117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1456 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

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

5 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. 

Sec. 18. Determination of budgetary effects. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; INTEGRA7 TION OF INFORMATION AGE PEACE CORPS 

8 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. 

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

10 is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 

12 ‘‘$270,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $298,000,000 

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

14 2002, and $365,000,000 for fiscal year 2003’’ and 
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1 inserting ‘‘$430,500,000 for each of fiscal years 

2 2023 and 2024’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub4 section (e); and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub6 section: 

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

8 internet access in international development efforts, and, 

9 as exemplified by its virtual service pilot initiative, the 

10 Peace Corps shall be administered to— 

11 ‘‘(1) give particular attention to the expansion 

12 of those programs, projects, training, and other ac13 tivities that leverage the internet, as appropriate, for 

14 development, education, and social and economic 

15 mobility; and 

16 ‘‘(2) develop positions for Peace Corps volun17 teers that include such programs, projects, training, 

18 and other activities.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES; EXPEDITED RE-EN20 ROLLMENT AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE. 

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

22 (22 U.S.C. 2504) is amended— 

23 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by in24 serting ‘‘, safety,’’ after ‘‘health’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (c)— 
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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘$125’’ and inserting ‘‘$375’’; 

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

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

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

6 volunteer’’; 

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

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

9 (4) by amending subsection (e), as so redesig10 nated— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

12 ‘‘AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE’’ after ‘‘PRE13 SCRIPTION OF MEDICATIONS’’; and 

14 (B) by inserting ‘‘concerning the mental 

15 health care provided to volunteers during their 

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

17 mental health,’’; 

18 (5) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by 

19 striking ‘‘subsequent’’; 

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

21 striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’’; 

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

23 (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’’; and 

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

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 any other provision of this sec14 tion, with respect to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees 

15 whose service ended involuntarily as a result of an emer16 gency, suspension of operations, or otherwise through no 

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

18 Corps shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) waive such non-medical or non-security ap20 plication requirements as the Director may deter21 mine for the re-enrollment of each such volunteer 

22 and trainee during the 2-year period beginning on 

23 the date of such involuntary end of service; 
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1 ‘‘(2) prioritize the medical clearance for each 

2 such volunteer and trainee to facilitate re-enroll3 ment; and 

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

5 the extent practicable and in consideration of the 

6 needs of overseas posts and the suitability of the vol7 unteer or trainee to meet those needs, to resume the 

8 activity of each such volunteer and trainee at the 

9 time of the involuntary end of service. 

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

11 separation allowances, in amounts determined by the Di12 rector, to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose serv13 ice ended involuntarily as a result of an emergency, sus14 pension of operations, or otherwise through no fault of the 

15 volunteer or trainee.’’. 

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

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

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

19 inserting ‘‘$375’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

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

22 Director’’; and 

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

24 place it appears and inserting ‘‘in section 5(d)’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE CONTINUATION FOR PEACE CORPS 

2 VOLUNTEERS. 

3 Subsection (d) of section 5 of the Peace Corps Act 

4 (22 U.S.C. 2504), as redesignated pursuant to section 4, 

5 is amended to read as follows: 

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

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

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

9 as the Director of the Peace Corps may determine to be 

10 necessary or appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(2) Applicants for enrollment shall receive such 

12 health examinations preparatory to their service, appli13 cants for enrollment who have accepted an invitation to 

14 begin a period of training under section 8(a) shall receive, 

15 preparatory to their service, such immunization, dental 

16 care, and information on prescription options and poten17 tial interactions, as necessary and appropriate and in ac18 cordance with subsection (e). 

19 ‘‘(3) Returned volunteers shall receive such health ex20 aminations within six months after termination of their 

21 service, including services provided in accordance with sec22 tion 8B (except that the six-month limitation shall not 

23 apply in the case of such services). 

