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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1203 

To amend the Peace Corps Act by reauthorizing the Peace Corps, providing 

better support for current, returning, and former volunteers, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 19, 2023 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To amend the Peace Corps Act by reauthorizing the Peace 

Corps, providing better support for current, returning, 

and former volunteers, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023’’. 

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. 

Sec. 3. Readjustment allowances for volunteers and volunteer leaders. 


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Sec. 4. Restoration of volunteer opportunities for major disruptions to volunteer 

service. 

Sec. 5. Health care continuation for Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 6. Access to antimalarial drugs and hygiene products for Peace Corps volunteers. 

Sec. 7. Codification of certain Executive orders relating to existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers 

and extension of the period of such status. 

Sec. 8. Extension of period of existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring 

status for returning volunteers. 

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

Sec. 10. Protection of Peace Corps volunteers against reprisal or retaliation. 

Sec. 11. Peace Corps National Advisory Council. 

Sec. 12. Memorandum of Agreement with Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 

Department of State. 

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

Sec. 14. Sexual Assault Advisory Council. 

Sec. 15. Suspension without pay. 

Sec. 16. Oceania Peace Corps partnerships. 

Sec. 17. Reports. 

Sec. 18. Technical and conforming amendments. 

1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

3 is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (b)— 

5 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘(1) There is authorized to be appropriated 

8 $410,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 

9 through 2028 to carry out this Act.’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that fis11 cal year and the subsequent fiscal year’’ and in12 serting ‘‘obligation until the last day of the sub13 sequent fiscal year’’; and 

14 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub15 section (e). 


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1 SEC. 3. READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES FOR VOLUNTEERS 

2 AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. 

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

4 is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘insure their 

6 health’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure their safety, their 

7 health,’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘$125’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$375’’; 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place such term 

12 appears and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 

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

14 volunteer’’; 

15 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub16 section (d); 

17 (4) by inserting after subsection (d), as redesig18 nated, the following: 

19 ‘‘(e) The Director shall consult with health experts 

20 outside of the Peace Corps, including experts licensed in 

21 the field of mental health, and follow guidance by the Cen22 ters for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the pre23 scription of medications to volunteers.’’; 

24 (5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in25 serting ‘‘the President’’; 

26 (6) in subsection (n)(2)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each place 

2 such term appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 

3 (d)’’; and 

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

5 President’’; and 

6 (7) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘his’’ each 

7 place such term appears and inserting ‘‘the volun8 teer’s’’. 

9 SEC. 4. RESTORATION OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 

10 FOR MAJOR DISRUPTIONS TO VOLUNTEER 

11 SERVICE. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act 

13 (22 U.S.C. 2504), as amended by section 3 of this Act, 

14 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(q) DISRUPTION OF SERVICE PROTOCOLS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

17 processes for the safe return to service of returning 

18 Peace Corps volunteers whose service is interrupted 

19 due to mandatory evacuations of volunteers due to 

20 catastrophic events or global emergencies of unknow21 able duration, which processes shall include— 

22 ‘‘(A) the establishment of monitoring and 

23 communications systems, protocols, safety 

24 measures, policies, and metrics for determining 

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1 teer opportunities for evacuated returned volun2 teers whose service is interrupted by a cata3 strophic event or global emergency; and 

4 ‘‘(B) streamlining, to the fullest extent 

5 practicable, application requirements for the re6 turn to service of such volunteers. 

7 ‘‘(2) RETURN TO SERVICE.—Beginning on the 

8 date on which any volunteer described in paragraph 

9 (1) returns to service, the Director shall strive to af10 ford evacuated volunteers, to the fullest extent prac11 ticable, the opportunity— 

12 ‘‘(A) to return to their previous country of 

13 service, except for Peace Corps missions in 

14 China; and 

15 ‘‘(B) to continue their service in the most 

16 needed sectors within the country in which they 

17 had been serving immediately before their evac18 uation due to a catastrophic event or global 

19 emergency, except for Peace Corps missions in 

20 China.’’. 

21 (b) MEDICAL PERSONNEL.—Section 5A(b) of the 

22 Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504a(b)) is amended, in the 

23 matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, mental 

24 health professionals’’ after ‘‘medical officers’’. 


