H. R. 2259 

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 

An Act 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to expand services and benefits for volunteers, 

and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 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. Publication requirement for volunteer surveys. 

Sec. 203. Consultation with Congress required before opening or closing overseas 

offices and country programs. 

TITLE III—CRIME RISK REDUCTION ENHANCEMENTS 

Sec. 301. Independent review of volunteer death. 

Sec. 302. Additional disclosures to applicants for enrollment as volunteers. 

Sec. 303. Additional protections against sexual misconduct. 

Sec. 304. Extension of the office of victim advocacy. 

Sec. 305. Reform and extension of the Sexual Assault Advisory Council. 

Sec. 306. Definitions. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 

‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 

(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives; and 

(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives. 

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

of the Peace Corps. 

(3) PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER.—The term ‘‘Peace Corps volunteer’’ means an individual described in section 5(a) of the 

Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)). 
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TITLE I—PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER 

SUPPORT 

SEC. 101. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL CARE REFORM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Peace Corps Act is amended— 

(1) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 2504)— 

(A) in subsection (e), in the first sentence, by striking 

‘‘receive such immunization and dental care preparatory 

to their service’’ and inserting ‘‘receive, preparatory to their 

service, such immunization, dental care, and information 

on prescription options and potential interactions, as necessary and appropriate and in accordance with subsection 

(f)’’; 

(B) by re-designating subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), 

(k), (l), (m), and (n) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), 

(l), (m), (n), and (o); 

(C) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 

subsection— 

‘‘(f) The Director of the Peace Corps shall consult with health 

experts outside the Peace Corps, including experts licensed in the 

field of mental health, and follow guidance by the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention regarding the prescription of medications to a volunteer.’’; and 

(D) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking 

‘‘section, and’’ and inserting ‘‘section), and’’; and 

(2) by inserting after section 5 the following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 5A. HEALTH CARE FOR VOLUNTEERS AT PEACE CORPS POSTS. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall ensure that each overseas post has the services of a medical office that is consistent 

in size and scope with the needs of the Peace Corps at such 

post, including, if necessary, by detailing to any such post the 

licensed medical staff of other United States departments, agencies, 

or establishments. 

‘‘(b) HIRING CRITERIA.—In selecting medical officers and support 

staff for overseas Peace Corps posts, the Director of the Peace 

Corps shall hire well-qualified and capable personnel to support 

the effectiveness of health care for Peace Corps volunteers by evaluating each candidate’s— 

‘‘(1) medical training, experience, and accreditations or 

other qualifications; 

‘‘(2) record of performance; 

‘‘(3) administrative capabilities; 

‘‘(4) understanding of the local language and culture; 

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

‘‘(6) interpersonal skills; and 

‘‘(7) such other factors that the Director determines appropriate. 

‘‘(c) CERTAIN TRAINING.—The Director of the Peace Corps shall 

ensure that each Peace Corps medical officer serving in a malariaendemic country receives training in the recognition of the side 

effects of such medications. 

‘‘(d) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace Corps, acting 

through the Associate Director of the Office of Health Services 

and the country directors, shall review and evaluate the 
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performance and health care delivery of all Peace Corps medical 

staff, including medical officers, to— 

‘‘(A) ensure compliance with all relevant Peace Corps 

policies, practices, and guidelines; and 

‘‘(B) ensure that medical staff complete the necessary 

continuing medical education to maintain their skills and 

satisfy licensing and credentialing standards, as designated 

by the Director. 

‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Peace Corps 

shall include, in the annual Peace Corps congressional budget 

justification, a confirmation that the review and evaluation 

of all Peace Corps medical staff required under paragraph 

(1) has been completed. 

‘‘(e) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.—The Director of the Peace Corps 

shall consult with experts at the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention regarding recommendations for prescribing malaria 

prophylaxis, in order to provide the best standard of care within 

the context of the Peace Corps environment.’’. 

(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE INSPECTOR

GENERAL OF THE PEACE CORPS.— 

(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—As promptly as practicable, the Director shall implement the actions outlined in 

the agency response for all open recommendations of the 

Inspector General of the Peace Corps set forth in the report 

entitled ‘‘Final Program Evaluation Report: OIG Follow-up 

Evaluation of Issues Identified in the 2010 Peace Corps/Morocco 

Assessment of Medical Care’’ (Report No. IG–16–01–E). 

(2) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.— 

(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

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

submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the Director’s strategy for implementing 

the recommendations referred to in paragraph (1). 

