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Union Calendar No. 354 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1456 

[Report No. 117–457, Part I] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TONKO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

TITUS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 

PERLMUTTER, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. KEATING, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

LYNCH, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HIGGINS of New 

York, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 

VAN DREW, Ms. BASS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. TRONE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 

MALINOWSKI, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. CROW, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. 

LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. BERA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

ALLRED, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. 

WILD, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. KILMER, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. 


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VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. MANNING, Mr. POCAN, 

Mr. MOULTON, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. CHU, Ms. CRAIG, 

Mr. LIEU, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. CARSON, Mr. 

COOPER, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. 

SCHNEIDER, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. 

OMAR, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. WATERS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. HIMES, Ms. 

WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. EVANS, Ms. 

LEGER FERNANDEZ, and Mr. KATKO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 

Committee on Education and Labor discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 1, 2021] 

A BILL 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace 

Corps, better support current and returned volunteers, 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Authorization of appropriations; integration of information age Peace 

Corps 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. Codification of Executive Order 11103. 

Sec. 7. Volunteers providing virtual services for the Peace Corps. 

Sec. 8. Protection of Peace Corps volunteers against reprisal or retaliation. 

Sec. 9. Comprehensive illegal drug use policy with respect to Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 10. Peace Corps National Advisory Council. 

Sec. 11. Peace Corps volunteers serving within the United States at the request 

of another agency. 

Sec. 12. Use of official seal, emblem, and name of the Peace Corps. 

Sec. 13. Clarification regarding eligibility of United States nationals. 

Sec. 14. Memorandum of Agreement with Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 

Department of State. 

Sec. 15. Reports to Congress. 

Sec. 16. Workers compensation for Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 17. Technical and conforming edits. 

8 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; INTEGRA9 TION OF INFORMATION AGE PEACE CORPS 

10 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. 

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

12 amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b)— 


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

2 ‘‘$270,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $298,000,000 

3 for fiscal year 2001, $327,000,000 for fiscal year 

4 2002, and $365,000,000 for fiscal year 2003’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘$450,000,000 for each of fiscal 

6 years 2021 and 2022, $500,000,000 for fiscal 

7 year 2023, and $550,000,000 for fiscal year 

8 2024’’; and 

9 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that fis10 cal year and the subsequent fiscal year’’ and in11 serting ‘‘obligation and expenditure through the 

12 end of the subsequent fiscal year’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 

14 (e); and 

15 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub16 section: 

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

18 internet access in international development efforts, and, as 

19 exemplified by its virtual service pilot initiative, the Peace 

20 Corps shall be administered to— 

21 ‘‘(1) give particular attention to the expansion of 

22 those programs, projects, training, and other activi23 ties that leverage the internet, as appropriate, for de24 velopment, education, and social and economic mobil25 ity; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) develop positions for Peace Corps volunteers 

2 that include such programs, projects, training, and 

3 other activities.’’. 

4 SEC. 3. READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES; EXPEDITED RE-EN5 ROLLMENT AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE. 

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

7 (22 U.S.C. 2504) is amended— 

8 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by in9 serting ‘‘, safety,’’ after ‘‘health’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$125’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$375’’; 

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

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

15 (C) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the vol16 unteer’’; 

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

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

19 (4) by amending subsection (e), as so redesig20 nated— 

21 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

22 ‘‘AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE’’ after ‘‘PRESCRIP23 TION OF MEDICATIONS’’; and 

24 (B) by inserting ‘‘concerning the mental 

25 health care provided to volunteers during their 


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1 service,’’ after ‘‘experts licensed in the field of 

2 mental health,’’; 

3 (5) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by strik4 ing ‘‘subsequent’’; 

5 (6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by strik6 ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’’; 

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

8 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

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

10 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 

11 (d)’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

13 President’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sub15 section (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; 

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

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

18 ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 

19 (9) by adding at the end the following new sub20 sections: 

21 ‘‘(p) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec22 tion, with respect to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees 

23 whose service ended involuntarily as a result of an emer24 gency, suspension of operations, or otherwise through no 


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1 fault of the volunteer or trainee, the Director of the Peace 

2 Corps shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) waive such non-medical or non-security ap4 plication requirements as the Director may determine 

5 for the re-enrollment of each such volunteer and train6 ee during the 2-year period beginning on the date of 

7 such involuntary end of service; 

8 ‘‘(2) prioritize the medical clearance for each 

9 such volunteer and trainee to facilitate re-enrollment; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(3) permit each such volunteer and trainee, to 

12 the extent practicable and in consideration of the 

13 needs of overseas posts and the suitability of the vol14 unteer or trainee to meet those needs, to resume the 

15 activity of each such volunteer and trainee at the time 

16 of the involuntary end of service. 