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1 (c) VOLUNTEER LEADERS.—Section 6 of the Peace 

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

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

4 inserting ‘‘$375’’; and 

5 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in6 serting ‘‘the President’’. 

7 SEC. 5. HEALTH CARE CONTINUATION FOR PEACE CORPS 

8 VOLUNTEERS. 

9 Section 5(d) of the Peace Corps Act, as redesignated 

10 by section 3(3) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(d)(1) Volunteers shall receive such health care dur12 ing their service as the Director considers necessary or ap13 propriate, including, if necessary, services described in sec14 tion 8B. 

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

16 health examinations preparatory to their service, and ap17 plicants for enrollment who have accepted an invitation 

18 to begin a period of training under section 8(a) shall re19 ceive, preparatory to their service, such immunization, 

20 dental care, and information regarding prescription op21 tions and potential interactions, as may be necessary and 

22 appropriate and in accordance with subsection (f). 

23 ‘‘(3) Returned volunteers shall receive the health ex24 aminations described in paragraph (2) during the 6-month 

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1 ice, including services provided in accordance with section 

2 8B (except that the 6-month limitation shall not apply in 

3 the case of such services), as the Director determines nec4 essary or appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(4) Subject to such conditions as the Director may 

6 prescribe, the health care described in paragraphs (1) 

7 through (3) for serving volunteers, applicants for enroll8 ment, or returned volunteers may be provided in any facil9 ity of any agency of the United States Government, and 

10 in such cases the amount expended for maintaining and 

11 operating such facility shall be reimbursed from appro12 priations available under this Act. Health care may not 

13 be provided under this subsection in a manner that is in14 consistent with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction 

15 Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–12). 

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

17 the period of service of a volunteer terminates, or 30 days 

18 after such termination date if such termination is the re19 sult of an emergency, the Director, in consultation with 

20 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall pro21 vide detailed information to such volunteer regarding op22 tions for health care after termination other than health 

23 care provided by the Peace Corps, including information 

24 regarding— 


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1 ‘‘(A) how to find additional, detailed informa2 tion, including information regarding— 

3 ‘‘(i) the application process and eligibility 

4 requirements for medical assistance through a 

5 State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the So6 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), or 

7 under a waiver of such plan; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) health care option identification serv9 ices available through the public and private 

10 sectors; 

11 ‘‘(B) where detailed information on health plans 

12 may be obtained; and 

13 ‘‘(C) if such volunteer is younger than 26 years 

14 of age, the eligibility of such volunteer to enroll as 

15 a dependent child in a group health plan or health 

16 insurance coverage in which the parent of such vol17 unteer is enrolled in such plan or coverage offers 

18 such dependent coverage. 

19 ‘‘(6) Paragraph (5) shall apply to volunteers whose 

20 periods of service are subject to early termination.’’. 

21 SEC. 6. ACCESS TO ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS AND HYGIENE 

22 PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 

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

24 is amended— 

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


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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (e); 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(c) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall consult 

7 with experts at the Centers for Disease Control and 

8 Prevention regarding recommendations for pre9 scribing malaria prophylaxis, in order to provide the 

10 best standard of care within the context of the Peace 

11 Corps environment. 

12 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN TRAINING.—The Director shall 

13 ensure that each Peace Corps medical officer serving 

14 in a malaria-endemic country receives training in the 

15 recognition of the side effects of such medications. 

16 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con17 sult with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

18 Health Affairs regarding the policy of using 

19 mefloquine in the field as an antimalarial prophy20 lactic. 

21 ‘‘(d) ACCESS TO HYGIENE PRODUCTS.—Not later 

22 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 

23 Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023, the Director 

24 shall establish a comprehensive policy to ensure Peace 


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1 Corps volunteers who require hygiene products are able 

2 to access such products.’’. 

3 SEC. 7. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS 

4 RELATING TO EXISTING NONCOMPETITIVE 

5 ELIGIBILITY FEDERAL HIRING STATUS FOR 

6 RETURNING VOLUNTEERS AND EXTENSION 

7 OF THE PERIOD OF SUCH STATUS. 

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

9 amended by inserting after section 5A the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 5B. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELAT11 ING TO NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FED12 ERAL HIRING STATUS FOR RETURNING VOL13 UNTEERS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), Execu15 tive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note; relating to Pro16 viding for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volun17 teers to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Ex18 ecutive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the 

19 Civil Service Commission and Labor-Management in the 

20 Federal Service), as in effect on the day before the date 

21 of the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act 

22 of 2023, shall remain in effect and have the full force and 

23 effect of law. 