(B) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 

after the submission of the report required under subparagraph (A), and semiannually thereafter, the Director shall 

submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the progress in implementing the recommendations referred to in paragraph (1) until all such 

recommendations have been implemented in accordance 

with the agency’s response to the report referred to in 

such paragraph. 

(3) NOTIFICATION.—After the submission of each report 

required under paragraph (2), the Inspector General of the 

Peace Corps may notify the appropriate congressional committees of any recommendations from the report referred to in 

paragraph (1) that the Inspector General determines remain 

unresolved. 

SEC. 102. POST-SERVICE PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL CARE 

REFORM. 

Section 8142 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subsection: 

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

Corps to furnish medical benefits to a volunteer, who is injured 

during the volunteer’s period of service, for a period of 120 days 

following the termination of such service if the Director certifies 
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that the volunteer’s injury probably meets the requirements under 

subsection (c)(3). The Secretary may then certify vouchers for these 

expenses for such volunteer out of the Employees’ Compensation 

Fund. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary shall prescribe the form and content of 

the certification required under paragraph (1). 

‘‘(3) A certification under paragraph (1) will cease to be effective 

if the volunteer sustains compensable disability in connection with 

volunteer service. 

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

the furnishing of any medical benefit that the Secretary of Labor 

is not otherwise authorized to reimburse for former Peace Corps 

volunteers who receive treatment for injury or disease proximately 

caused by their service in the Peace Corps in accordance with 

this chapter.’’. 

SEC. 103. PEACE CORPS IMPACT SURVEY. 

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

date of the enactment of this Act and once every 2 years thereafter 

for the following 6 years, the Director shall conduct a survey of 

former Peace Corps volunteers. 

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

(a) shall assess, with respect to each former Peace Corps volunteer 

completing the survey, the impact of the Peace Corps on the former 

volunteer, including the volunteer’s— 

(1) well-being; 

(2) career; 

(3) civic engagement; and 

(4) commitment to public service. 

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

the results of the survey conducted under subsection (a) to— 

(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 

(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF POSITIONS FOR PEACE CORPS EMPLOYEES. 

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

amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(8)(A) The Director of the Peace Corps may designate 

Peace Corps positions as critical management or management 

support positions that require specialized technical or professional skills and knowledge of Peace Corps operations. Such 

positions may include positions in the following fields: 

‘‘(i) Volunteer health services. 

‘‘(ii) Financial management. 

‘‘(iii) Information technology. 

‘‘(iv) Procurement. 

‘‘(v) Personnel. 

‘‘(vi) Legal services. 

‘‘(vii) Safety and security. 

‘‘(B) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), with respect 

to positions designated pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 

Director may make or extend renewable appointments or 

assignments under paragraph (2) notwithstanding limitations 
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under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and paragraph (5). 

‘‘(C) In exercising authority under subparagraph (B), the 

Director shall ensure that all decisions regarding the appointment, assignment, or extension of employees to any position 

designated pursuant to subparagraph (A)— 

‘‘(i) are consistent with Federal law and Peace Corps 

policy; and 

‘‘(ii) are based upon operational and programmatic factors. 

‘‘(D) The term of any appointment or assignment to any 

position designated pursuant to subparagraph (A) may not 

exceed 5 years.’’. 

TITLE II—PEACE CORPS OVERSIGHT 

AND ACCOUNTABILITY 

SEC. 201. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ACCESS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

Section 8 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the President’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new sentences: 

‘‘As part of the training provided to all volunteers under 

subsection (a), and in coordination with the Inspector General of the Peace Corps, the President shall provide all 

volunteers with information regarding the mandate of the 

Inspector General and the availability (including contact 

information) of the Inspector General and the Office of 

Victim Advocacy as a resource for volunteers. The President 

shall ensure that volunteers receive such information at 

least once during training that occurs prior to enrollment 

and at least once during each significant instance of 

training after enrollment.’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(c) The President shall implement procedures to maintain 

a record verifying each individual completing training provided 

to meet each requirement in this section and sections 8A, 8B, 

8F, and 8G(b).’’. 

SEC. 202. PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR VOLUNTEER SURVEYS. 

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

amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘, ensure that each such plan includes 

a consideration of the results, with respect to each such 

representative and the country of service of each such 

representative, of each survey conducted under subsection 

(c),’’ after ‘‘standards for Peace Corps representatives’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘and shall review’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

and review’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 

(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new sentences: 

‘‘The President shall publish, on a publicly available 

website of the Peace Corps, a report summarizing the 

results of each survey related to volunteer satisfaction in 

each country in which volunteers serve, and the early 

termination rate of volunteers serving in each such country. 

