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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1456 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support 

current and returned volunteers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2021 

Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Ms. MENG, Mrs. 

RADEWAGEN, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. CASE, and Mr. SIRES) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace 

Corps, better support current and returned 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 2021’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

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

opportunities. 

Sec. 3. Readjustment allowances; expedited re-enrollment and transition assistance. 

Sec. 4. Health care continuation for Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 5. Access to antimalarial drugs and menstrual products for Peace Corps 

volunteers. 

Sec. 6. Whistleblower protections for volunteers. 

Sec. 7. Peace Corps National Advisory Council. 

Sec. 8. Use of official seal, emblem, and name of the Peace Corps. 

Sec. 9. Codification of certain Executive order relating to existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers. 

Sec. 10. Memorandum of Agreement with Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 

Department of State. 

Sec. 11. Clarification regarding eligibility of United States nationals. 

Sec. 12. Reports to Congress. 

Sec. 13. Workers compensation for Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 14. 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 subsection (b)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 

8 ‘‘$270,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 

9 $298,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 

10 $327,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 

11 $365,000,000 for fiscal year 2003’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘$450,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 and 

13 2022, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, 

14 $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, and 

15 $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2025’’; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that fis2 cal year and the subsequent fiscal year’’ and in3 serting ‘‘obligation through the end of the sub4 sequent fiscal year’’; 

5 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub6 section (e); and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(f) In recognition of the transformative power of 

10 internet access in developing countries, the Peace Corps 

11 shall be administered to give particular attention to those 

12 programs, projects, training, and other activities which le13 verage the internet, as appropriate, for development, edu14 cation, and social and economic mobility and to develop 

15 positions for volunteers that include such programs, 

16 projects, training, and other activities.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES; EXPEDITED RE-EN18 ROLLMENT AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE. 

19 (a) VOLUNTEERS.—Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act 

20 (22 U.S.C. 2504) is amended— 

21 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by in22 serting ‘‘, safety’’ after ‘‘health’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c)— 

24 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 

25 ‘‘$125’’ and inserting ‘‘$417’’; 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears 

2 and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 

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

4 volunteer’’; 

5 (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (p) 

6 as subsections (d) through (o), respectively; 

7 (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, in the 

8 first sentence, by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 

10 (5) by amending subsection (e), as so redesig11 nated, to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(e) The Director of the Peace Corps shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) consult with health experts outside the 

14 Peace Corps, including experts licensed in the field 

15 of mental health, and follow guidance by the Centers 

16 for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the 

17 prescription of medications to a volunteer; and 

18 ‘‘(2) provide mental health care as an eligible 

19 health care service to such volunteers during and 

20 after their service.’’; 

21 (6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by 

22 striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the President’’; 

23 (7) in subsection (m), as so redesignated— 

24 (A) in paragraph (2)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 

3 (d)’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘the President’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sub7 section (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

8 (8) in subsection (n), as so redesignated, by 

9 striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting 

10 ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 

11 (9) by adding at the end the following new sub12 sections: 

13 ‘‘(p) Notwithstanding this section, with respect to 

14 Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose service ended 

15 involuntarily as a result of an emergency, suspension of 

16 operations, or otherwise through no fault of the volunteer, 

17 the Director of the Peace Corps shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) waive all non-medical application require19 ments for the re-enrollment of each such volunteer 

20 during the 1-year period beginning on the date of 

21 such involuntary end of service; 

22 ‘‘(2) expedite the medical clearance for each 

23 such volunteer to facilitate re-enrollment; 

24 ‘‘(3) permit each such volunteer, to the extent 

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1 teer at the time of the involuntary end of service; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(4) provide each such volunteer, beginning on 

4 the date of re-enrollment, with the compensation, al5 lowances, benefits, and other terms and conditions of 

6 service to which the volunteer is entitled under this 

7 Act. 

8 ‘‘(q) The Director of the Peace Corps shall authorize 

9 a payout allowance, in an amount determined by the Di10 rector, to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose serv11 ice ended involuntarily as a result of an emergency, sus12 pension of operations, or otherwise through no fault of the 

13 volunteer.’’. 

