ethnic background, or reli7 gious affiliation, that, in combination with in8 formation described in subparagraphs (A) 

9 through (D), would serve to identify the victim. 

10 ‘‘(2) RESTRICTED REPORTING.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘restricted 

12 reporting’ means a system of reporting that al13 lows a volunteer who is sexually assaulted to 

14 confidentially disclose the details of his or her 

15 assault to specified individuals and receive the 

16 services outlined in section 8B(c) without the 

17 dissemination of his or her personally identi18 fying information except as necessary for the 

19 provision of such services, and without auto20 matically triggering an official investigative 

21 process. 

22 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—In cases in which vol23 unteers elect restricted reporting, disclosure of 

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1 tions when disclosure would be for the following 

2 reasons: 

3 ‘‘(i) Peace Corps staff or law enforce4 ment when authorized by the victim in 

5 writing. 

6 ‘‘(ii) Peace Corps staff or law enforce7 ment to prevent or lessen a serious or im8 minent threat to the health or safety of the 

9 victim or another person. 

10 ‘‘(iii) SARLs, victim advocates or 

11 healthcare providers when required for the 

12 provision of victim services. 

13 ‘‘(iv) State and Federal courts when 

14 ordered, or if disclosure is required by 

15 Federal or State statute. 

16 ‘‘(C) NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE AND PRI17 VACY PROTECTION.—In cases in which informa18 tion is disclosed pursuant to subparagraph (B), 

19 the President shall— 

20 ‘‘(i) make reasonable attempts to pro21 vide notice to the volunteer with respect to 

22 whom such information is being released; 

23 and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) take such action as is necessary 

2 to protect the privacy and safety of the vol3 unteer. 

4 ‘‘(3) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as5 sault’ means any conduct prescribed by chapter 

6 109A of title 18, United States Code, whether or not 

7 the conduct occurs in the special maritime and terri8 torial jurisdiction of the United States, and includes 

9 both assaults committed by offenders who are 

10 strangers to the victim and assaults committed by 

11 offenders who are known or related by blood or mar12 riage to the victim. 

13 ‘‘(4) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means 

14 engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe15 cific person that would cause a reasonable person 

16 to— 

17 ‘‘(A) fear for his or her safety or the safety 

18 of others; or 

19 ‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional distress. 

20 ‘‘SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY

21 ‘‘SEC. 8B. (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall de22 velop and implement a comprehensive sexual assault policy 

23 that— 

24 ‘‘(1) includes a system for restricted and unre25 stricted reporting of sexual assault; 


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1 ‘‘(2) mandates, for each Peace Corps country 

2 program, the designation of a Sexual Assault Re3 sponse Liaison (SARL), who shall receive com4 prehensive training on procedures to respond to re5 ports of sexual assault, with duties including ensur6 ing that volunteers who are victims of sexual assault 

7 are moved to a safe environment and accompanying 

8 victims through the in-country response at the re9 quest of the victim; 

10 ‘‘(3) requires SARLs to immediately contact a 

11 Victim Advocate upon receiving a report of sexual 

12 assault in accordance with the restricted and unre13 stricted reporting guidelines promulgated by the 

14 Peace Corps; 

15 ‘‘(4) to the extent practicable, conforms to best 

16 practices in the sexual assault field; 

17 ‘‘(5) is applicable to all posts at which volun18 teers serve; and 

19 ‘‘(6) includes a guarantee that volunteers will 

20 not suffer loss of living allowances for reporting a 

21 sexual assault. 

22 ‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTATION WITH EX23 PERTS.—In developing the sexual assault policy under 

24 subsection (a), the President shall consult with and incor25 porate, as appropriate, the recommendations and views of 


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1 experts in the sexual assault field, including experts with 

2 international experience. 

3 ‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—The sexual assault policy devel4 oped under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, 

5 the following services with respect to a volunteer who has 

6 been a victim of sexual assault: 

7 ‘‘(1) The option of pursuing either restricted or 

8 unrestricted reporting of an assault. 

9 ‘‘(2) Provision of a SARL and Victim’s Advo10 cate to the volunteer. 

11 ‘‘(3) At a volunteer’s discretion, provision of a 

12 sexual assault forensic exam in accordance with ap13 plicable host country law. 

14 ‘‘(4) If necessary, the provision of emergency 

15 health care, including a mechanism for such volun16 teer to evaluate such provider. 

17 ‘‘(5) If necessary, the provision of counseling 

18 and psychiatric medication. 

19 ‘‘(6) Completion of a safety and treatment plan 

20 with the volunteer, if necessary. 