The information published shall be posted in an easily 

accessible place near the description of the appropriate 

country and shall be written in an easily understood 

manner.’’. 

SEC. 203. CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED BEFORE 

OPENING OR CLOSING OVERSEAS OFFICES AND COUNTRY 

PROGRAMS. 

Section 10 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2509) is amended 

by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(k)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director of 

the Peace Corps may not open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program unless the 

Director has notified and consulted with the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance. 

‘‘(2) The Director of the Peace Corps may waive the application 

of paragraph (1) for a period of not more than 5 days after an 

action described in such paragraph if the Director determines such 

action is necessary to ameliorate a substantial security risk to 

Peace Corps volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel. 

‘‘(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 

congressional committees’ means— 

‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and 

‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.’’. 

TITLE III—CRIME RISK REDUCTION 

ENHANCEMENTS 

SEC. 301. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF VOLUNTEER DEATH. 

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

by section 101 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 

end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(p)(1) Not later than 10 days after receiving notification of 

the death of a volunteer, the President shall provide a briefing 

to the Inspector General of the Peace Corps that includes— 

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

the death of the volunteer, including a preliminary timeline 

of the events immediately preceding the death of the volunteer, 

subsequent actions taken by the Peace Corps, and any information available to the Peace Corps reflecting on the cause or 

root cause of the death of the volunteer; and 

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

take to inquire further into the cause or root cause of the 

death of the volunteer, including the anticipated date of the 

completion of such inquiry; or 

‘‘(B) an explanation of why the Peace Corps has determined 

that no further inquiry into the cause or root cause of the 

death of the volunteer is necessary, including— 
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‘‘(i) a description of the steps the Peace Corps took 

to determine further inquiry was not necessary; and 

‘‘(ii) the basis for such determination. 

‘‘(2) If the Peace Corps has performed or engaged another 

entity to perform a root cause analysis or similar report that 

describes the cause or root cause of a volunteer death, the President 

shall provide the Inspector General of the Peace Corps with— 

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

the time such information is provided to such entity or used 

by the Peace Corps to perform the analysis; 

‘‘(B) a copy of any report or study received from the entity 

or used by the Peace Corps to perform the analysis; and 

‘‘(C) any supporting documentation upon which the Peace 

Corps or such entity relied to make its determination, including 

the volunteer’s complete medical record, as soon as such 

information is available to the Peace Corps. 

‘‘(3) If a volunteer dies, the Peace Corps shall take reasonable 

measures, in accordance with local laws, to preserve any information 

or material, in any medium or format, that may be relevant to 

determining the cause or root cause of the death of the volunteer, 

including personal effects, medication, and other tangible items 

belonging to the volunteer, as long as such measures do not interfere 

with the legal procedures of the host country if the government 

of the host country is exercising jurisdiction over the investigation 

of such death. The Inspector General of the Peace Corps shall 

be provided an opportunity to inspect such items before their final 

disposition. 

‘‘(4) Consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

App.), the Inspector General of the Peace Corps may independently 

review the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of a 

volunteer and the actions taken by the Peace Corps in responding 

to such incident. 

‘‘(5) For the purposes of undertaking a review under this section, an officer or employee of the United States or a member 

of the Armed Forces may be detailed to the Inspector General 

of the Peace Corps from another department of the United States 

Government on a nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by 

the Inspector General and the detailing department, for a period 

not to exceed 1 year. This paragraph may not be construed to 

limit or modify any other source of authority for reimbursable 

or nonreimbursable details. A nonreimbursable detail made under 

this section may not be considered an augmentation of the appropriations of the Peace Corps. 

‘‘(6) Upon request, the Peace Corps may make available necessary funds to the Inspector General of the Peace Corps for reviews 

conducted by the Inspector General under this section. The request 

shall be limited to costs relating to hiring, procuring, or otherwise 

obtaining medical-related experts or expert services, and associated 

travel. 

‘‘(7) The undertaking of a review under this section may not 

be considered a transfer of program operating responsibilities to 

the Inspector General of the Peace Corps.’’. 

SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES TO APPLICANTS FOR ENROLLMENT AS VOLUNTEERS. 