14 (b) VOLUNTEER LEADERS.—Section 6 of the Peace 

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

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

17 inserting ‘‘$417’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in19 serting ‘‘the President’’. 

20 SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE CONTINUATION FOR PEACE CORPS 

21 VOLUNTEERS. 

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

23 2504(e)) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(e)(1) Volunteers shall receive such health care (in2 cluding, if necessary, for volunteers and trainees, services 

3 under section 8B of this title) during their service. 

4 ‘‘(2) Applicants for enrollment shall receive 

5 such health examinations preparatory to their serv6 ice, applicants for enrollment who have accepted an 

7 invitation to begin a period of training under section 

8 8A of this title shall receive, preparatory to their 

9 service, such immunization, dental care, and infor10 mation on prescription options and potential inter11 actions, as necessary and appropriate and in accord12 ance with subsection (f). 

13 ‘‘(3) Returned volunteers shall receive such 

14 health examinations within six months after termi15 nation of their service, including services provided in 

16 accordance with section 8B of this title (except that 

17 the six-month limitation shall not apply in the case 

18 of such services), as the President may deem nec19 essary or appropriate. Subject to such conditions as 

20 the President may prescribe, such health care may 

21 be provided in any facility of any agency of the 

22 United States Government, and in such cases the 

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1 vided under this subsection in a manner inconsistent 

2 with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 

3 1997. 

4 ‘‘(4) Returned volunteers shall receive— 

5 ‘‘(A) three months of health care upon 

6 their return to the United States; and 

7 ‘‘(B) an opportunity to extend for an addi8 tional 3 months such health care, at the ex9 pense of such volunteer. 

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

11 which the period of service of a volunteer or trainee 

12 terminates, the Director of the Peace Corps, in con13 sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 

14 Services, shall provide general guidance to such vol15 unteer or trainee on options for health care after 

16 termination other than health care provided by the 

17 Peace Corps, including information regarding— 

18 ‘‘(A) the application process and eligibility 

19 requirements for medical assistance through 

20 State plans under title XIX of the Social Secu21 rity Act (or waiver of State plans); 

22 ‘‘(B) the qualified health plans (as defined 

23 in section 1301(a) of the Patient Protection 

24 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18021(a))) 

25 offered through an Exchange established under 


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1 title I of such Act, including the enrollment pe2 riods for enrolling in such plans; and 

3 ‘‘(C) if such volunteer or trainee is 25 

4 years of age or younger, the eligibility of such 

5 volunteer or trainee to enroll as a dependent 

6 child in a group health plan or health insurance 

7 coverage in which the parent of such volunteer 

8 or trainee is enrolled if such plan or coverage 

9 offers such dependent coverage. 

10 ‘‘(6) Paragraphs (4) and (5) shall apply to vol11 unteers and trainees whose periods of service were 

12 subject to early termination as a result of an emer13 gency or otherwise through no fault of the volunteer 

14 or trainee.’’. 

15 SEC. 5. ACCESS TO ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS AND MEN16 STRUAL PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CORPS VOL17 UNTEERS. 

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

19 is amended— 

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

21 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub22 section (e); and 

23 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol24 lowing new subsections: 

25 ‘‘(c) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.— 


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

2 Corps shall consult with experts at the Centers for 

3 Disease Control and Prevention regarding rec4 ommendations for prescribing malaria prophylaxis, 

5 in order to provide the best standard of care within 

6 the context of the Peace Corps environment. 

7 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN TRAINING.—The Director of the 

8 Peace Corps shall ensure that each Peace Corps 

9 medical officer serving in a malaria-endemic country 

10 receives training in the recognition of the side effects 

11 of such medications. 

12 ‘‘(d) ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

15 the Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a 

16 comprehensive policy to ensure Peace Corps volun17 teers who require menstrual products are able to ac18 cess such products by— 

19 ‘‘(A) increasing stipends for such volun20 teers to purchase such products; or 

21 ‘‘(B) providing such volunteers with such 

22 products in the generic product types selected 

23 by such volunteer. 