17 ‘‘(q) The Director of the Peace Corps may authorize 

18 separation allowances, in amounts determined by the Direc19 tor, to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose service 

20 ended involuntarily as a result of an emergency, suspension 

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

22 or trainee.’’. 

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

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


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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$125’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$375’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di5 rector’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘in section 5(e)’’ each place 

7 it appears and inserting ‘‘in section 5(d)’’. 

8 SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE CONTINUATION FOR PEACE CORPS 

9 VOLUNTEERS. 

10 Subsection (d) of section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 

11 U.S.C. 2504), as redesignated pursuant to section 4, is 

12 amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(d)(1) Volunteers and trainees shall receive such 

14 health care (including, if necessary, for volunteers and 

15 trainees, services under section 8B) during their service, as 

16 the Director of the Peace Corps may determine to be nec17 essary or appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(2) Applicants for enrollment shall receive such health 

19 examinations preparatory to their service, applicants for 

20 enrollment who have accepted an invitation to begin a pe21 riod of training under section 8(a) shall receive, pre22 paratory to their service, such immunization, dental care, 

23 and information on prescription options and potential 

24 interactions, as necessary and appropriate and in accord25 ance with subsection (e). 


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1 ‘‘(3) Returned volunteers shall receive such health ex2 aminations within six months after termination of their 

3 service, including services provided in accordance with sec4 tion 8B (except that the six-month limitation shall not 

5 apply in the case of such services). 

6 ‘‘(4) Subject to such conditions as the President may 

7 prescribe, such health care may be provided in any facility 

8 of any agency of the United States Government, and in such 

9 cases the appropriation for maintaining and operating 

10 such facility shall be reimbursed from appropriations avail11 able under this Act. Health care may not be provided under 

12 this subsection in a manner inconsistent with the Assisted 

13 Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (Public Law 105– 

14 12). 

15 ‘‘(5) Returned volunteers, including those whose period 

16 of service is subject to early termination as the result of 

17 an emergency, shall receive upon termination of their serv18 ice with the Peace Corps two months of short-term non-serv19 ice-related health insurance for transition and travel 

20 (SHIFTT), to provide coverage for a 60-day period within 

21 which such volunteer will be advised to obtain qualifying 

22 health insurance, and an opportunity to extend for an addi23 tional 1 month such SHIFTT insurance, at the expense of 

24 such volunteer. 


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

2 the period of service of a volunteer or trainee terminates, 

3 or 30 days after the date of such termination if such termi4 nation is the result of an emergency, the Director of the 

5 Peace Corps, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 

6 and Human Services, shall provide detailed information to 

7 such volunteer or trainee on options for health care after 

8 termination other than health care provided by the Peace 

9 Corps, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) where additional, detailed information, in11 cluding on the application process and eligibility re12 quirements for medical assistance through State plans 

13 under title XIX of the Social Security Act (or waiver 

14 of State plans), may be obtained, including through 

15 external health care ‘navigators’ or health care option 

16 identification services available within the public and 

17 private sectors; 

18 ‘‘(B) where detailed information on qualified 

19 health plans may be obtained, including through ex20 ternal health care ‘navigators’ or health care option 

21 identification services available within the public and 

22 private sectors; and 

23 ‘‘(C) if such volunteer or trainee is 25 years of 

24 age or younger, detailed information regarding the 

25 eligibility of such volunteer or trainee to enroll as a 


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1 dependent child in a group health plan or health in2 surance coverage in which the parent of such volun3 teer or trainee is enrolled if such plan or coverage of4 fers such dependent coverage.’’. 

5 SEC. 5. ACCESS TO ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS AND MENSTRUAL 

6 PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 

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

8 is amended— 

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

10 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

11 (e); 

12 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 

13 new subsections: 

14 ‘‘(c) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.— 

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

16 Corps shall consult with experts at the Centers for 

17 Disease Control and Prevention regarding rec18 ommendations for prescribing malaria prophylaxis, 

19 and implement such recommendations to the extent 

20 practicable, in order to provide the best standard of 

21 care within the context of the Peace Corps environ22 ment. 