21 ‘‘(7) Evacuation of such volunteer for medical 

22 treatment, accompanied by a Peace Corps staffer at 

23 the request of such volunteer. When evacuated to 

24 the United States, such volunteer shall be provided, 

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1 viders including a mechanism for such volunteers to 

2 evaluate the provider. 

3 ‘‘(8) An explanation to the volunteer of avail4 able law enforcement and prosecutorial options, and 

5 legal representation. 

6 ‘‘(d) TRAINING.—The President shall train all staff 

7 outside the United States regarding the sexual assault pol8 icy developed under subsection (a). 

9 ‘‘OFFICE OF VICTIM ADVOCACY

10 ‘‘SEC. 8C. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF VIC11 TIMS ADVOCACY.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall estab13 lish an Office of Victim Advocacy in Peace Corps 

14 headquarters headed by a full-time victim advocate 

15 who shall report directly to the Director. The Office 

16 of Victim Advocacy may deploy personnel abroad 

17 when necessary to help assist victims. 

18 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—Peace Corps Medical Offi19 cers, Safety and Security Officers, and program 

20 staff may not serve as victim advocates. The victim 

21 advocate referred to in paragraph (1) may not have 

22 any other duties in the Peace Corps that are not 

23 reasonably connected to victim advocacy. 

24 ‘‘(3) EXEMPTION.—The victim advocate and 

25 any additional victim advocates shall be exempt from 

26 the limitations specified in subparagraphs (A) and 


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1 (B) of paragraph (2) and paragraph (5) under sec2 tion 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

3 2506(a)). 

4 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The Of6 fice of Victim Advocacy shall help develop and up7 date the sexual assault risk-reduction and response 

8 training described in section 8A and the sexual as9 sault policy described in section 8B, ensure that vol10 unteers who are victims of sexual assault receive 

11 services specified in section 8B(c), and facilitate 

12 their access to such services. 

13 ‘‘(2) OTHER CRIMES.—In addition to assisting 

14 victims of sexual assault in accordance with para15 graph (1), the Office of Victim Advocacy shall assist 

16 volunteers who are victims of crime by making such 

17 victims aware of the services available to them and 

18 facilitating their access to such services. 

19 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—The Office of Victim Advocacy 

20 shall give priority to cases involving serious crimes, 

21 including sexual assault and stalking. 

22 ‘‘(c) STATUS UPDATES.—The Office of Victim Advo23 cacy shall provide to volunteers who are victims regular 

24 updates on the status of their cases if such volunteers have 

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1 ‘‘(d) TRANSITION.—The Office of Victim Advocacy 

2 shall assist volunteers who are victims of crime and whose 

3 service has terminated in receiving the services specified 

4 in section 8B(c) requested by such volunteer. 

5 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVISORY

6 COUNCIL

7 ‘‘SEC. 8D. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab8 lished a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (in this section 

9 referred to as the ‘Council’). 

10 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be composed 

11 of not less than 8 individuals selected by the President, 

12 not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

13 of this section, who are returned volunteers (including vol14 unteers who were victims of sexual assault and volunteers 

15 who were not victims of sexual assault) and governmental 

16 and nongovernmental experts and professionals in the sex17 ual assault field. No Peace Corps employee shall be a 

18 member of the Council. The number of governmental ex19 perts appointed to the Council shall not exceed the number 

20 of nongovernmental experts. 

21 ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS; MEETINGS.—The Council shall 

22 meet not less often than annually to review the sexual as23 sault risk-reduction and response training developed under 

24 section 8A, the sexual assault policy developed under sec25 tion 8B, and such other matters related to sexual assault 

26 the Council views as appropriate, to ensure that such 


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1 training and policy conform to the extent practicable to 

2 best practices in the sexual assault field. 

3 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—On an annual basis for 5 years after 

4 the date of the enactment of this section and at the discre5 tion of the Council thereafter, the Council shall submit 

6 to the President and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

7 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 

8 the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 

9 Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 

10 on its findings based on the reviews conducted pursuant 

11 to subsection (c). 

12 ‘‘(e) EMPLOYEE STATUS.—Members of the Council 

13 shall not be considered employees of the United States 

14 Government for any purpose and shall not receive com15 pensation other than reimbursement of travel expenses 

16 and per diem allowance in accordance with section 5703 

17 of title 5, United States Code. 

18 ‘‘(f) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 

19 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 

20 to the Council. 

21 ‘‘VOLUNTEER FEEDBACK AND PEACE CORPS REVIEW

22 ‘‘SEC. 8E. (a) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—Not 

23 later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

24 section, the President shall establish goals, metrics, and 

25 monitoring and evaluation plans for all Peace Corps pro26 grams. Monitoring and evaluation plans shall incorporate 


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1 best practices from monitoring and evaluation studies and 

2 analyses. 