24 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—The policy required 

25 under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration 


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1 the availability for purchase locally of menstrual 

2 products, the price of such products, and cultural 

3 norms regarding menstruation. 

4 ‘‘(3) COST.—If stipends are increased pursuant 

5 to the policy required under paragraph (1), the Di6 rector of the Peace Corps shall ensure that such in7 crease covers fully the cost of menstrual products 

8 purchased by Peace Corps volunteers described in 

9 such paragraph.’’. 

10 SEC. 6. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS. 

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

12 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub13 sections: 

14 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST REPRISAL.— 

15 ‘‘(1) No volunteer may be subject to a reprisal 

16 by any Peace Corps employee, volunteer, volunteer 

17 supervisor, contractor, subcontractor, agent, or out18 side party that receives funds from the Peace Corps 

19 for making a report pursuant to section 8G(a) or for 

20 reporting waste, fraud, abuse of authority, gross 

21 mismanagement, violations of law, discrimination or 

22 a threat to health and safety to persons or bodies 

23 identified covered identified in section 4712(a)(2) of 

24 title 41, United States Code. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Inspector General for the Peace Corp 

2 shall conduct the investigation pursuant to section 

3 4712(b) of such title, and order relief as permitted 

4 pursuant to section 4712(c)(1) of such title. 

5 ‘‘(3) A volunteer may appeal any action of the 

6 Peace Corp Inspector General or otherwise seek ju7 dicial review pursuant to paragraphs (2) through (7) 

8 of section 4712(c) of such title. 

9 ‘‘(4) The Peace Corp Inspector General shall 

10 ensure that volunteers are informed of their rights 

11 under this provision consistent with the posting re12 quirements in section 4712(d) of such title. 

13 ‘‘(e) DISPUTE MEDIATION.—The Peace Corps shall 

14 offer an opportunity to resolve the dispute through medi15 ation in procedures consistent with the Administrative 

16 Dispute Resolution Act (Public Law 101–552; 104 Stat. 

17 2736), as amended. 

18 ‘‘(f) RESPONDENT.—The Peace Corps shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) be considered a respondent in all actions 

20 filed pursuant to this section; and 

21 ‘‘(2) ensure all compensation or other forms of 

22 relief are promptly provided to the volunteer.’’. 

23 SEC. 7. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

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

25 is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

3 (A), by striking ‘‘conduct on-site inspections, 

4 and make examinations, of the activities of the 

5 Peace Corps in the United States and in other 

6 countries in order to’’; 

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

8 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 

9 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

10 subparagraph (G); and 

11 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

12 the following new subparagraphs: 

13 ‘‘(D) make recommendations for utilizing 

14 the expertise of returned Peace Corps volun15 teers in fulfilling the goals of the Peace Corps; 

16 ‘‘(E) make recommendations for increasing 

17 recruitment of volunteers from diverse back18 grounds and better supporting such volunteers 

19 during their training and enrollment in the 

20 Peace Corps; 

21 ‘‘(F) make recommendations to reduce any 

22 financial barriers to application, training, or en23 rollment in the Peace Corps, including a volun24 teer’s medical expenses and other out-of-pocket 

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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

3 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

4 (I) in the first sentence— 

5 (aa) by striking ‘‘fifteen’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘seven’’; and 

7 (bb) by striking ‘‘President, 

8 by and with the advice and con9 sent of the Senate’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘Director of the Peace Corps’’; 

11 and 

12 (II) by striking the second sen13 tence and inserting the following new 

14 sentence: ‘‘At least four of such mem15 bers shall be returned Peace Corps 

16 volunteers, and not more than four of 

17 such members may be members of the 

18 same political party.’’; 

19 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

20 read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(B) No member appointed under this 

22 paragraph may be an officer or employee of the 

23 Peace Corps.’’; 

24 (iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to 

25 read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(D) The members of the council shall be 

2 appointed to 2-year terms.’’; and 

3 (iv) by striking subparagraphs (E), 

4 (F), (G), (H), and (I); and 

5 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘(3) The Director of the Peace Corps shall des8 ignate one of the voting members of the Council as 