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

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

26 of any agency of the United States Government, and in 
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1 such cases the appropriation for maintaining and oper2 ating such facility shall be reimbursed from appropriations 

3 available under this Act. Health care may not be provided 

4 under this subsection in a manner inconsistent with the 

5 Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (Public 

6 Law 105–12). 

7 ‘‘(5) Returned volunteers, including those whose pe8 riod of service is subject to early termination as the result 

9 of an emergency, shall receive upon termination of their 

10 service with the Peace Corps two months of short-term 

11 non-service-related health insurance for transition and 

12 travel (SHIFTT), to provide coverage for a 60-day period 

13 within which such volunteer will be advised to obtain quali14 fying health insurance, and an opportunity to extend for 

15 an additional 1 month such SHIFTT insurance, at the 

16 expense of such volunteer. 

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

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

19 or 30 days after the date of such termination if such ter20 mination is the result of an emergency, the Director of 

21 the Peace Corps, in consultation with the Secretary of 

22 Health and Human Services, shall provide detailed infor23 mation to such volunteer or trainee on options for health 

24 care after termination other than health care provided by 

25 the Peace Corps, including— 
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1 ‘‘(A) where additional, detailed information, in2 cluding on the application process and eligibility re3 quirements for medical assistance through State 

4 plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act (or 

5 waiver of State plans), may be obtained, including 

6 through external health care ‘navigators’ or health 

7 care option identification services available within 

8 the public and private sectors; 

9 ‘‘(B) where detailed information on qualified 

10 health plans may be obtained, including through ex11 ternal health care ‘navigators’ or health care option 

12 identification services available within the public and 

13 private sectors; and 

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

15 age or younger, detailed information regarding the 

16 eligibility of such volunteer or trainee to enroll as a 

17 dependent child in a group health plan or health in18 surance coverage in which the parent of such volun19 teer or trainee is enrolled if such plan or coverage 

20 offers such dependent coverage.’’. 

21 SEC. 5. ACCESS TO ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS AND MEN22 STRUAL PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CORPS VOL23 UNTEERS. 

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

25 is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking subsections (c) and (e); 

2 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub3 section (e); 

4 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol5 lowing new subsections: 

6 ‘‘(c) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.— 

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

8 Corps shall consult with experts at the Centers for 

9 Disease Control and Prevention regarding rec10 ommendations for prescribing malaria prophylaxis, 

11 and implement such recommendations to the extent 

12 practicable, in order to provide the best standard of 

13 care within the context of the Peace Corps environ14 ment. 

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

16 Peace Corps shall ensure that each Peace Corps 

17 medical officer serving in a malaria-endemic country 

18 receives training in the recognition of the side effects 

19 of such medications. 

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

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

22 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 

23 the Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a 

24 comprehensive policy to ensure Peace Corps volun-
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1 teers who require menstrual products are able to ac2 cess such products by— 

3 ‘‘(A) increasing stipends for such volun4 teers to purchase such products; or 

5 ‘‘(B) providing such volunteers with such 

6 products in the generic product types selected 

7 by such volunteer, if available in the country of 

8 service. 

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

10 under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration 

11 the availability for purchase locally of menstrual 

12 products, the price of such products, and cultural 

13 norms regarding menstruation. 

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

15 to the policy required under paragraph (1), the Di16 rector of the Peace Corps shall ensure that such in17 crease is sufficient to cover the average cost within 

18 the country of service of menstrual products re19 quired by volunteers.’’; and 

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

21 redesignated, by inserting ‘‘, patient confidentiality 

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

23 SEC. 6. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11103. 

24 The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after 

25 section 5A (22 U.S.C. 2504a) the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 5B. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11103. 

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

3 28 Fed. Reg. 3571; relating to Providing for the Appoint4 ment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian 

5 Career Services), as amended by Executive Order 12107 

6 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil Service Commis7 sion and Labor-Management in the Federal Service), as 

8 in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 

9 this section, shall remain in effect and have the full force 

10 and effect of law, consistent with subsection (b). 

