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Calendar No. 308 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2286 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to provide greater protection and services 

for Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 10, 2018 

Mr. CORKER (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. COONS, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. BARRASSO, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

FEBRUARY 12, 2018 

Reported by Mr. CORKER, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to provide greater protection 

and services for Peace Corps 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 ‘‘Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SUPPORT 

Sec. 101. Peace Corps volunteer medical care reform. 

Sec. 102. Post-service Peace Corps volunteer medical care reform. 

Sec. 103. Peace Corps impact survey. 

Sec. 104. Extension of positions for Peace Corps employees. 

TITLE II—PEACE CORPS OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 

Sec. 201. Peace Corps volunteer access to Inspector General. 

Sec. 202. Consultation with Congress required before opening or closing overseas offices and country programs. 

Sec. 203. Publication requirement for volunteer surveys. 

TITLE III—CRIME RISK REDUCTION ENHANCEMENTS 

Sec. 301. Independent review of volunteer death. 

Sec. 302. Monitoring training records. 

Sec. 303. Additional disclosures to applicants for enrollment as volunteers. 

Sec. 304. Additional protections against sexual misconduct. 

Sec. 305. Immediate victim advocacy notification. 

Sec. 306. Extension of the Office of Victim Advocacy. 

Sec. 307. Reform and extension of the Sexual Assault Advisory Council. 

Sec. 308. Definitions. 

3 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT6 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com7 mittees’’ means— 

8 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

9 the Senate; 

10 (B) the Committee on Appropriations of 

11 the Senate; 

12 (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

13 the House of Representatives; and 


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1 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

2 the House of Representatives. 

3 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

4 the Director of the Peace Corps. 

5 (3) PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER.—The term 

6 ‘‘Peace Corps volunteer’’ means an individual de7 scribed in section 5(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 

8 U.S.C. 2504(a)). 

9 TITLE I—PEACE CORPS 

10 VOLUNTEER SUPPORT 

11 SEC. 101. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL CARE RE12 FORM. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

14 2501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 5 (22 

15 U.S.C. 2504) the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 5A. HEALTH CARE FOR VOLUNTEERS AT PEACE 

17 CORPS POSTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) HEALTH CARE MEDICAL OFFICERS SELECTION

19 CRITERIA.—In selecting medical officers and support staff 

20 for overseas Peace Corps posts, the Director shall strive 

21 to hire well-qualified and capable personnel to support the 

22 effectiveness of health care for Peace Corps volunteers by 

23 evaluating each candidate’s— 

24 ‘‘(1) medical training, experience, and accredi25 tations or other qualifications; 


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1 ‘‘(2) record of performance; 

2 ‘‘(3) administrative capabilities; 

3 ‘‘(4) understanding of the local language and 

4 culture; 

5 ‘‘(5) ability to work in the English language; 

6 ‘‘(6) interpersonal skills; and 

7 ‘‘(7) such other factors that the Director con8 siders to be appropriate. 

9 ‘‘(b) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, acting 

11 through the Associate Director of the Office of 

12 Health Services and the country directors, shall re13 view and evaluate the performance and health care 

14 delivery of all Peace Corps medical staff, including 

15 medical officers— 

16 ‘‘(A) to ensure compliance with all relevant 

17 Peace Corps policies, practices, and guidelines; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) to ensure that medical staff complete 

20 the necessary continuing medical education to 

21 maintain their skills and satisfy licensing and 

22 credentialing standards, as designated by the 

23 Director. 

24 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director 

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1 sional budget justification, a confirmation that the 

2 review and evaluation of all Peace Corps medical 

3 staff required under paragraph (1) has been com4 pleted. 

5 ‘‘(c) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.—The Director shall 

6 consult with experts at the Centers for Disease Control 

7 and Prevention regarding recommendations for pre8 scribing malaria prophylaxis, in order to provide the best 

9 standard of care within the context of the Peace Corps 

10 environment.’’. 