9 Chair, who shall serve in such capacity for a term 

10 of two years.’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (g)— 

12 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘At 

13 its first meeting and at its first regular meeting 

14 in each calendar year thereafter’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘At its first meeting each calendar year’’; and 

16 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting 

17 before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, 

18 and shall each serve in that capacity for a term 

19 of two years. The Director may renew the term 

20 of a voting member appointed as Chair under 

21 the preceding sentence.’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘The Coun23 cil’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

24 end and inserting the following: ‘‘The Council shall 

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1 at a date and time to be determined by the Chair 

2 of the Council or at the call of the Director of the 

3 Peace Corps.’’; and 

4 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub5 sections: 

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

7 None of the activities or functions of the Council under 

8 subsection (b)(2) may undermine the independence or su9 persede the duties of the Inspector General of the Peace 

10 Corps. 

11 ‘‘(l) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 

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

13 to the Council. 

14 ‘‘(m) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The 

15 Director of the Peace Corps may accept donations of 

16 funds, gifts, and in-kind contributions and use such dona17 tions without further appropriation for administrative ex18 penses relating to the functions of the Council. 

19 ‘‘(n) MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT.—The Director of 

20 the Peace Corps may enter into a multi-year agreement 

21 with a nonprofit organization that supports current and 

22 returned Peace Corps volunteers, authorizing such non23 profit organization to solicit donations, on behalf of the 

24 Peace Corps, solely to support the administrative expenses 

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1 under this subsection shall require the nonprofit organiza2 tion at issue to transfer all donated funds received under 

3 such agreement to the Peace Corps for use under sub4 section (m).’’. 

5 SEC. 8. USE OF OFFICIAL SEAL, EMBLEM, AND NAME OF 

6 THE PEACE CORPS. 

7 Section 19 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2518) 

8 is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in10 serting ‘‘the President’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 

13 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except 

14 that the official seal or emblem and the name 

15 ‘Peace Corps’ may be used on any death an16 nouncement, gravestone, plaque, or other grave 

17 marker of any person who served as a volunteer 

18 or as an officer or employee of the Peace Corps 

19 under such rules as may be prescribed by the 

20 Director’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, 

22 by inserting ‘‘or in accordance with the excep23 tion specified in paragraph (1),’’ before ‘‘shall 

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1 SEC. 9. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDER RE2 LATING TO EXISTING NONCOMPETITIVE ELI3 GIBILITY FEDERAL HIRING STATUS FOR RE4 TURNING VOLUNTEERS. 

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

6 amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating sections 26 through 28 as 

8 sections 27 through 29, respectively; and 

9 (2) by inserting after section 25 the following 

10 new section: 

11 ‘‘CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDER RELAT12 ING TO EXISTING NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY

13 FEDERAL HIRING STATUS FOR RETURNING VOLUN14 TEERS

15 ‘‘SEC. 26. (a) Executive Order 11103 (28 Fed. Reg. 

16 3571; Apr. 10, 1963), as amended by Executive Order 

17 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; Dec. 28, 1978), as in effect 

18 on the day before the date of the enactment of this section, 

19 shall remain in effect and have the full force and effect 

20 of law, consistent with subsection (b). 

21 ‘‘(b)(1) The period of eligibility for noncompetitive 

22 appointment to the civil service provided to an individual 

23 by operation of subsection (a), including any individual 

24 who is so eligible on the date of enactment of this section, 

25 shall be extended by the total number of days that, during 

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1 ‘‘(A) a hiring freeze for civilian employees of 

2 the executive branch is in effect by order of the 

3 President with respect to any Executive agency at 

4 which the individual has applied for employment; 

5 ‘‘(B) there is a lapse in appropriations with re6 spect to any Executive agency at which the indi7 vidual has applied for employment; or 

8 ‘‘(C) the individual is receiving disability com9 pensation under section 8142 of title 5, United 

10 States Code, based on their service as a Peace Corp 

11 volunteer, retroactive to the date the individual ap12 plied for such compensation. 