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

12 appointment to the civil service provided to an individual 

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

14 who is so eligible on the date of the enactment of this 

15 section, shall be extended by the total number of days 

16 that, during such period— 

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

18 the Executive branch is in effect by order of the 

19 President with respect to any Executive agency at 

20 which the individual has applied for employment; 

21 ‘‘(B) there is a lapse in appropriations with re22 spect to any Executive agency at which the indi23 vidual has applied for employment; or 

24 ‘‘(C) the individual is receiving disability com25 pensation under section 8142 of title 5, United 

26 States Code, based on their service as a Peace Corps 
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1 volunteer, retroactive to the date the individual ap2 plied for such compensation. 

3 ‘‘(2) The period of eligibility for noncompetitive ap4 pointment status to the civil service by operation of sub5 section (a) shall apply to a Peace Corps volunteer— 

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

7 result of a suspension of volunteer operations by the 

8 Director of the Peace Corps, but shall not last 

9 longer than 12 months from the date on which such 

10 service ended involuntarily; or 

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

12 Corps after completion of a term of service. 

13 ‘‘(3) In this subsection: 

14 ‘‘(A) The term ‘hiring freeze’ means any memo15 randum, Executive order, or other action by the 

16 President that prohibits an Executive agency from 

17 filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or 

18 creating new such positions. 

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

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

21 United States Code, and includes the United States 

22 Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commis23 sion, but does not include the Government Account24 ability Office. 
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1 ‘‘(c) Subject to subsection (b), Executive Order 

2 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note; 28 Fed. Reg. 3571; relating 

3 to Providing for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps 

4 Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services), as amended 

5 by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating 

6 to the Civil Service Commission and Labor-Management 

7 in the Federal Service), as in effect on the day before the 

8 date of the enactment of this section, shall, except as set 

9 forth herein, remain in effect and have the full force and 

10 effect of law. In the event of a conflict between the lan11 guage herein and Executive Order 11103, the language 

12 herein shall prevail. 

13 ‘‘(d) Any volunteer whose service terminated after 

14 January 1, 2020, and who has been certified by the Direc15 tor as having served satisfactorily as a volunteer under 

16 the Act may, for two years after their separation from the 

17 Peace Corps, be appointed to a position in any United 

18 States department, agency, or establishment in the com19 petitive service under title 5, United States Code without 

20 competitive examination and in accordance with such reg21 ulations and conditions consistent with this subsection as 

22 may be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Per23 sonnel Management.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING VIRTUAL SERVICES FOR 

2 THE PEACE CORPS. 

3 The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after 

4 section 5B, as added by section 6 of this Act, the following 

5 new section: 

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

7 FOR THE PEACE CORPS. 

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

9 that the Peace Corps has a demonstrated ability to deliver 

10 information, training, and technical assistance virtually 

11 through the internet and other electronic means to com12 munities abroad. 

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

14 is authorized to recruit individuals, who may be located 

15 within the United States or third countries, to provide 

16 services virtually by electronic means to communities in 

17 host countries to flexibly meet the expressed needs of those 

18 countries. 

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

20 the Peace Corps— 

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

22 terms and conditions as the Director may determine 

23 necessary or appropriate, the services of individuals, 

24 especially those individuals who face barriers to serv25 ing physically in a host country, who shall serve on 

26 a part-time basis as virtual service volunteers to 
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1 meet the expressed needs of host countries, such as 

2 information, training, and technical assistance, 

3 through the internet or other electronic or virtual 

4 means; and 

5 ‘‘(2) may provide for incidental expenses of 

6 such individuals, as determined by the Director to be 

7 appropriate for the nature of the assignments. 

8 ‘‘(d) INDIVIDUALS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED VOLUN9 TEERS.—An individual who provides services under the 

10 authority of this section shall not be considered to be a 

11 volunteer for purposes of section 5 unless the Director of 

12 the Peace Corps requires the individual to physically serve 

13 in the host country on a temporary basis. 