11 (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY

12 THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE PEACE CORPS.— 

13 (1) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—As prompt14 ly as practicable, the Director shall implement the 

15 actions outlined in the agency response for all open 

16 recommendations of the Inspector General of the 

17 Peace Corps set forth in the report entitled ‘‘Final 

18 Program Evaluation Report: OIG Follow-up Evalua19 tion of Issues Identified in the 2010 Peace Corps/ 

20 Morocco Assessment of Medical Care’’ (Report No. 

21 IG–16–01–E). 

22 (2) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.— 

23 (A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 

24 months after the date of the enactment of this 

25 Act, the Director shall submit a report to the 


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1 appropriate congressional committees that de2 scribes the Director’s strategy for implementing 

3 the recommendations referred to in paragraph 

4 (1). 

5 (B) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later 

6 than 6 months after the submission of the re7 port required under subparagraph (A), and 

8 semiannually thereafter, the Director shall sub9 mit a report to the appropriate congressional 

10 committees that describes the progress in imple11 menting the recommendations referred to in 

12 paragraph (1) until all such recommendations 

13 have been implemented in accordance with the 

14 agency’s response to the report referred to in 

15 such paragraph. 

16 (3) NOTIFICATION.—After the submission of 

17 each report required under paragraph (2), the In18 spector General of the Peace Corps may notify the 

19 appropriate congressional committees of any rec20 ommendations from the report referred to in para21 graph (1) that the Inspector General determines re22 main unresolved. 


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1 SEC. 102. POST-SERVICE PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER MED2 ICAL CARE REFORM. 

3 Section 8142 of title 5, United States Code, is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall authorize the Director of 

6 the Peace Corps to furnish medical benefits to a volunteer, 

7 who is injured during the volunteer’s period of service, for 

8 a period of 120 days following the termination of such 

9 service if the Director certifies that the volunteer’s injury 

10 probably meets the requirements under subsection (c)(3). 

11 The Secretary may then certify vouchers for these ex12 penses for such volunteer out of the Employees’ Com13 pensation Fund. 

14 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall prescribe the form and con15 tent of the certification required under paragraph (1). 

16 ‘‘(3) A certification under paragraph (1) will cease 

17 to be effective if the volunteer sustains compensable dis18 ability in connection with volunteer service. 

19 ‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 

20 authorize the furnishing of any medical benefit that the 

21 Secretary of Labor is not otherwise authorized to reim22 burse for former Peace Corps volunteers who receive treat23 ment for injury or disease proximately caused by their 

24 service in the Peace Corps in accordance with this chap25 ter.’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. PEACE CORPS IMPACT SURVEY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 year 

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act and once every 

4 2 years for the following 6 years, the Director shall con5 duct a survey of former Peace Corps volunteers. 

6 (b) SCOPE OF SURVEY.—The survey required under 

7 subsection (a) shall assess, with respect to each former 

8 Peace Corps volunteer completing the survey, the impact 

9 of the Peace Corps on the former volunteer, including the 

10 volunteer’s— 

11 (1) well-being; 

12 (2) career; 

13 (3) civic engagement; and 

14 (4) commitment to public service. 

15 (c) REPORT.—The Director shall submit a report 

16 containing the results of the survey conducted under sub17 section (a) to— 

18 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

19 Senate; 

20 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

21 House of Representatives; 

22 (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

23 Senate; and 

24 (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

25 House of Representatives. 


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1 (d) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION.— 

2 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 

3 (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act of 

4 1980’’), shall not apply to the collection of information 

5 through the survey required under this section. 

6 SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF POSITIONS FOR PEACE CORPS EM7 PLOYEES. 

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

9 2506(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(8) DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL POSITIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 

12 Peace Corps may designate Peace Corps posi13 tions as critical management or management 

14 support positions that require specialized tech15 nical or professional skills and knowledge of 

16 Peace Corps operations. Such positions may in17 clude positions in the following fields: 

18 ‘‘(i) Volunteer health services. 