13 ‘‘(2) The period of eligibility for noncompetitive ap14 pointment status to the civil service by operation of sub15 section (a) shall apply to a Peace Corps volunteer— 

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

17 result of a suspension of volunteer operations by the 

18 Director of the Peace Corps, but shall not last 

19 longer than 12 months from the date on which such 

20 service ended involuntarily; or 

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

22 Corps after completion of a term of service. 

23 ‘‘(3) In this subsection: 

24 ‘‘(A) The term ‘hiring freeze’ means any memo25 randum, Executive order, or other action by the 


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1 President that prohibits an Executive agency from 

2 filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or 

3 creating new such positions. 

4 ‘‘(B) The term ‘Executive agency’ has the 

5 meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, 

6 United States Code, and includes the United States 

7 Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commis8 sion, but does not include the Government Account9 ability Office.’’. 

10 SEC. 10. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU OF 

11 DIPLOMATIC SECURITY OF THE DEPART12 MENT OF STATE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days from the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act and at least once every 

15 five years thereafter, the Director of the Peace Corps, in 

16 coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for Dip17 lomatic Security, shall review the Memorandum of Agree18 ment between the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 

19 Department of State and the Peace Corps relating to secu20 rity support and protection of Peace Corps volunteers and 

21 staff members abroad and update such Memorandum of 

22 Agreement, as appropriate. 

23 (b) NOTIFICATION.— 

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

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1 lomatic Security shall jointly submit to the Com2 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep3 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela4 tions of the Senate a written notification relating to 

5 an update to the Memorandum of Agreement made 

6 pursuant to subsection (a). 

7 (2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—A written noti8 fication submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 

9 be submitted not later than 30 days before the up10 date referred to in such paragraph shall takes effect. 

11 (c) SECURITY SUPPORT AND PROTECTION PLAN.— 

12 Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 

13 Memorandum of Agreement is reviewed pursuant to sub14 section (a) and all future updates including a new stand15 ing directive, each Director of a Peace Corps country pro16 gram and the corresponding Regional Security Officer of 

17 the United States Diplomatic Security Service shall jointly 

18 develop a Peace Corps volunteer security support and pro19 tection plan for each Peace Corps country program. 

20 SEC. 11. CLARIFICATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF 

21 UNITED STATES NATIONALS. 

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

23 amended— 


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1 (1) in section 7(a)(5), by striking ‘‘United 

2 States citizens’’ each place such term appears and 

3 inserting ‘‘nationals of the United States’’; 

4 (2) in section 8(b), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘nationals of the United States’’; 

6 (3) in section 10(b), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘nationals of the United States’’; 

8 (4) in section 12(g), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘nationals of the United States’’; and 

10 (5) in section 27, as so redesignated— 

11 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

12 through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), re13 spectively; and 

14 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

15 following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(5) The term ‘national of the United States’ 

17 has the meaning given such term in section 

18 101(a)(22)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 

19 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)(B)).’’. 

20 SEC. 12. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

21 (a) PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION.—Not later than 180 

22 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc23 tor of the Peace Corps shall submit to the Committee on 

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1 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 

2 on— 

3 (1) the presence of the Peace Corps in the Pa4 cific Islands region; and 

5 (2) a strategy to expand such presence, as ap6 propriate, including— 

7 (A) outcomes of consultations with regional 

8 allies and partners on areas in which coopera9 tion can reduce factors limiting Peace Corps ex10 pansion; and 

11 (B) timelines for expanding and reopening 

12 country programs in the Pacific Islands region. 

13 (b) AMENDMENTS.—Section 8I(a) of the Peace Corps 

14 Act (22 U.S.C. 2507i(a)) is amended by striking— 

15 (1) ‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 

16 (2) ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep17 tember 30, 2025’’; and 

18 (3) ‘‘and the Committee on Appropriations’’ 

19 each place it appears. 

20 (c) GAO REPORT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp23 troller General of the United States shall submit to 

24 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

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1 lations of the Senate a report relating to the post2 service health care delivery and insurance coverage 

3 pursuant to sections 5(d) and 8B. 