24 ‘‘(b) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.— 

25 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(A) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—the term ‘Ex2 ecutive agency’— 

3 ‘‘(i) has the meaning given such term 

4 in section 105 of title 5, United States 

5 Code; 

6 ‘‘(ii) includes the United States Postal 

7 Service and the Postal Regulatory Com8 mission; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) does not include the Government 

10 Accountability Office. 

11 ‘‘(B) HIRING FREEZE.—The term ‘hiring 

12 freeze’ means any memorandum, Executive 

13 order, or other action by the President that 

14 prohibits an Executive agency from filling va15 cant Federal civilian employee positions or cre16 ating new such positions. 

17 ‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—The period of eligibility for 

18 noncompetitive appointment to the civil service pro19 vided to an individual under subsection (a), includ20 ing any individual who is so eligible on the date of 

21 the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization 

22 Act of 2023, shall be extended by the total number 

23 of days, during such period, that— 

24 ‘‘(A) a hiring freeze for civilian employees 

25 of the executive branch is in effect by order of 


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1 the President with respect to any Executive 

2 agency at which the individual has applied for 

3 employment; 

4 ‘‘(B) there is a lapse in appropriations 

5 with respect to any Executive agency at which 

6 the individual has applied for employment; or 

7 ‘‘(C) the individual is receiving disability 

8 compensation under section 8142 of title 5, 

9 United States Code, based on the individual’s 

10 service as a Peace Corps volunteer, retroactive 

11 to the date the individual applied for such com12 pensation. 

13 ‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—The period of eligibility 

14 for noncompetitive appointment status to the civil 

15 service under subsection (a) shall apply to a Peace 

16 Corps volunteer— 

17 ‘‘(A) whose service ended involuntarily as a 

18 result of a suspension of volunteer operations 

19 by the Director, but may not last longer than 

20 1 year after the date on which such service 

21 ended involuntarily; or 

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

23 Peace Corps after completion of a term of serv24 ice.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF EXISTING NONCOMPETI2 TIVE ELIGIBILITY FEDERAL HIRING STATUS 

3 FOR RETURNING VOLUNTEERS. 

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

5 amended by inserting after section 5B, as added by section 

6 7 of this Act, the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 5C. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF EXISTING NON8 COMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FEDERAL HIRING 

9 STATUS FOR RETURNING VOLUNTEERS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 5B, Executive 

11 Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note; relating to Providing 

12 for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers 

13 to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Executive 

14 Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil 

15 Service Commission and Labor-Management in the Fed16 eral Service), as in effect on the day before the date of 

17 the enactment of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 

18 2023, shall remain in effect and have the full force and 

19 effect of law. 

20 ‘‘(b) NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY FEDERAL HIR21 ING STATUS.—Subject to subsection (d), any volunteer 

22 whose Peace Corps service was terminated after April 1, 

23 2020, and who has been certified by the Director as hav24 ing satisfactorily completed a full term of service, may be 

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1 ment, agency, or establishment in the competitive service 

2 under title 5, United States Code, without competitive ex3 amination, in accordance with such regulations and condi4 tions as may be prescribed by the Director of the Office 

5 of Personnel Management. 

6 ‘‘(c) EXTENSION.—The appointing authority may ex7 tend the noncompetitive appointment eligibility under sub8 section (b) to not more than 3 years after a volunteer’s 

9 separation from the Peace Corps if the volunteer, following 

10 such service, was engaged in— 

11 ‘‘(1) military service; 

12 ‘‘(2) the pursuit of studies at a recognized insti13 tution of higher learning; or 

14 ‘‘(3) other activities which, in the view of the 

15 appointing authority, warrant an extension of such 

16 eligibility. 

17 ‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—The appointing authority may not 

18 extend the noncompetitive appointment eligibility under 

19 subsection (b) to any volunteer who chooses to be subject 

20 to early termination.’’. 