19 ‘‘(ii) Financial management. 

20 ‘‘(iii) Information technology. 

21 ‘‘(iv) Procurement. 

22 ‘‘(v) Personnel. 

23 ‘‘(vi) Legal services. 

24 ‘‘(vii) Safety and security. 


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1 ‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subpara2 graphs (C) and (D), with respect to positions 

3 designated pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 

4 Director may make or extend renewable ap5 pointments or assignments under paragraph (2) 

6 notwithstanding limitations under subpara7 graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and para8 graph (5). 

9 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—In exercising au10 thority under subparagraph (B), the Director 

11 shall ensure that all decisions regarding the ap12 pointment, assignment, or extension of employ13 ees to any such position— 

14 ‘‘(i) are consistent with Federal law 

15 and Peace Corps policy; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) are based upon operational and 

17 programmatic factors. 

18 ‘‘(D) DURATION OF APPOINTMENTS.—The 

19 term of any appointment or assignment to any 

20 position designated under subparagraph (A) 

21 may not exceed 5 years.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—PEACE CORPS OVER2 SIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 

3 SEC. 201. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ACCESS TO INSPEC4 TOR GENERAL. 

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

6 is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in8 serting ‘‘the President’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR

11 GENERAL.— 

12 ‘‘(1) TRAINING REQUIREMENT.—As part of the 

13 training provided to all volunteers under subsection 

14 (a), and in coordination with the Inspector General 

15 of the Peace Corps, the President shall provide all 

16 volunteers with— 

17 ‘‘(A) information regarding the mandate of 

18 the Inspector General and the availability of the 

19 Inspector General as a resource for volunteers; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) the contact information of the Inspec22 tor General. 

23 ‘‘(B) the contact information of the Inspec24 tor General; 


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1 ‘‘(C) information regarding the mandate of 

2 the Office of Victim Advocacy and the avail3 ability of the Office of Victim Advocacy as a re4 source for volunteers; and 

5 ‘‘(D) the contact information of the Office of 

6 Victim Advocacy. 

7 ‘‘(2) FREQUENCY OF TRAINING.—The Presi8 dent shall ensure that volunteers receive the infor9 mation described in paragraph (1) not less fre10 quently than— 

11 ‘‘(A) once during pre-enrollment training; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(B) once during each significant training 

14 provided by the Peace Corps to volunteers after 

15 enrollment.’’. 

16 SEC. 202. CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED BE17 FORE OPENING OR CLOSING OVERSEAS OF18 FICES AND COUNTRY PROGRAMS. 

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

20 amended by inserting after section 10 (22 U.S.C. 2509) 

21 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 10A. CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED BE2 FORE OPENING OR CLOSING OVERSEAS OF3 FICES AND COUNTRY PROGRAMS. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

5 (b), the Director of the Peace Corps may not open, close, 

6 significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas of7 fice or country program unless the Director has notified 

8 and consulted with the Committee on Foreign Relations 

9 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

10 the House of Representatives. 

11 ‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Director may waive the applica12 tion of subsection (a) if an action described in such sub13 section is necessary to ameliorate a substantial security 

14 risk to Peace Corps volunteers or other Peace Corps per15 sonnel.’’. 

16 SEC. 203. PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR VOLUNTEER 

17 SURVEYS. 

18 Section 8E of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507e) 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after the first 

21 sentence the following: ‘‘The President shall ensure 

22 that each performance plan established under this 

23 subsection for a Peace Corps representative includes 

24 a consideration of the results, with respect to such 

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1 representative, of each survey conducted under sub2 section (c).’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 

5 ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘The President shall publish, on a publicly 

8 available website of the Peace Corps, a report 

9 summarizing the results of each survey related 

10 to volunteer satisfaction in each country in 

11 which volunteers serve, and the early termi12 nation rate of volunteers serving in each such 

13 country. The information published shall be 

14 posted in an easily accessible place near the de15 scription of the appropriate country and shall 

16 be written in an easily understood manner.’’. 