4 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

5 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

6 (A) Information relating to examinations, 

7 counseling, and other mental health care serv8 ices provided by the Peace Corp to returned vol9 unteers in the 6 months following the end of 

10 the term of service of such volunteers. 

11 (B) Recommendations relating to— 

12 (i) better protection of patient con13 fidentially for returned Peace Corps volun14 teers for metal health care services; 

15 (ii) improved access to mental health 

16 providers that will accept payment from 

17 the Peace Corps; and 

18 (iii) whether such mental health care 

19 services for returned volunteers would be 

20 better provided under the Short-term 

21 Health Insurance For Transition and 

22 Travel plan or a similar commercially 

23 available insurance plan to be paid for by 

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1 SEC. 13. WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR PEACE CORPS 

2 VOLUNTEERS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8142 of title 5, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘GS–7’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘GS–11’’; 

8 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

9 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

10 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

11 (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

12 (c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’. 

13 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub14 section (a)(1)(A) shall apply to any volunteer (as that 

15 term is defined in subsection (a) of section 8142 of title 

16 5, United States Code) with respect to whom benefits 

17 under chapter 81 of such title commence, by operation of 

18 such section, on or after the date of the enactment of this 

19 Act. 

20 SEC. 14. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

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

22 amended— 

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

24 ‘‘SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

2 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. 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. Establish 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. 

‘‘Sec. 17. Use of foreign currencies. 

‘‘Sec. 18. Activities promoting Americans’ understanding of other peoples. 

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

‘‘Sec. 20. Repealed. 

‘‘Sec. 21. Repealed. 

‘‘Sec. 22. Security investigations. 

‘‘Sec. 23. Universal military training and service act. 

‘‘Sec. 24. Foreign language proficiency act. 

‘‘Sec. 25. Nonpartisan appointments. 

‘‘Sec. 26. Codification of certain Executive order relating to existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 27. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 28. Construction. 

‘‘Sec. 29. Effective date. 

‘‘TITLE II—AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND 

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 

‘‘Sec. 201. Repealed. 

‘‘Sec. 202. Repealed. 


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‘‘TITLE III—ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

PROGRAMS. 

‘‘Sec. 301. ’’. 

1 (2) in section 4(b)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

3 Director’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘of his subordinates’’ and 

5 all that follows through ‘‘functions.’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘subordinate of the Director the authority 

7 to perform any such functions.’’; 

8 (3) in section 7— 

9 (A) in subsection (a), by moving the mar10 gins of paragraphs (7) and (8) two ems to the 

11 left; and 

12 (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub13 section (b); 

14 (4) in section 8A(d)(2), by inserting ‘‘the’’ be15 fore ‘‘information’’; 

16 (5) in section 8C, in the heading of subsection 

17 (a), by striking ‘‘VICTIMS’’ and inserting ‘‘VICTIM’’; 

18 (6) in section 8E— 

19 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sub20 section (c),,’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c),’’; 

21 and 

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

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1 (7) in section 9, by striking ‘‘Act proceedings’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘Act. Removal proceedings’’; 

3 (8) in section 10(d), by striking ‘‘section 3709’’ 

4 and all that follows through ‘‘1949’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘sections 3101(a), 3101(c), 3104, 3106, 3301(b)(2), 

6 and 6101 of title 41, United States Code’’; 

7 (9) in section 15(c), in the first sentence, by 

8 striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘such sub9 chapter’’; 

10 (10) in section 23, by striking ‘‘Universal Mili11 tary Training and Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Mili12 tary Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; 

13 (11) in section 24, by striking— 

14 (A) ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and insert17 ing ‘‘the volunteer’’; and 

18 (12) in section 27, as so redesignated— 

19 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

20 through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re21 spectively; 

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

23 following new paragraph: 

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

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1 (C) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 

2 by striking ‘‘5(m)’’ and inserting ‘‘5(n)’’; and 

3 (D) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 

4 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and 

5 (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec6 tively; and 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so redes8 ignated, by striking ‘‘section 5(f)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘section 5(e)’’. 

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