3 ‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE PLANS AND ELEMENTS.—The 

4 President shall establish performance plans with perform5 ance elements and standards for Peace Corps representa6 tives and shall review the performance of Peace Corps rep7 resentatives not less than annually to determine whether 

8 they have met these performance elements and standards. 

9 Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting 

10 the discretion of the President to remove a Peace Corps 

11 representative. 

12 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL VOLUNTEER SURVEYS.—The President 

13 shall annually conduct a confidential survey of volunteers 

14 regarding the effectiveness of Peace Corps programs and 

15 staff and the safety of volunteers. The results shall be pro16 vided in aggregate form without identifying information 

17 to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 

18 on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 

19 Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of 

20 the House of Representatives. Results from the annual 

21 volunteer survey shall be considered in reviewing the per22 formance of Peace Corps representatives under subsection 

23 (a). 

24 ‘‘(d) PEACE CORPS INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The In25 spector General of the Peace Corps shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) submit to the Committee on Foreign Rela2 tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

3 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

4 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

5 Representatives— 

6 ‘‘(A) a biennial report on reports received 

7 from volunteers relating to misconduct, mis8 management, or policy violations of Peace 

9 Corps staff, any breaches of the confidentiality 

10 of volunteers, and any actions taken to assure 

11 the safety of volunteers who provide such re12 ports; 

13 ‘‘(B) a report, not later than two years 

14 after the date of the enactment of this section 

15 and every three years thereafter, evaluating the 

16 effectiveness and implementation of the sexual 

17 assault risk-reduction and response training de18 veloped under section 8A and the sexual assault 

19 policy developed under section 8B, including a 

20 case review of a statistically significant number 

21 of cases; and 

22 ‘‘(C) a report, not later than two years 

23 after the date of the enactment of this section, 

24 describing how Peace Corps representatives are 

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1 minated, and how Peace Corps representatives 

2 hire staff, including an assessment of the imple3 mentation of the performance plans described 

4 in subsection (b); and 

5 ‘‘(2) when conducting audits or evaluations of 

6 Peace Corps programs overseas, notify the Director 

7 of the Peace Corps about the results of such evalua8 tions, including concerns the Inspector General has 

9 noted, if any, about the performance of Peace Corps 

10 representatives, for appropriate action. 

11 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF A POLICY ON STALKING

12 ‘‘SEC. 8F. (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall de13 velop and implement a comprehensive policy on stalking 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(1) requires an immediate, effective, and thor16 ough response from the Peace Corps upon receipt of 

17 a report of stalking; 

18 ‘‘(2) provides, during training, all Peace Corps 

19 volunteers with a point of contact for the reporting 

20 of stalking; and 

21 ‘‘(3) protects the confidentiality of volunteers 

22 who report stalking to the maximum extent prac23 ticable. 

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1 porate, as appropriate, the recommendations and views of 

2 those with expertise regarding the crime of stalking. 

3 ‘‘(c) TRAINING OF IN-COUNTRY STAFF.—The Presi4 dent shall provide for the training of all in-country staff 

5 regarding the stalking policy developed under subsection 

6 (a). 

7 ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTION

8 POLICY

9 ‘‘SEC. 8G. (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall es10 tablish and maintain a process to allow volunteers to re11 port incidents of misconduct or mismanagement, or viola12 tions of any policy, of the Peace Corps in order to protect 

13 the confidentiality and safety of such volunteers and of 

14 the information reported, and to ensure that such infor15 mation is acted on appropriately. This process shall con16 form to existing best practices regarding confidentiality. 

17 ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The President shall provide addi18 tional training to officers and employees of the Peace 

19 Corps who have access to information reported by volun20 teers under subsection (a) in order to protect against the 

21 inappropriate disclosures of such information and ensure 

22 the safety of such volunteers. 

23 ‘‘(c) PENALTY.—Any Peace Corps volunteer or staff 

24 member who is responsible for maintaining confidentiality 

25 under subsection (a) and who breaches such duty shall be 

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1 in the case of a staff member, ineligibility for re-employ2 ment with the Peace Corps. 

3 ‘‘REMOVAL AND ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

4 ‘‘SEC. 8H. (a) IN GENERAL.—If a volunteer requests 

5 removal from the site in which such volunteer is serving 

6 because the volunteer feels at risk of imminent bodily 

7 harm, the President shall, as expeditiously as practical 

8 after receiving such request, remove the volunteer from 

9 the site. If the President receives such a request, the 

10 President shall assess and evaluate the safety of such site 

11 and may not assign another volunteer to the site until 

12 such time as the assessment and evaluation is complete 

13 and the site has been determined to be safe. Volunteers 

14 may remain at a site during the assessment and evalua15 tion. 