17 TITLE III—CRIME RISK 

18 REDUCTION ENHANCEMENTS 

19 SEC. 301. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF VOLUNTEER DEATH. 

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

21 is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 

22 ‘‘(d)(1) Consistent with the Inspector General Act of 

23 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General of the Peace 

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1 actions taken by the Peace Corps in responding to such 

2 incident. 

3 ‘‘(2) Not later than 10 days after receiving notifica4 tion of the death of a volunteer, the President shall pro5 vide a briefing to the Inspector General, which shall in6 clude— 

7 ‘‘(A)(i) the available facts and circumstances 

8 surrounding the death of the volunteer, including a 

9 preliminary timeline of the events immediately pre10 ceding the death of the volunteer, subsequent actions 

11 taken by the Peace Corps, and any information 

12 available to the Peace Corps reflecting on the cause 

13 or root cause of the volunteer’s death; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) a description of any steps the Peace Corps 

15 plans to take to inquire further into the cause or 

16 root cause of the volunteer’s death, including the an17 ticipated date of the completion of such inquiry; or 

18 ‘‘(B) an explanation of why the Peace Corps 

19 has determined that no further inquiry into the 

20 cause or root cause of the volunteer’s death is nec21 essary, including— 

22 ‘‘(i) a description of the steps the Peace 

23 Corps took to determine further inquiry was not 

24 necessary; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) If the Peace Corps has performed or engaged 

2 another entity to perform a root cause analysis or similar 

3 report that describes the root cause or proximate cause 

4 of a volunteer death, the President shall provide the In5 spector General of the Peace Corps with— 

6 ‘‘(A) a copy of all information provided to such 

7 entity at the time such information is provided to 

8 such entity or used by the Peace Corps to perform 

9 the analysis; 

10 ‘‘(B) a copy of any report or study received 

11 from the entity or used by the Peace Corps to per12 form the analysis; and 

13 ‘‘(C) any supporting documentation upon which 

14 the Peace Corps or such entity relied to make its de15 termination, including the volunteer’s complete med16 ical record, as soon as such information is available 

17 to the Peace Corps. 

18 ‘‘(4) If a volunteer dies, the Peace Corps shall take 

19 reasonable measures, in accordance with local laws, to pre20 serve any information or material, in any medium or for21 mat, that may be relevant to determining the cause or root 

22 cause of the volunteer’s death, including personal effects, 

23 medication, and other tangible items belonging to the vol24 unteer, as long as such measures do not interfere with 

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1 of the host country is exercising jurisdiction over the in2 vestigation of such death. The Inspector General of the 

3 Peace Corps shall be provided an opportunity to inspect 

4 such items before their final disposition. 

5 ‘‘(5) For the purposes of undertaking a review under 

6 this section, an officer or employee of the United States 

7 or a member of the Armed Forces may be detailed to the 

8 Inspector General of the Peace Corps from another de9 partment of the United States Government on a nonreim10 bursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the Inspector Gen11 eral and the detailing department, for a period not to ex12 ceed 1 year. This paragraph may not be construed to limit 

13 or modify any other source of authority for reimbursable 

14 or nonreimbursable details. A nonreimbursable detail 

15 made under this section shall not be considered an aug16 mentation of the appropriations of the Peace Corps. 

17 ‘‘(6) Upon request, the Peace Corps may make avail18 able necessary funds to the Inspector General of the Peace 

19 Corps for reviews conducted by the Inspector General 

20 under this section. The request shall be limited to costs 

21 relating to hiring, procuring, or otherwise obtaining med22 ical-related experts or expert services, and associated trav23 el. 