14 ‘‘(e) INDIVIDUALS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FED15 ERAL EMPLOYEES.—An individual who provides services 

16 under the authority of this section shall not be considered 

17 a Federal employee except for the purposes described in 

18 section 5(h).’’. 

19 SEC. 8. PROTECTION OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS 

20 AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIATION. 

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

22 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub23 section: 

24 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIA25 TION.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace 

2 Corps shall take all reasonable measures, including 

3 through the development and implementation of a 

4 comprehensive policy, to prevent and address re5 prisal or retaliation against a volunteer by any Peace 

6 Corps officer or employee, or any other person with 

7 supervisory authority over the volunteer during the 

8 volunteer’s period of service. 

9 ‘‘(2) REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION; RE10 LIEF.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may re12 port a complaint or allegation of reprisal or re13 taliation— 

14 ‘‘(i) directly to the Inspector General 

15 of the Peace Corps, and the Inspector Gen16 eral may conduct such investigations and 

17 make such recommendations with respect 

18 to the complaint or allegation as the In19 spector General considers appropriate; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) through other channels provided 

21 by the Peace Corps, including through the 

22 process for confidential reporting required 

23 in subsection (a). 

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

25 Corps— 
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1 ‘‘(i) may order any relief for an af2 firmative finding of a proposed or final res3 olution of a complaint or allegation of re4 prisal or retaliation in accordance with 

5 policies, rules, and procedures of the Peace 

6 Corps; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) shall ensure such relief is 

8 promptly provided to the volunteer. 

9 ‘‘(3) APPEAL.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may ap11 peal to the Director of the Peace Corps any 

12 proposed or final resolution of a complaint or 

13 allegation of reprisal or retaliation. 

14 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

15 in this paragraph may be construed to affect 

16 any other right of recourse a volunteer may 

17 have under any other provision of law. 

18 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS AND REM19 EDIES.—The Director of the Peace Corps shall en20 sure that volunteers are informed in writing of the 

21 rights and remedies provided under this section. 

22 ‘‘(5) DISPUTE MEDIATION.—The Director of 

23 the Peace Corps shall offer the opportunity for vol24 unteers to resolve disputes concerning a complaint 

25 or allegation of reprisal or retaliation through medi-
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1 ation in accordance with procedures developed by the 

2 Peace Corps. 

3 ‘‘(6) STAFF MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER CO4 OPERATION.—The Director of the Peace Corps may 

5 take such disciplinary or other administrative action, 

6 including termination of service or finding of ineligi7 bility for re-employment or reinstatement, with re8 spect to a staff member or volunteer who unreason9 ably refuses to cooperate with an investigation con10 ducted by the Inspector General of the Peace Corps 

11 into a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retalia12 tion. 

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

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

15 term ‘reprisal or retaliation’ means taking, 

16 threatening to take, or initiating adverse ad17 ministrative action against a volunteer because 

18 the volunteer made a report pursuant to sub19 section (a) or otherwise disclosed to a covered 

20 official or office any information pertaining to 

21 waste, fraud, abuse of authority, misconduct, 

22 mismanagement, violations of law, or a signifi23 cant threat to health and safety, whenever the 

24 activity or occurrence complained of is based 
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1 upon the reasonable belief of the volunteer that 

2 it has taken place. 

3 ‘‘(B) COVERED OFFICIAL OR OFFICE.— 

4 The term ‘covered official or office’ means any 

5 of the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) Any Peace Corps employee, in7 cluding an employee of the Office of In8 spector General. 

9 ‘‘(ii) A Member of Congress or a rep10 resentative of a committee of Congress. 

11 ‘‘(iii) An Inspector General (other 

12 than the Peace Corps Inspector General). 

13 ‘‘(iv) The Government Accountability 

14 Office. 

15 ‘‘(v) An authorized official of the De16 partment of Justice or other law enforce17 ment agency. 

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

19 jury.’’. 