16 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF SITE AS UNSAFE.—If the 

17 President determines that a site is unsafe for any remain18 ing volunteers at the site, the President shall, as expedi19 tiously as practical, remove all volunteers from the site. 

20 ‘‘(c) TRACKING AND RECORDING.—The President 

21 shall establish a global tracking and recording system to 

22 track and record incidents of crimes against volunteers. 

23 ‘‘REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

24 ‘‘SEC. 8I. (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall an25 nually submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

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1 Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Ap2 propriations of the House of Representatives a report 

3 summarizing information on— 

4 ‘‘(1) sexual assault of volunteers; 

5 ‘‘(2) other crimes against volunteers; 

6 ‘‘(3) the number of arrests, prosecutions, and incar7 cerations for crimes involving Peace Corps volunteers for 

8 every country in which volunteers serve; and 

9 ‘‘(4) the annual rate of early termination of volun10 teers, including demographic data associated with such 

11 early termination. 

12 ‘‘(b) GAO.—Not later than one year after the date 

13 of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General 

14 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

15 Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 

16 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

17 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep18 resentatives a report evaluating the quality and accessi19 bility of health care provided through the Department of 

20 Labor to returned volunteers upon their separation from 

21 the Peace Corps. 

22 ‘‘(c) ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall deter24 mine the level of access to communication, including 

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1 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than six months after 

2 the date of the enactment of this section, the Presi3 dent shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Rela4 tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

5 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

6 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

7 Representatives a report on the costs, feasibility, 

8 and benefits of providing all volunteers with access 

9 to adequate communication, including cellular serv10 ice and Internet access.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. RETENTION OF COUNSEL FOR CRIME VICTIMS. 

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

13 2504(l)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 

14 end the following: ‘‘and counsel may be employed and 

15 counsel fees, court costs and other expenses may be paid 

16 in the support of volunteers who are parties, complaining 

17 witnesses, or otherwise participating in the prosecution of 

18 crimes committed against such volunteers’’. 

19 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STAFFING OF OFFICE OF 

20 VICTIM ADVOCACY. 

21 It is the sense of Congress that— 

22 (1) the Office of Victim Advocacy established 

23 under section 8C of the Peace Corps Act, as added 

24 by section 2, should provide an adequate number of 


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1 victim advocates so that each victim of crime re2 ceives critical information and support; 

3 (2) any full-time victim advocates and any addi4 tional victim advocates should be credentialed by a 

5 national victims assistance body; and 

6 (3) the training required under section 8A(a) of 

7 the Peace Corps Act, as added by section 2, should 

8 be credentialed by a national victims assistance 

9 body. 

10 SEC. 5. PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS. 

11 The Peace Corps Act is amended— 

12 (1) in section 7(a)(3) (22 U.S.C. 2506(a)(3)), 

13 by inserting ‘‘, or contracted with for personal serv14 ices under section 10(a)(5),’’ after ‘‘employed, ap15 pointed, or assigned under this subsection’’; and 

16 (2) in section 10(a)(5) (22 U.S.C. 2509(a)(5)), 

17 by striking ‘‘any purpose’’ and inserting ‘‘the pur18 poses of any law administered by the Office of Per19 sonnel Management (except that the President may 

20 determine the applicability to such individuals of 

21 provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.))’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. INDEPENDENCE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 

2 THE PEACE CORPS. 

3 Section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

4 2506(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 

5 new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(7) The limitations specified in subparagraphs 

7 (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and in paragraph (5) 

8 shall not apply to— 

9 ‘‘(A) the Inspector General of the Peace 

10 Corps; and 

11 ‘‘(B) officers and employees of the Office 

12 of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps.’’. 

13 SEC. 7. CONFORMING SAFETY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

14 REGARDING PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS 

15 SERVING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

18 Peace Corps shall consult with the Assistant Secretary of 

19 State for Diplomatic Security and enter into a memo20 randum of understanding that specifies the duties and ob21 ligations of the Peace Corps and the Bureau of Diplomatic 

22 Security of the Department of State with respect to the 

23 protection of Peace Corps volunteers and staff members 

24 serving in foreign countries, including with respect to in25 vestigations of safety and security incidents and crimes 

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1 (b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.— 

2 (1) REVIEW.—The Inspector General of the 

3 Peace Corps shall review the memorandum of under4 standing described in subsection (a) and be afforded 

5 the opportunity to recommend changes that advance 

6 the safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers be7 fore entry into force of the memorandum of under8 standing. 