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

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1 ceives training in the recognition of the side effects of 

2 such medications. 

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

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

5 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 

6 Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a com7 prehensive policy to ensure Peace Corps volunteers 

8 who require menstrual products are able to access 

9 such products by— 

10 ‘‘(A) increasing stipends for such volunteers 

11 to purchase such products; or 

12 ‘‘(B) providing such volunteers with such 

13 products in the generic product types selected by 

14 such volunteer, if available in the country of 

15 service. 

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

17 under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration the 

18 availability for purchase locally of menstrual prod19 ucts, the price of such products, and cultural norms 

20 regarding menstruation. 

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

22 to the policy required under paragraph (1), the Direc23 tor of the Peace Corps shall ensure that such increase 

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1 try of service of menstrual products required by vol2 unteers.’’; and 

3 (4) in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (e), as so 

4 redesignated, by inserting ‘‘, patient confidentiality 

5 standards’’ before ‘‘, and guidelines’’. 

6 SEC. 6. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11103. 

7 The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after sec8 tion 5A (22 U.S.C. 2504a) the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 5B. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11103. 

10 ‘‘(a) Executive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note; 28 

11 Fed. Reg. 3571; relating to Providing for the Appointment 

12 of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career 

13 Services), as amended by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. 

14 Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil Service Commission and 

15 Labor-Management in the Federal Service), as in effect on 

16 the day before the date of the enactment of this section, shall 

17 remain in effect and have the full force and effect of law, 

18 consistent with subsection (b). 

19 ‘‘(b)(1) The period of eligibility for noncompetitive ap20 pointment to the civil service provided to an individual by 

21 operation of subsection (a), including any individual who 

22 is so eligible on the date of the enactment of this section, 

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

24 such period— 


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

2 Executive branch is in effect by order of the President 

3 with respect to any Executive agency at which the in4 dividual has applied for employment; 

5 ‘‘(B) there is a lapse in appropriations with re6 spect to any Executive agency at which the individual 

7 has applied for employment; or 

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

10 Code, based on their service as a Peace Corps volun11 teer, retroactive to the date the individual applied for 

12 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 re17 sult of a suspension of volunteer operations by the Di18 rector of the Peace Corps, but shall not last longer 

19 than 12 months from the date on which such service 

20 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 mean5 ing given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, and includes the United States Postal 

7 Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission, but 

8 does not include the Government Accountability Of9 fice. 

10 ‘‘(c) Subject to subsection (b), Executive Order 11103 

11 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note; 28 Fed. Reg. 3571; relating to Pro12 viding for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volun13 teers to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Execu14 tive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil 

15 Service Commission and Labor-Management in the Federal 

16 Service), as in effect on the day before the date of the enact17 ment of this section, shall, except as set forth herein, remain 

18 in effect and have the full force and effect of law. In the 

19 event of a conflict between the language herein and Execu20 tive Order 11103, the language herein shall prevail. 

21 ‘‘(d) Any volunteer whose service terminated after Jan22 uary 1, 2020, and who has been certified by the Director 

23 as having served satisfactorily as a volunteer under the Act 

24 may, for two years after their separation from the Peace 

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1 partment, agency, or establishment in the competitive serv2 ice under title 5, United States Code without competitive 

3 examination and in accordance with such regulations and 

4 conditions consistent with this subsection as may be pre5 scribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage6 ment.’’. 

7 SEC. 7. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING VIRTUAL SERVICES FOR 

8 THE PEACE CORPS. 

9 The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after sec10 tion 5B, as added by section 6 of this Act, the following 

11 new section: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 5C. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING VIRTUAL SERVICES 

13 FOR THE PEACE CORPS. 

14 ‘‘(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares 

15 that the Peace Corps has a demonstrated ability to deliver 

16 information, training, and technical assistance virtually 

17 through the internet and other electronic means to commu18 nities abroad. 

19 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Peace Corps is 

20 authorized to recruit individuals, who may be located with21 in the United States or third countries, to provide services 

22 virtually by electronic means to communities in host coun23 tries to flexibly meet the expressed needs of those countries. 