20 SEC. 9. COMPREHENSIVE ILLEGAL DRUG USE POLICY WITH 

21 RESPECT TO PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 

22 The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after 

23 section 8I (22 U.S.C. 2507i) the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 8J. COMPREHENSIVE ILLEGAL DRUG USE POLICY 

2 WITH RESPECT TO PEACE CORPS VOLUN3 TEERS. 

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

5 implement a comprehensive drug use policy with respect 

6 to Peace Corps volunteers. Such policy shall— 

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

8 volunteer or trainee involvement with illegal drugs; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(2) require that every case of volunteer or 

11 trainee illegal drug involvement be brought imme12 diately to the attention of relevant Peace Corps lead13 ership, including the Director, and be reported expe14 ditiously by the Peace Corps to the Office of the In15 spector General. 

16 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the policy de17 scribed in subsection (a), the Director may consult with 

18 and incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations and 

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

20 consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 

22 Relations of the Senate. 

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

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 

25 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep26 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
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1 the Senate a report on the illegal drug use policy required 

2 to be developed and implemented under this section.’’. 

3 SEC. 10. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

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

5 is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

8 President and’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (i) in the matter preceding subpara11 graph (A), by striking ‘‘conduct on-site in12 spections, and make examinations, of the 

13 activities of the Peace Corps in the United 

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

15 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

16 (I) by striking ‘‘the President, 

17 the Director of the Peace Corps, and, 

18 as the Council considers appropriate, 

19 the Congress,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di20 rector and, as the Council considers 

21 appropriate, the Congress’’; and 

22 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

23 semicolon at the end; 

24 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 

25 (D) as subparagraph (G); and 
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1 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 

2 (C) the following new subparagraphs: 

3 ‘‘(D) make recommendations for utilizing 

4 the expertise of returned Peace Corps volun5 teers in fulfilling the goals of the Peace Corps; 

6 ‘‘(E) make recommendations for increasing 

7 recruitment of volunteers from diverse back8 grounds and better supporting such volunteers 

9 during their training and enrollment in the 

10 Peace Corps; 

11 ‘‘(F) make recommendations to reduce any 

12 financial barriers to application, training, or en13 rollment in the Peace Corps, including a volun14 teer’s medical expenses and other out-of-pocket 

15 costs; and’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (c)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) in the first sentence— 

20 (aa) by striking ‘‘fifteen’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘seven’’; and 

22 (bb) by striking ‘‘the Presi23 dent, by and with the advice and 

24 consent of the Senate’’ and in-
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1 serting ‘‘the Director of the 

2 Peace Corps’’; and 

3 (II) by striking the second sen4 tence and inserting the following new 

5 sentence: ‘‘At least four of such mem6 bers shall be returned Peace Corps 

7 volunteers, and not more than four of 

8 such members may be members of the 

9 same political party.’’; 

10 (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 

11 read as follows: 

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

13 paragraph may be an officer or employee of the Peace 

14 Corps.’’; 

15 (iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to 

16 read as follows: 

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

18 to 2-year terms.’’; and 

19 (iv) by striking subparagraphs (E), 

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

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

22 follows: 

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

24 one of the members of the Council as Chair, who shall 

25 serve in such capacity for a term of two years.’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘his or 

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

3 (4) in subsection (g)— 

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

5 its first meeting and at its first regular meeting 

6 in each calendar year thereafter’’ and inserting 

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

8 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting 

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

10 and each shall serve in that capacity for a term 

11 of two years. The Director of the Peace Corps 

12 may renew, not more than once per member, 

13 the term of a voting member appointed as 

14 Chair of the Council under the preceding sen15 tence’’; 

16 (5) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘The Coun17 cil’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

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

19 hold a regular meeting during each calendar quarter 

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

21 of the Council or at the call of the Director of the 

22 Peace Corps.’’; 

23 (6) in subsection (i)— 
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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.— 

10 None of the activities or functions of the Council under 

11 subsection (b)(2) may undermine the independence or su12 persede the duties of the Inspector General of the Peace 

13 Corps. 

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

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

16 to the Council. 