9 (2) REPORT.—The Director of the Peace Corps 

10 shall consider the recommendations of the Inspector 

11 General of the Peace Corps regarding the memo12 randum of understanding described in subsection 

13 (a). If the Director enters into the memorandum of 

14 understanding without implementing a recommenda15 tion of the Inspector General, the Director shall sub16 mit to the Inspector General a written explanation 

17 relating thereto. 

18 (c) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.— 

19 (1) REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT REPORT.—If, by 

20 the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps 

22 is unable to obtain agreement with the Assistant 

23 Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and cer24 tification by the Inspector General of the Peace 

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1 of Congress specified in paragraph (2) a report ex2 plaining the reasons for such failure and a certifi3 cation that substantial steps are being taken to 

4 make progress toward agreement. 

5 (2) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS SPECIFIED.— 

6 The committees of Congress specified in this para7 graph are the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

8 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

9 the House of Representatives. 

10 SEC. 8. PORTFOLIO REVIEWS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace Corps 

12 shall, at least once every 3 years, perform a review to 

13 evaluate the allocation and delivery of resources across the 

14 countries the Peace Corps serves or is considering for serv15 ice. Such portfolio reviews shall at a minimum include the 

16 following with respect to each such country: 

17 (1) An evaluation of the country’s commitment 

18 to the Peace Corps program. 

19 (2) An analysis of the safety and security of 

20 volunteers. 

21 (3) An evaluation of the country’s need for as22 sistance. 

23 (4) An analysis of country program costs. 

24 (5) An evaluation of the effectiveness of man25 agement of each post within a country. 


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1 (6) An evaluation of the country’s congruence 

2 with the Peace Corp’s mission and strategic prior3 ities. 

4 (b) BRIEFING.—Upon request of the Chairman and 

5 Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations 

6 of the Senate or the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

7 House of Representatives, the Director of the Peace Corps 

8 shall brief such committees on each portfolio review re9 quired under subsection (a). If requested, each such brief10 ing shall discuss performance measures and sources of 

11 data used (such as project status reports, volunteer sur12 veys, impact studies, reports of Inspector General of the 

13 Peace Corps, and any relevant external sources) in making 

14 the findings and conclusions in such review. 

15 SEC. 9. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

16 (a) INCLUSION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT RISK-REDUC17 TION AND RESPONSE TRAINING.—The Peace Corps Act 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) in section 5(a) (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)), in the 

20 second sentence, by inserting ‘‘(including training 

21 under section 8A)’’ after ‘‘training’’; and 

22 (2) in section 8(a) (22 U.S.C. 2507(a)), in the 

23 first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, including training 

24 under section 8A,’’ after ‘‘training’’. 


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1 (b) CERTAIN SERVICES.—Section 5(e) of the Peace 

2 Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(e)) is amended, in the first 

3 sentence— 

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘(including, if necessary, for 

5 volunteers and trainees, services under section 8B)’’ 

6 after ‘‘health care’’; and 

7 (2) by inserting ‘‘including services provided in 

8 accordance with section 8B (except that the six9 month limitation shall not apply in the case of such 

10 services),’’ before ‘‘as the President’’. 

11 SEC. 10. OFFSET OF COSTS AND PERSONNEL. 

12 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Di13 rect of the Peace Corps shall— 

14 (1) eliminate such initiatives, positions, and 

15 programs within the Peace Corps (other than within 

16 the Office of Inspector General) as the Director 

17 deems necessary to ensure any and all costs incurred 

18 to carry out the provisions of this Act, and the 

19 amendments made by this Act, are entirely offset; 

20 (2) ensure no net increase in personnel are 

21 added to carry out the provisions of this Act, with 

22 any new full or part time employees or equivalents 

23 offset by eliminating an equivalent number of exist24 ing staff (other than within the Office of Inspector 

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1 (3) report to Congress not later than 60 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act the ac3 tions taken to ensure compliance with paragraphs 

4 (1) and (2), including the specific initiatives, posi5 tions, and programs within the Peace Corps that 

6 have been eliminated to ensure that the costs of car7 rying out this Act will be offset; and 

8 (4) not implement any other provision of this 

9 Act (other than paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)) or any 

10 amendment made by this Act until the Director has 

11 certified that the actions specified in paragraphs (1), 

12 (2), and (3) have been completed. 

13 SEC. 11. SUNSET. 

14 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

15 cease to be effective 7 years after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act. 

Passed the Senate September 26, 2011. 

Attest: NANCY ERICKSON, 

Secretary. 


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