Section 8A of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507a(d)) is 

amended— 
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(1) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 

‘‘(d) INFORMATION REGARDING CRIMES AND RISKS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer shall be provided, with respect to each country in which 

the applicant may be invited to serve, with specific, aggregated, 

and easily accessible information regarding crimes against and 

risks to volunteers, including— 

‘‘(A) an overview of past crimes against volunteers 

in such country, including statistics regarding unreported 

crime collected through anonymous surveys; 

‘‘(B) the current early termination rate of volunteers 

serving in such country; 

‘‘(C) health risks prevalent in such country; 

‘‘(D) the nature and frequency of sexual harassment 

reported by volunteers serving in such country; 

‘‘(E) the extent and types of services provided by the 

Peace Corps to volunteers serving in such country, 

including access to medical care, counseling services, and 

assistance from the Office of Victim Advocacy; and 

‘‘(F) the level of satisfaction reported by volunteers 

serving in such country. 

‘‘(2) OPTION TO TIMELY DECLINE.—Upon receiving information described in paragraph (1), the applicant shall have the 

option to change the country of consideration and identify a 

substitute country.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (f)(2)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘victim advocates’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocates,’’. 

SEC. 303. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. 

Section 8B(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507b(a)) 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (3)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘SARLs’’ and inserting ‘‘any employee 

of the Peace Corps’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘Victim Advocate’’ and inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocate’’; and 

(C) by inserting ‘‘and require the Peace Corps to designate the staff at each post who shall be responsible 

for providing the services described in subsection (c)’’ before 

the semicolon at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting a semicolon; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(7) maintains a record documenting the resignation of any 

employee or volunteer of the Peace Corps who resigns before a 

determination has been made regarding an alleged violation of 

the sexual misconduct policy or other serious policy violations; 

‘‘(8) takes into account the record maintained under paragraph 

(7) before such employee or volunteer is hired, enrolled, or otherwise 

invited to work with the Peace Corps; 

‘‘(9) provides orientation or information regarding the awareness and prevention of sexual assault and sexual harassment to— 

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

‘‘(B) a designated person of authority at the volunteer’s 

initial workplace; and 
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‘‘(10) ensures, to the extent practicable and appropriate, that 

any assault on, or any harm or injury to, a volunteer that is 

committed by any member of a host family or any national of 

a host country that was assigned by the Peace Corps to facilitate 

volunteer work is— 

‘‘(A) documented in an appropriate site history file and 

in the global tracking and recording system established pursuant to section 8H(c); and 

‘‘(B) taken into account with respect to determinations 

regarding placements of future volunteers at such post and 

the provision of any funds or other benefit by the Peace Corps.’’. 

SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF THE OFFICE OF VICTIM ADVOCACY. 

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

amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘victim advocate’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocate’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘victim advocates’’ each place it occurs and 

inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocates’’; and 

(3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 

‘‘(e) The Director of the Peace Corps shall include the head 

of the Office of Victim Advocacy in agency-wide policymaking processes in the same manner and to the same extent as the directors 

or associate directors of other offices within the Peace Corps.’’. 

SEC. 305. REFORM AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL ASSAULT 

ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

Section 8D of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507d) is 

amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘not less than 8 individuals selected 

by the President, not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘not fewer 

than 8 and not more than 14 individuals selected by the 

President’’; and 

(B) by inserting after the first sentence the following 

new sentence: ‘‘At least one member should be licensed 

in the field of mental health and have prior experience 

working as a counselor or therapist providing mental health 

care to survivors of sexual assault in a victim services 

agency or organization.’’; and 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘and implemented’’ after ‘‘sexual 

assault policy developed’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

‘‘To carry out this subsection, the Council may conduct 

case reviews and is authorized to have access, including 

through interviews, to current and former volunteers (to 

the extent that such volunteers provide the Peace Corps 

express consent to be interviewed by the Council), to volunteer surveys under section 8E, to all data collected from 

restricted reporting, and to any other information necessary 

to conduct case reviews, except that the Council may not 

have access to any personally identifying information associated with such surveys, data, or information.’’; and 

(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 

‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 306. DEFINITIONS. 

Section 26 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2522) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), 

and (g) as paragraphs (1), (6), (2), (3), (8), (7), and (5), respectively, by arranging such redesignated paragraphs in numerical 

order, and by moving such paragraphs 2 ems to the right; 

(2) in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking ‘‘(1)’’ 

and inserting the following: 

‘‘In this Act: 

‘‘(1)’’; and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (3), as redesignated, the 

following: 

‘‘(4) The term ‘medical officer’ means a physician, nurse 

practitioner, physician’s assistant, or registered nurse with the 

professional qualifications, expertise, and abilities consistent 

with the needs of the Peace Corps and the post to which 

he or she is assigned, as determined by the Director of the 

Peace Corps.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.