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

18 be fully funded from amounts made available to the Peace 

19 Corps to carry out this Act.’’. 

20 SEC. 11. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHIN THE 

21 UNITED STATES AT THE REQUEST OF AN22 OTHER AGENCY. 

23 (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares 

24 that the Peace Corps provided emergency disaster relief 

25 in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2006 and provided 
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1 COVID–19 relief in 2021 at the request of the Federal 

2 Emergency Management Agency and therefore it is the 

3 policy of the United States that the Peace Corps be au4 thorized to recruit volunteers to serve within the United 

5 States at the request of another agency. 

6 (b) RECRUITMENT OF DOMESTIC VOLUNTEERS.— 

7 The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after section 

8 14 (22 U.S.C. 2513) the following new section: 

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

10 THE UNITED STATES AT THE REQUEST OF 

11 ANOTHER AGENCY. 

12 ‘‘The Director may recruit, train, and accept, for lim13 ited periods of time, on such terms and conditions as the 

14 Director may determine necessary or appropriate, the 

15 services of individuals who are not then serving outside 

16 the United States as volunteers or trainees (unless such 

17 appointment is made with the consent of the volunteer or 

18 trainee serving outside the United States as an extension 

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

20 domestic volunteers within the United States to provide 

21 assistance at the request of any Federal Government agen22 cy with authority to do so. Such service within the United 

23 States may be initiated by the Director following the re24 quest from the other agency and a determination by the 

25 Director that such action is in the best interests of the 
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1 United States and the Peace Corps. Domestic volunteers 

2 shall not be considered volunteers under section 5 and 

3 shall not be deemed a Federal employee except for the pur4 poses described in section 5(h). The Director may provide 

5 for incidental expenses of domestic volunteers, as deter6 mined by the Director to be appropriate for the nature 

7 of the assignments.’’. 

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

9 THE PEACE CORPS. 

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

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and in14 serting ‘‘The Director of the Peace Corps’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

16 Director’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

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

20 that the official seal or emblem and the name 

21 ‘Peace Corps’ may be used on any death an22 nouncement, gravestone, plaque, or other grave 

23 marker of any person who served as a volunteer 

24 or as an officer or employee of the Peace Corps 
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1 under such rules as may be prescribed by the 

2 Director’’; and 

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

4 by inserting ‘‘or in accordance with the excep5 tion specified in paragraph (1),’’ before ‘‘shall 

6 be fined’’. 

7 SEC. 13. CLARIFICATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF 

8 UNITED STATES NATIONALS. 

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

10 amended— 

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

12 States citizens’’ each place such term appears and 

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

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

15 inserting ‘‘nationals’’; 

16 (3) in section 10(b), by striking ‘‘citizen or resi17 dent’’ and inserting ‘‘national’’; 

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

19 inserting ‘‘nationals’’; and 

20 (5) in section 26— 

21 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

22 through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), re23 spectively; and 

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

25 following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(5) The term ‘national of the United States’ 

2 has the meaning given such term in section 

3 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

4 (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).’’. 

5 SEC. 14. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU OF 

6 DIPLOMATIC SECURITY OF THE DEPART7 MENT OF STATE. 

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

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

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

11 coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for Dip12 lomatic Security, shall review the Memorandum of Agree13 ment between the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 

14 Department of State and the Peace Corps relating to secu15 rity support and protection of Peace Corps volunteers and 

16 staff members abroad and update such Memorandum of 

17 Agreement, as appropriate. 

18 (b) NOTIFICATION.— 

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

20 Corps and the Assistant Secretary of State for Dip21 lomatic Security shall jointly submit to the Com22 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela24 tions of the Senate a written notification relating to 
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1 an update to the Memorandum of Agreement made 

2 pursuant to subsection (a). 

3 (2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—A written noti4 fication submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 

5 be submitted not later than 30 days before the up6 date referred to in such paragraph shall take effect. 