21 SEC. 9. COMPREHENSIVE ILLEGAL DRUG USE POLICY WITH 

22 RESPECT TO PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 

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

24 2501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 8I (22 

25 U.S.C. 2507i) the following: 


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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. The 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 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

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

25 a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

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1 House of Representatives describing the illegal drug use 

2 policy developed and implemented under section 8J of the 

3 Peace Corps Act, as added by subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 10. PROTECTION OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS 

5 AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIATION. 

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

7 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIA9 TION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

11 ‘‘(A) COVERED OFFICIAL OR OFFICE.—The 

12 term ‘covered official or office’ means— 

13 ‘‘(i) any Peace Corps employee, in14 cluding an employee of the Office of In15 spector General; 

16 ‘‘(ii) a Member of Congress or a des17 ignated representative of a committee of 

18 Congress; 

19 ‘‘(iii) an Inspector General (other 

20 than the Inspector General for the Peace 

21 Corps); 

22 ‘‘(iv) the Government Accountability 

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1 ‘‘(v) any authorized official of the De2 partment of Justice or other Federal law 

3 enforcement agency; and 

4 ‘‘(vi) a United States court, including 

5 any Federal grand jury. 

6 ‘‘(B) RELIEF.—The term ‘relief’ includes 

7 all affirmative relief necessary to make a volun8 teer whole, including monetary compensation, 

9 equitable relief, compensatory damages, and at10 torney fees and costs. 

11 ‘‘(C) REPRISAL OR RETALIATION.—The 

12 term ‘reprisal or retaliation’ means taking, 

13 threatening to take, or initiating adverse ad14 ministrative action against a volunteer because 

15 the volunteer made a report described in sub16 section (a) or otherwise disclosed to a covered 

17 official or office any information pertaining to 

18 waste, fraud, abuse of authority, misconduct, 

19 mismanagement, violations of law, or a signifi20 cant threat to health and safety, if the activity 

21 or occurrence complained of is based upon the 

22 reasonable belief of the volunteer. 

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

24 Corps shall take all reasonable measures, including 

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1 comprehensive policy, to prevent and address re2 prisal or retaliation against a volunteer by any Peace 

3 Corps officer or employee, or any other person with 

4 supervisory authority over the volunteer during the 

5 volunteer’s period of service. 

6 ‘‘(3) REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION; RE7 LIEF.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may re9 port a complaint or allegation of reprisal or re10 taliation— 

11 ‘‘(i) directly to the Inspector General 

12 of the Peace Corps, who may conduct such 

13 investigations and make such recommenda14 tions with respect to the complaint or alle15 gation as the Inspector General considers 

16 appropriate; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) through other channels provided 

18 by the Peace Corps, including through the 

19 process for confidential reporting imple20 mented pursuant to subsection (a). 

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

22 Corps— 

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1 prisal or retaliation in accordance with 

2 policies, rules, and procedures of the Peace 

3 Corps; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) shall ensure that such relief is 

5 promptly provided to the volunteer. 

6 ‘‘(4) APPEAL.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may sub8 mit an appeal to the Director of the Peace 

9 Corps of any proposed or final resolution of a 

10 complaint or allegation of reprisal or retaliation. 

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

12 in this paragraph may be construed to affect 

13 any other right of recourse a volunteer may 

14 have under any other provision of law. 

15 ‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS AND REM16 EDIES.—The Director of the Peace Corps shall en17 sure that volunteers are informed in writing of the 

18 rights and remedies provided under this section. 

19 ‘‘(6) DISPUTE MEDIATION.—The Director of 

20 the Peace Corps shall offer the opportunity for vol21 unteers to resolve disputes concerning a complaint 

22 or allegation of reprisal or retaliation through medi23 ation in accordance with procedures developed by the 

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1 ‘‘(7) VOLUNTEER COOPERATION.—The Director 

2 of the Peace Corps may take such disciplinary or 

3 other administrative action, including termination of 

4 service, with respect to a volunteer who unreason5 ably refuses to cooperate with an investigation into 

6 a compliant or allegation of reprisal or retaliation 

7 conducted by the Inspector General of the Peace 

8 Corps.’’. 

9 SEC. 11. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

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

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

13 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

14 (A), by striking ‘‘(subject to subsection (d)(1)) 

15 conduct on-site inspections, and make examina16 tions, of the activities of the Peace Corps in the 