24 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The Director of 

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1 ‘‘(1) may recruit, train, and accept, on such 

2 terms and conditions as the Director may determine 

3 necessary or appropriate, the services of individuals, 

4 especially those individuals who face barriers to serv5 ing physically in a host country, who shall serve on 

6 a part-time basis as virtual service volunteers to meet 

7 the expressed needs of host countries, such as informa8 tion, training, and technical assistance, through the 

9 internet or other electronic or virtual means; and 

10 ‘‘(2) may provide for incidental expenses of such 

11 individuals, as determined by the Director to be ap12 propriate for the nature of the assignments. 

13 ‘‘(d) INDIVIDUALS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED VOLUN14 TEERS.—An individual who provides services under the au15 thority of this section shall not be considered to be a volun16 teer for purposes of section 5 unless the Director of the Peace 

17 Corps requires the individual to physically serve in the host 

18 country on a temporary basis. 

19 ‘‘(e) INDIVIDUALS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FEDERAL

20 EMPLOYEES.—An individual who provides services under 

21 the authority of this section shall not be considered a Fed22 eral employee except for the purposes described in section 

23 5(h).’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. PROTECTION OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS 

2 AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIATION. 

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

4 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIA7 TION.— 

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

9 Corps shall take all reasonable measures, including 

10 through the development and implementation of a 

11 comprehensive policy, to prevent and address reprisal 

12 or retaliation against a volunteer by any Peace Corps 

13 officer or employee, or any other person with super14 visory authority over the volunteer during the volun15 teer’s period of service. 

16 ‘‘(2) REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION; RELIEF.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may report 

18 a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retalia19 tion— 

20 ‘‘(i) directly to the Inspector General of 

21 the Peace Corps, and the Inspector General 

22 may conduct such investigations and make 

23 such recommendations with respect to the 

24 complaint or allegation as the Inspector 

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1 ‘‘(ii) through other channels provided 

2 by the Peace Corps, including through the 

3 process for confidential reporting required 

4 in subsection (a). 

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

6 Corps— 

7 ‘‘(i) may order any relief for an af8 firmative finding of a proposed or final res9 olution of a complaint or allegation of re10 prisal or retaliation in accordance with 

11 policies, rules, and procedures of the Peace 

12 Corps; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) shall ensure such relief is prompt14 ly provided to the volunteer. 

15 ‘‘(3) APPEAL.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may ap17 peal to the Director of the Peace Corps any pro18 posed or final resolution of a complaint or alle19 gation of reprisal or retaliation. 

20 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

21 this paragraph may be construed to affect any 

22 other right of recourse a volunteer may have 

23 under any other provision of law. 

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1 that volunteers are informed in writing of the rights 

2 and remedies provided under this section. 

3 ‘‘(5) DISPUTE MEDIATION.—The Director of the 

4 Peace Corps shall offer the opportunity for volunteers 

5 to resolve disputes concerning a complaint or allega6 tion of reprisal or retaliation through mediation in 

7 accordance with procedures developed by the Peace 

8 Corps. 

9 ‘‘(6) STAFF MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER COOPERA10 TION.—The Director of the Peace Corps may take 

11 such disciplinary or other administrative action, in12 cluding termination of service or finding of ineligi13 bility for re-employment or reinstatement, with re14 spect to a staff member or volunteer who unreason15 ably refuses to cooperate with an investigation con16 ducted by the Inspector General of the Peace Corps 

17 into a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retalia18 tion. 

19 ‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

20 ‘‘(A) REPRISAL OR RETALIATION.—The 

21 term ‘reprisal or retaliation’ means taking, 

22 threatening to take, or initiating adverse admin23 istrative action against a volunteer because the 

24 volunteer made a report pursuant to subsection 

25 (a) or otherwise disclosed to a covered official or 


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1 office any information pertaining to waste, 

2 fraud, abuse of authority, misconduct, mis3 management, violations of law, or a significant 

4 threat to health and safety, whenever the activity 

5 or occurrence complained of is based upon the 

6 reasonable belief of the volunteer that it has 

7 taken place. 

8 ‘‘(B) COVERED OFFICIAL OR OFFICE.—The 

9 term ‘covered official or office’ means any of the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(i) Any Peace Corps employee, in12 cluding an employee of the Office of Inspec13 tor General. 

14 ‘‘(ii) A Member of Congress or a rep15 resentative of a committee of Congress. 