7 SEC. 15. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

8 (a) AMENDMENTS.—The Peace Corps Act is amend9 ed— 

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

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

12 ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears; 

13 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sep14 tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

15 2025’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep18 tember 30, 2025’’; and 

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

20 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Sep21 tember 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

22 2025’’; and 

23 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Presi24 dent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Di25 rector’’. 
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1 (b) GAO REPORT.— 

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

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

4 Comptroller General of the United States shall sub5 mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

7 Foreign Relations of the Senate a report relating to 

8 the post-service health care delivery and insurance 

9 coverage pursuant to subsection (d) of section 5 of 

10 the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504), as amended 

11 by section 4 of this Act, and section 8B of the Peace 

12 Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507b). 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para14 graph (1) shall include the following: 

15 (A) Information relating to examinations, 

16 counseling, and other mental health care serv17 ices provided by the Peace Corps to returned 

18 volunteers in the six months following the end 

19 of the term of service of such volunteers. 

20 (B) Recommendations relating to— 

21 (i) better protection of patient con22 fidentiality for returned Peace Corps vol23 unteers for mental health care services; 
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1 (ii) improved access to mental health 

2 providers that will accept payment from 

3 the Peace Corps; and 

4 (iii) whether such mental health care 

5 services for returned volunteers would be 

6 better provided under the Short-term 

7 Health Insurance For Transition and 

8 Travel (SHIFTT) plan or a similar com9 mercially available insurance plan to be 

10 paid for by the Peace Corps. 

11 (c) REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION

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

13 the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps 

14 shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

15 House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 

16 Relations of the Senate a report on the guidelines and 

17 standards used to evaluate the mental health of Peace 

18 Corps applicants prior to service. Such report shall in19 clude— 

20 (1) a detailed description of mental health 

21 screening guidelines and evaluation standards used 

22 by the Peace Corps to determine medical eligibility 

23 of applicants for service, including a description of 

24 the most common mental health conditions of appli25 cants; 
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1 (2) specific standards in the mental health 

2 screening process that could lead to an applicant’s 

3 disqualification from service, and a description of 

4 how these determinations are made; 

5 (3) a description of any expedited mental health 

6 clearance process for severe or recent symptom pres7 entation; 

8 (4) a description of periods of stability related 

9 to certain mental health conditions and symptoms 

10 recommended prior to an applicant’s clearance to 

11 serve; 

12 (5) an assessment of the impact of updated 

13 mental health evaluation guidance, including a com14 parison of mental health related volunteer medevacs 

15 in years before and after updated guidelines were 

16 implemented; and 

17 (6) a review of these screening guidelines, con18 ducted by a panel of certified and qualified medical 

19 professionals in the United States, that evaluates 

20 these standards based on scientific evidence and 

21 mental health research and proposes relevant up22 dates or additions to current guidance. 

23 (d) REPORT ON VOLUNTEER MEDICAL EVACU24 ATIONS.—Not later than the first May 1 occurring after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act and annually there-
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1 after for five years, the Director of the Peace Corps shall 

2 submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

3 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela4 tions of the Senate a report on volunteer medical and men5 tal health evacuations. Such report shall include— 

6 (1) the number of Peace Corps volunteer med7 ical and mental health evacuations during the pre8 vious year; 

9 (2) a breakdown of these evacuations into med10 ical and mental health evacuation categories; and 

11 (3) the estimated cost of these evacuations for 

12 each year, including a breakdown of costs between 

13 medical and mental health evacuation categories. 

14 (e) REPORT AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL AS15 SAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 8D of the Peace 

16 Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507d) is amended— 

17 (1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol18 lows: 

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

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

21 the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 

22 on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 

23 Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of 

24 the House of Representatives a report on its findings 

25 based on the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (c) 
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1 and shall include relevant recommendations. Such reports 

2 shall be made publicly available.’’; and 

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

4 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’. 