17 United States and in other countries in order 

18 to’’; 

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

20 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

22 subparagraph (G); and 

23 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

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1 ‘‘(D) make recommendations for utilizing 

2 the expertise of returned Peace Corps volun3 teers in fulfilling the goals of the Peace Corps; 

4 ‘‘(E) make recommendations on strength5 ening diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessi6 bility principles in the workforce and daily work 

7 of the Peace Corps, including by— 

8 ‘‘(i) increasing the recruitment of vol9 unteers from diverse backgrounds and bet10 ter supporting such volunteers during their 

11 training and enrollment in the Peace 

12 Corps; 

13 ‘‘(ii) increasing and sustaining a di14 verse and inclusive workforce through data 

15 collection, anti-harassment and anti-dis16 crimination measures, recruitment, reten17 tion, professional development, and pro18 motion and leadership initiatives that also 

19 consider the work and roles of contractors; 

20 ‘‘(iii) ensuring that advisory commit21 tees and boards represent the diversity of 

22 the agency; and 

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1 nities that are underrepresented or tradi2 tionally marginalized; 

3 ‘‘(F) make recommendations to reduce any 

4 financial barriers to application, training, or en5 rollment in the Peace Corps, including medical 

6 expenses and other out-of-pocket costs; and’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph 

8 (2) to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(2)(A) The Council shall be composed of 7 members 

10 who are United States citizens and are not being paid as 

11 officers or employees of the Peace Corps or of any other 

12 United States Government entity. 

13 ‘‘(B) Of the 7 members of the Council— 

14 ‘‘(i) 1 member shall be appointed by the Presi15 dent; 

16 ‘‘(ii) 3 members shall be appointed by the 

17 President pro tempore of the Senate, of which— 

18 ‘‘(I) 2 members shall be appointed upon 

19 the recommendation of the leader in the Senate 

20 of the political party that is not the political 

21 party of the President; 

22 ‘‘(II) 1 member shall be appointed upon 

23 the recommendation of the leader in the Senate 

24 of the political party of the President; and 


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1 ‘‘(III) at least 2 members shall be former 

2 Peace Corps volunteers; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) 3 members shall be appointed by the 

4 Speaker of the House of Representatives, of which— 

5 ‘‘(I) 2 members shall be appointed upon 

6 the recommendation of the leader in the House 

7 of Representatives of the political party that is 

8 not the political party of the President; 

9 ‘‘(II) 1 member shall be appointed upon 

10 the recommendation of the leader in the House 

11 of Representatives of the political party of the 

12 President; and 

13 ‘‘(III) at least 2 members shall be former 

14 Peace Corps volunteers. 

15 ‘‘(C) Council members shall be appointed to 2-year 

16 terms. No member of the Council may serve for more than 

17 2 consecutive 2-year terms. 

18 ‘‘(D) Not later than 30 days after any vacancy occurs 

19 on the Council, the Director shall appoint an individual 

20 to fill such vacancy. Any Council member appointed to fill 

21 a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for 

22 which the member’s predecessor was appointed— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) may only serve on the Council for 1 addi2 tional 2-year term. 

3 ‘‘(E)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), Council 

4 members shall not be subject to laws relating to Federal 

5 employment, including laws relating to hours of work, 

6 rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensa7 tion, and Federal employee benefits. 

8 ‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), Council members 

9 shall be deemed to be Federal employees for purposes of— 

10 ‘‘(I) chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code 

11 (relating to compensation for work-related injuries); 

12 ‘‘(II) chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code 

13 (relating to conflicts of interest); 

14 ‘‘(III) chapter 171 of title 28, United States 

15 Code (relating to tort claims); and 

16 ‘‘(IV) section 3721 of title 31 (relating to 

17 claims for damage to, or loss of, personal property 

18 incident to service). 