16 ‘‘(iii) An Inspector General (other than 

17 the Peace Corps Inspector General). 

18 ‘‘(iv) The Government Accountability 

19 Office. 

20 ‘‘(v) An authorized official of the De21 partment of Justice or other law enforce22 ment agency. 

23 ‘‘(vi) A United States court or grand 

24 jury.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. COMPREHENSIVE ILLEGAL DRUG USE POLICY WITH 

2 RESPECT TO PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 

3 The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after sec4 tion 8I (22 U.S.C. 2507i) the following new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 8J. COMPREHENSIVE ILLEGAL DRUG USE POLICY 

6 WITH RESPECT TO PEACE CORPS VOLUN7 TEERS. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall develop and 

9 implement a comprehensive drug use policy with respect to 

10 Peace Corps volunteers. Such policy shall— 

11 ‘‘(1) establish a zero tolerance policy regarding 

12 volunteer or trainee involvement with illegal drugs; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(2) require that every case of volunteer or train15 ee illegal drug involvement be brought immediately to 

16 the attention of relevant Peace Corps leadership, in17 cluding the Director, and be reported expeditiously by 

18 the Peace Corps to the Office of the Inspector General. 

19 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the policy de20 scribed in subsection (a), the Director may consult with and 

21 incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations and 

22 views of experts in the field of substance abuse, and shall 

23 consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

24 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

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1 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to 

3 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent4 atives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen5 ate a report on the illegal drug use policy required to be 

6 developed and implemented under this section.’’. 

7 SEC. 10. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

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

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 

12 President and’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (i) in the matter preceding subpara15 graph (A), by striking ‘‘conduct on-site in16 spections, and make examinations, of the 

17 activities of the Peace Corps in the United 

18 States and in other countries in order to’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘the President, the 

21 Director of the Peace Corps, and, as 

22 the Council considers appropriate, the 

23 Congress,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director 

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1 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

2 semicolon at the end; 

3 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 

4 (D) as subparagraph (G); and 

5 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 

6 (C) the following new subparagraphs: 

7 ‘‘(D) make recommendations for utilizing 

8 the expertise of returned Peace Corps volunteers 

9 in fulfilling the goals of the Peace Corps; 

10 ‘‘(E) make recommendations for increasing 

11 recruitment of volunteers from diverse back12 grounds and better supporting such volunteers 

13 during their training and enrollment in the 

14 Peace Corps; 

15 ‘‘(F) make recommendations to reduce any 

16 financial barriers to application, training, or 

17 enrollment in the Peace Corps, including a vol18 unteer’s medical expenses and other out-of-pocket 

19 costs; and’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

23 (I) in the first sentence— 

24 (aa) by striking ‘‘fifteen’’ 

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1 (bb) by striking ‘‘the Presi2 dent, by and with the advice and 

3 consent of the Senate’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘the Director of the Peace 

5 Corps’’; and 

6 (II) by striking the second sen7 tence and inserting the following new 

8 sentence: ‘‘At least four of such mem9 bers shall be returned Peace Corps vol10 unteers, and not more than four of 

11 such members may be members of the 

12 same political party.’’; 

13 (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(C) No member of the Council appointed under this 

16 paragraph may be an officer or employee of the Peace 

17 Corps.’’; 

18 (iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to 

19 read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(D) The members of the Council shall be appointed 

21 to 2-year terms.’’; and 

22 (iv) by striking subparagraphs (E), 

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

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

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1 ‘‘(3) The Director of the Peace Corps shall designate 

2 one of the members of the Council as Chair, who shall serve 

3 in such capacity for a term of two years.’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘his or 

5 her’’ and inserting ‘‘the member’s’’; 

6 (4) in subsection (g)— 

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

8 first meeting and at its first regular meeting in 

9 each calendar year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘At 

10 its first meeting each calendar year’’; and 

11 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting be12 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and 

13 each shall serve in that capacity for a term of 

14 two years. The Director of the Peace Corps may 

15 renew, not more than once per member, the term 

16 of a voting member appointed as Chair of the 

17 Council under the preceding sentence’’; 

18 (5) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘The Coun19 cil’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

20 and inserting the following: ‘‘The Council shall hold 

21 a regular meeting during each calendar quarter at a 

22 date and time to be determined by the Chair of the 

23 Council or at the call of the Director of the Peace 

24 Corps.’’; 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘the President and’’ (in2 cluding in the subsection heading) each place 

3 such term appears; 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘the President shall’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘the Director shall’’; and 

6 (C) by striking ‘‘the President or’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(k) INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—None 

10 of the activities or functions of the Council under subsection 

11 (b)(2) may undermine the independence or supersede the 

12 duties of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps. 