24 ‘‘(7) The undertaking of a review under this section 

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1 responsibilities to the Inspector General of the Peace 

2 Corps.’’. 

3 SEC. 302. MONITORING TRAINING RECORDS. 

4 Section 8 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507), 

5 as amended by section 201, is further amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(d) TRAINING RECORDS.—The President shall im8 plement procedures to maintain a written record verifying 

9 the attendance of each individual completing the training 

10 required under this section and sections 8A, 8B, and 8F.’’. 

11 SEC. 303. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES TO APPLICANTS FOR 

12 ENROLLMENT AS VOLUNTEERS. 

13 Section 8A(d) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

14 2507a(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION REGARDING CRIMES AND

16 RISKS.—Each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer 

17 shall be provided, with respect to the country in which the 

18 applicant has been invited to serve, with information re19 garding crimes against and risks to volunteers, includ20 ing— 

21 ‘‘(1) an overview of past crimes against volun22 teers in such country; 

23 ‘‘(2) the current early termination rate of vol24 unteers serving in such country; 

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1 ‘‘(4) the level of satisfaction reported by volun2 teers serving in such country.’’. 

3 SEC. 304. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST SEXUAL 

4 MISCONDUCT. 

5 Section 8B(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

6 2507b(a)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(7) maintains a record of the resignation of 

13 any employee or volunteer of the Peace Corps who 

14 resigns before a determination has been made re15 garding an allegation that such person committed a 

16 sexual assault or other serious misconduct; 

17 ‘‘(7) maintains a record documenting the res18 ignation of any employee or volunteer of the Peace 

19 Corps who resigns before a determination has been 

20 made regarding an alleged violation of the sexual 

21 misconduct policy or other serious policy violations; 

22 ‘‘(8) takes into account the record maintained 

23 under paragraph (7) before such employee or volun24 teer is hired, is enrolled, or otherwise work with the 

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1 ‘‘(9) provides orientation to families who host 

2 volunteers regarding the awareness and prevention 

3 of sexual assault. 

4 ‘‘(9) provides orientation or information regard5 ing the awareness and prevention of sexual assault 

6 to— 

7 ‘‘(A) Peace Corps-selected host families; and 

8 ‘‘(B) a designated person of authority at the 

9 volunteer’s initial workplace.’’. 

10 SEC. 305. IMMEDIATE VICTIM ADVOCACY NOTIFICATION. 

11 Section 8B(a)(3) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

12 2507b(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘SARLs to imme13 diately contact’’ and inserting ‘‘the Peace Corps to des14 ignate the staff at each post who shall be responsible for 

15 providing the services described in subsection (c) and for 

16 immediately contacting’’. 

17 SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF THE OFFICE OF VICTIM ADVO18 CACY. 

19 Section 8C of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507c) 

20 is amended— 

21 (1) in the heading to subsection (a), by striking 

22 ‘‘VICTIMS’’ and inserting ‘‘VICTIM’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

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1 SEC. 307. REFORM AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL AS2 SAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

3 Section 8D of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

4 2507d) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘not less than 

6 8 individuals selected by the President, not later 

7 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

8 this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘not fewer than 8 and 

9 not more than 14 individuals selected by the Presi10 dent’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

13 SEC. 308. DEFINITIONS. 

14 Section 26 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2522) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), 

17 (d), (e), (f), and (g) as paragraphs (1), (6), (2), (3), 

18 (8), (7), and (5), respectively, by arranging such re19 designated paragraphs in numerical order, and by 

20 moving such paragraphs 2 ems to the right; 

21 (2) in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by strik22 ing ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘In this Act: 

24 ‘‘(1)’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(4) The term ‘medical officer’ means a physi2 cian, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, or 

3 registered nurse with the professional qualifications, 

4 expertise, and abilities consistent with the needs of 

5 the Peace Corps and the post to which he or she is 

6 assigned, as determined by the Director of the Peace 

7 Corps.’’. 


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Calendar No. 308 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2286 

A BILL 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to provide greater 

teers, and for other purposes. protection and services for Peace Corps volunFEBRUARY 12, 2018 

Reported with amendments 


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