5 (f) REPORT ON PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION.—Not 

6 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

7 this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit to 

8 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep9 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

10 the Senate a report on— 

11 (1) the presence of the Peace Corps in the Pa12 cific Islands region; and 

13 (2) a strategy to expand such presence, as prac14 ticable, including— 

15 (A) outcomes of consultations with regional 

16 allies and partners on areas in which coopera17 tion can reduce factors limiting Peace Corps ex18 pansion; and 

19 (B) timelines for expanding and reopening 

20 country programs in the Pacific Islands region. 

21 SEC. 16. WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR PEACE CORPS 

22 VOLUNTEERS. 

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

24 States Code, is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (c)— 
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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘GS–7’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘GS–7, step 5’’; 

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 

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

11 5, United States Code) with respect to whom benefits 

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

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

14 Act. 

15 SEC. 17. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING EDITS. 

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

17 amended— 

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

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

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

21 ‘Peace Corps Act’. 

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

23 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. 
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‘‘Sec. 3. Authorization. 

‘‘Sec. 4. Director of the Peace Corps and delegation of functions. 

‘‘Sec. 5. Peace Corps volunteers. 

‘‘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. [Reserved.] 

‘‘Sec. 21. [Reserved.] 

‘‘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. [Reserved.] 

‘‘Sec. 202. [Reserved.] 

‘‘TITLE III—ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

PROGRAMS 

‘‘Sec. 301. Voluntary Service Programs.’’; 

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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 

15 Director’’; and 

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

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

19 to 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 

23 left; 
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1 (B) in the second sentence of subsection 

2 (c), by striking ‘‘in his discretion’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘in 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; 

15 and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 

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

18 ‘‘that person’s’’; 

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

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

21 (8) in section 8E— 

22 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sub23 section (c),’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

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

25 ‘‘Corp’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Corps’’; 
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1 (9) in section 9— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘Act proceedings’’ and in3 serting ‘‘Act. Removal proceedings’’; 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘under which he’’ and in5 serting ‘‘under which that person’’; and 

6 (C) by striking ‘‘for which he’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘for which that person’’; 

8 (10) in section 10— 

9 (A) in subsection (b) (as amended by sec10 tion 13 of this Act), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in11 serting ‘‘the President’’; and 

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

13 3709’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1949’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘sections 3101(a), 3101(c), 3104, 

15 3106, 3301(b)(2), and 6101 of title 41, United 

16 States Code’’; 

17 (11) in section 14— 

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

19 after ‘‘of’’ and before ‘‘agency’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘that’’; and 

21 (B) in subsection (b)— 

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

23 inserting ‘‘preserving the’’; and 

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

25 and’’; 
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1 (12) in section 15— 

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

3 by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘such sub4 chapter’’; and 

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

6 designee’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’s des7 ignee’’; 

8 (13) in section 23, by striking ‘‘Universal Mili9 tary Training and Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Mili10 tary Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; 

11 (14) in section 24, by striking— 

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

13 and 

14 (B) ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and insert15 ing ‘‘the volunteer’’; 

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

17 of this Act)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘which 

19 he or she’’ and inserting ‘‘which the medical of20 ficer’’; 

21 (B) by further redesignating paragraphs 

22 (2) through (9) (as so redesignated by section 

23 13) as paragraphs (3) through (10), respec24 tively; 
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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

2 following new paragraph: 

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

4 the Peace Corps.’’; 

5 (D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, 

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

7 (E) in paragraph (10), as so redesig8 nated— 

9 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and 

10 (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec11 tively, and moving such subparagraphs, as 

12 so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (A), as so redes14 ignated, by striking ‘‘section 5(f)’’ and in15 serting ‘‘section 5(e)’’; and 

16 (16) in section 301, by striking ‘‘Sec. 301. (a) 

17 The Congress’’ and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROGRAMS

19 ‘‘SEC. 301. 

20 ‘‘(a) The Congress’’. 

21 SEC. 18. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

22 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

23 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

24 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

25 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

26 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
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1 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro2 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

3 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 

2022. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1456 

AN ACT 

To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the 

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