13 ‘‘(l) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advi14 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 

15 Council. 

16 ‘‘(m) FUNDING OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council shall 

17 be fully funded from amounts made available to the Peace 

18 Corps to carry out this Act.’’. 

19 SEC. 11. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHIN THE 

20 UNITED STATES AT THE REQUEST OF AN21 OTHER AGENCY. 

22 (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares that 

23 the Peace Corps provided emergency disaster relief in re24 sponse to Hurricane Katrina in 2006 and provided 

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1 Emergency Management Agency and therefore it is the pol2 icy of the United States that the Peace Corps be authorized 

3 to recruit volunteers to serve within the United States at 

4 the request of another agency. 

5 (b) RECRUITMENT OF DOMESTIC VOLUNTEERS.—The 

6 Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after section 14 

7 (22 U.S.C. 2513) the following new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 14A. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHIN 

9 THE UNITED STATES AT THE REQUEST OF AN10 OTHER AGENCY. 

11 ‘‘The Director may recruit, train, and accept, for lim12 ited periods of time, on such terms and conditions as the 

13 Director may determine necessary or appropriate, the serv14 ices of individuals who are not then serving outside the 

15 United States as volunteers or trainees (unless such ap16 pointment is made with the consent of the volunteer or 

17 trainee serving outside the United States as an extension 

18 of such service), who shall serve without compensation as 

19 domestic volunteers within the United States to provide as20 sistance at the request of any Federal Government agency 

21 with authority to do so. Such service within the United 

22 States may be initiated by the Director following the request 

23 from the other agency and a determination by the Director 

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1 sidered volunteers under section 5 and shall not be deemed 

2 a Federal employee except for the purposes described in sec3 tion 5(h). The Director may provide for incidental expenses 

4 of domestic volunteers, as determined by the Director to be 

5 appropriate for the nature of the assignments.’’. 

6 SEC. 12. USE OF OFFICIAL SEAL, EMBLEM, AND NAME OF 

7 THE PEACE CORPS. 

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

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘The Director of the Peace Corps’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di14 rector’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

17 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that 

18 the official seal or emblem and the name ‘Peace 

19 Corps’ may be used on any death announcement, 

20 gravestone, plaque, or other grave marker of any 

21 person who served as a volunteer or as an officer 

22 or employee of the Peace Corps under such rules 

23 as may be prescribed by the Director’’; and 

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

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1 tion specified in paragraph (1),’’ before ‘‘shall be 

2 fined’’. 

3 SEC. 13. CLARIFICATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF 

4 UNITED STATES NATIONALS. 

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

6 amended— 

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

8 citizens’’ each place such term appears and inserting 

9 ‘‘nationals of the United States’’; 

10 (2) in section 8(b), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ and in11 serting ‘‘nationals’’; 

12 (3) in section 10(b), by striking ‘‘citizen or resi13 dent’’ and inserting ‘‘national’’; 

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

15 inserting ‘‘nationals’’; and 

16 (5) in section 26— 

17 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

18 through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), re19 spectively; and 

20 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol21 lowing new paragraph: 

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

23 the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(22) of 

24 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

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1 SEC. 14. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU OF 

2 DIPLOMATIC SECURITY OF THE DEPARTMENT 

3 OF STATE. 

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

5 date of the enactment of this Act, and at least once every 

6 five years thereafter, the Director of the Peace Corps, in co7 ordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplo8 matic Security, shall review the Memorandum of Agreement 

9 between the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Depart10 ment of State and the Peace Corps relating to security sup11 port and protection of Peace Corps volunteers and staff 

12 members abroad and update such Memorandum of Agree13 ment, as appropriate. 

14 (b) NOTIFICATION.— 

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

16 Corps and the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplo17 matic Security shall jointly submit to the Committee 

18 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

19 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

20 a written notification relating to an update to the 

21 Memorandum of Agreement made pursuant to sub22 section (a). 

23 (2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—A written notifi24 cation submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 

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1 SEC. 15. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

2 (a) AMENDMENTS.—The Peace Corps Act is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in section 8E (22 U.S.C. 2507e)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears; 

7 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sep8 tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

9 2025’’; and 

10 (C) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking 

11 ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

12 30, 2025’’; and 

13 (2) in section 8I (22 U.S.C. 2507i)— 

14 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Sep15 tember 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

16 2025’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Presi18 dent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Di19 rector’’. 

20 (b) GAO REPORT.— 

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

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

23 General of the United States shall submit to the Com24 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa25 tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

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1 delivery and insurance coverage pursuant to sub2 section (d) of section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 

3 U.S.C. 2504), as amended by section 4 of this Act, 

4 and section 8B of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

5 2507b). 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para7 graph (1) shall include the following: 

8 (A) Information relating to examinations, 

9 counseling, and other mental health care services 

10 provided by the Peace Corps to returned volun11 teers in the six months following the end of the 

12 term of service of such volunteers. 

13 (B) Recommendations relating to— 

14 (i) better protection of patient con15 fidentially for returned Peace Corps volun16 teers for mental health care services; 

17 (ii) improved access to mental health 

18 providers that will accept payment from the 

19 Peace Corps; and 

20 (iii) whether such mental health care 

21 services for returned volunteers would be 

22 better provided under the Short-term Health 

23 Insurance For Transition and Travel 

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1 available insurance plan to be paid for by 

2 the Peace Corps. 

3 (c) REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION

4 STANDARDS.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

5 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall 

6 submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

8 of the Senate a report on the guidelines and standards used 

9 to evaluate the mental health of Peace Corps applicants 

10 prior to service. Such report shall include— 

11 (1) a detailed description of mental health 

12 screening guidelines and evaluation standards used 

13 by the Peace Corps to determine medical eligibility of 

14 applicants for service, including a description of the 

15 most common mental health conditions of applicants; 

16 (2) specific standards in the mental health 

17 screening process that could lead to an applicant’s 

18 disqualification from service, and a description of 

19 how these determinations are made; 

20 (3) a description of any expedited mental health 

21 clearance process for severe or recent symptom presen22 tation; 

23 (4) a description of periods of stability related to 

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1 (5) an assessment of the impact of updated men2 tal health evaluation guidance, including a compari3 son of mental health related volunteer medevacs in 

4 years before and after updated guidelines were imple5 mented; and 

6 (6) a review of these screening guidelines, con7 ducted by a panel of certified and qualified medical 

8 professionals in the United States, that evaluates 

9 these standards based on scientific evidence and men10 tal health research and proposes relevant updates or 

11 additions to current guidance. 

12 (d) REPORT ON VOLUNTEER MEDICAL EVACU13 ATIONS.—Not later than the first May 1 occurring after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 

15 for five years, the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit 

16 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

18 Senate a report on volunteer medical and mental health 

19 evacuations. Such report shall include— 

20 (1) the number of Peace Corps volunteer medical 

21 and mental health evacuations during the previous 

22 year; 

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1 (3) the estimated cost of these evacuations for 

2 each year, including a breakdown of costs between 

3 medical and mental health evacuation categories. 

4 (e) REPORT AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL AS5 SAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 8D of the Peace Corps 

6 Act (22 U.S.C. 2507d) is amended— 

7 (1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—On an annual basis for the duration 

10 of its mandate, the Council shall submit to the Director, 

11 the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 

12 Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on For13 eign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

14 House of Representatives a report on its findings based on 

15 the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (c) and shall 

16 include relevant recommendations. Such reports shall be 

17 made publicly available.’’; and 

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

19 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’. 

20 SEC. 16. WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR PEACE CORPS VOL21 UNTEERS. 

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

23 States Code, is amended— 

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

2 and inserting ‘‘GS–11’’; 

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

4 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

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

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

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

8 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub9 section (a)(1)(A) shall apply to any volunteer (as that term 

10 is defined in subsection (a) of section 8142 of title 5, United 

11 States Code) with respect to whom benefits under chapter 

12 81 of such title commence, by operation of such section, on 

13 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 17. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING EDITS. 

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

16 amended— 

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

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

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

20 ‘Peace Corps Act’. 

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

22 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. 


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

‘‘Sec. 5B. Codification of Executive Order 11103. 

‘‘Sec. 5C. Volunteers providing virtual services for the Peace Corps. 

‘‘Sec. 6. Peace Corps volunteer leaders. 

‘‘Sec. 7. Peace Corps employees. 

‘‘Sec. 8. Volunteer training. 

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

‘‘Sec. 8B. Sexual assault policy. 

‘‘Sec. 8C. Office of victim advocacy. 

‘‘Sec. 8D. Establishment of sexual assault advisory council. 

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

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

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

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

‘‘Sec. 8I. Reporting requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 8J. Comprehensive illegal drug use policy with respect to Peace Corps volunteers. 

‘‘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. 14A. Peace corps volunteers serving within the United States at the request 

of another agency. 

‘‘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. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 27. Construction. 

‘‘Sec. 28. Effective date. 

‘‘TITLE II—AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND 

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 

‘‘Sec. 201. Repealed. 

‘‘Sec. 202. Repealed. 

‘‘TITLE III—ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROGRAMS 

‘‘Sec. 301. ’’; 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘men and women’’ and in2 serting ‘‘individuals’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘help the peoples’’ and in4 serting ‘‘partner with the peoples’’; and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘trained manpower’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘trained individuals’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (e) of section 3 (as so redesig8 nated by section 2 of this Act), by striking ‘‘disabled 

9 people’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities’’ each 

10 place it appears; 

11 (4) in subsection (b) of section 4— 

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

13 President’’; 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di15 rector’’; and 

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

17 all that follows through ‘‘functions.’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘subordinate of the Director the authority to 

19 perform any such functions.’’; 

20 (5) in section 7— 

21 (A) in subsection (a), by moving the mar22 gins of paragraphs (7) and (8) two ems to the 

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1 (B) in the second sentence of subsection (c), 

2 by striking ‘‘in his discretion’’ and inserting ‘‘in 

3 the President’s discretion’’; and 

4 (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub5 section (b); 

6 (6) in section 8A— 

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

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

9 (B) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), by 

10 inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘information’’; and 

11 (C) in subsection (f)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 

13 (2), by striking ‘‘his or her’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘the volunteer’s’’ each place it appears; and 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 

16 (4), by striking ‘‘his or her’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘that person’s’’; 

18 (7) in section 8C, in the heading of subsection 

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

20 (8) in section 8E— 

21 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sub22 section (c),’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘Corp’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Corps’’; 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Act proceedings’’ and in2 serting ‘‘Act. Removal proceedings’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘under which he’’ and in4 serting ‘‘under which that person’’; and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘for which he’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘for which that person’’; 

7 (10) in section 10— 

8 (A) in subsection (b) (as amended by sec9 tion 13 of this Act), by striking ‘‘he’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘the President’’; and 

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

12 3709’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1949’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘sections 3101(a), 3101(c), 3104, 3106, 

14 3301(b)(2), and 6101 of title 41, United States 

15 Code’’; 

16 (11) in section 14— 

17 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘his’’ after 

18 ‘‘of’’ and before ‘‘agency’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) in subsection (b)— 

21 (i) by striking ‘‘preserving his’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘preserving the’’; and 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ after ‘‘assigned, 

24 and’’; 

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1 (A) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, 

2 by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘such sub3 chapter’’; and 

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

5 designee’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’s des6 ignee’’; 

7 (13) in section 23, by striking ‘‘Universal Mili8 tary Training and Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Mili9 tary Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; 

10 (14) in section 24, by striking— 

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

12 and 

13 (B) ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and insert14 ing ‘‘the volunteer’’; and 

15 (15) in section 26 (as amended by section 13 of 

16 this Act)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘which he 

18 or she’’ and inserting ‘‘which the medical offi19 cer’’; 

20 (B) by further redesignating paragraphs (2) 

21 through (9) (as so redesignated by section 13) as 

22 paragraphs (3) through (10), respectively; 

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

2 the Peace Corps.’’; 

3 (D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 

4 striking ‘‘5(m)’’ and inserting ‘‘5(n)’’; and 

5 (E) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated— 

6 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) 

7 as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 

8 and moving such subparagraphs, as so re9 designated, 2 ems to the left; and 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig11 nated, by striking ‘‘section 5(f)’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘section 5(e)’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 354 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1456 

[Report No. 117–457, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the 

volunteers, and for other purposes. Peace Corps, better support current and returned 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an 

amendment 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 

Committee on Education and Labor discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 


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