19 ‘‘(F) Council members shall serve at the pleasure of 

20 the Director. The Council may remove a member from the 

21 Council by a vote of 5 members if the Council determines 

22 that such member— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) persistently neglected, or was unable to 

2 successfully discharge, his or her duties on the 

3 Council; or 

4 ‘‘(iii) committed an offense involving moral tur5 pitude.’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (g)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and at its first regular 

8 meeting in each calendar year thereafter’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘at its first meeting each subsequent 

10 calendar year’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘The Chair and Vice Chair shall each serve in 

13 such capacity for a period not to exceed 2 

14 years. The Director may renew the term of 

15 members appointed as Chair and Vice Chair 

16 under this subsection.’’; 

17 (4) in subsection (h), by amending paragraph 

18 (1) to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(1) The Council shall hold 1 regular meeting per 

20 quarter of each calendar year at a date and time to be 

21 determined by the Chair of the Council or at the call of 

22 the Director.’’; and 

23 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

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

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1 ized under subsection (b)(2) may undermine the independ2 ence or supersede the duties of the Inspector General of 

3 the Peace Corps.’’. 

4 SEC. 12. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU OF 

5 DIPLOMATIC SECURITY OF THE DEPART6 MENT OF STATE. 

7 (a) QUINQUENNIAL REVIEW AND UPDATE.—Not 

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

9 this Act, and at least once every 5 years thereafter, the 

10 Director of the Peace Corps and the Assistant Secretary 

11 of State for Diplomatic Security shall— 

12 (1) review the Memorandum of Agreement be13 tween the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the De14 partment of State and the Peace Corps regarding 

15 security support and protection of Peace Corps vol16 unteers, and staff members abroad; and 

17 (2) update such Memorandum of Agreement, as 

18 appropriate. 

19 (b) NOTIFICATION.— 

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

21 Corps and the Assistant Secretary of State for Dip22 lomatic Security shall jointly submit any update to 

23 the Memorandum of Agreement under subsection (a) 

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1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

2 the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

4 the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—Each written 

6 notification submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) 

7 shall be submitted not later than 30 days before the 

8 update referred to in such paragraph takes effect. 

9 SEC. 13. CLARIFICATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF 

10 UNITED STATES NATIONALS. 

11 The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as 

12 amended by this Act, is further amended— 

13 (1) in section 7(a)(5) (22 U.S.C. 2506(a)(5)), 

14 by striking ‘‘United States citizens’’ each place such 

15 term appears and inserting ‘‘United States nationals 

16 of American Samoa and citizens of the United 

17 States’’; 

18 (2) in section 8(b) (22 U.S.C. 2507(b)), by in19 serting ‘‘United States nationals of American Samoa 

20 and’’ after ‘‘training for’’; 

21 (3) in section 10(b) (22 U.S.C. 2509(b)), strik22 ing ‘‘any person not a citizen or resident of the 

23 United States’’ and inserting ‘‘any person who is not 

24 a United States national of American Samoa nor a 

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1 (4) in section 12(g) (22 U.S.C. 2511(g), by in2 serting ‘‘United States nationals of American Samoa 

3 or’’ after ‘‘who are’’. 

4 SEC. 14. SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

5 (a) REPORT AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL AS6 SAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 8D of the Peace 

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

8 (1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—On an annual basis through the 

11 date specified in subsection (g), the Council shall submit 

12 a report to the Director of the Peace Corps, the Com13 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee 

14 on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on For15 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the 

16 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa17 tives that describes its findings based on the reviews con18 ducted pursuant to subsection (c) and includes relevant 

19 recommendations. Each such report shall be made publicly 

20 available.’’; and 

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

22 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2028’’. 

23 SEC. 15. SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY. 

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

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1 ‘‘(b) SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.—(1) The Peace 

2 Corps may suspend (without pay) any employee appointed 

3 or assigned under this section if the Director has deter4 mined that the employee engaged in serious misconduct 

5 that could impact the efficiency of the service and could 

6 lead to removal for cause. 

7 ‘‘(2) Any employee for whom a suspension without 

8 pay is proposed under this subsection shall be entitled 

9 to— 

10 ‘‘(A) written notice stating the specific reasons 

11 for such proposed suspension; 

12 ‘‘(B)(i) up to 15 days to respond orally or in 

13 writing to such proposed suspension if the employee 

14 is assigned in the United States; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) up to 30 days to respond orally or in writ16 ing to such proposed suspension if the employee is 

17 assigned outside of the United States; 

18 ‘‘(C) representation by an attorney or other 

19 representative, at the employee’s own expense; 

20 ‘‘(D) a written decision, including the specific 

21 reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable; 

22 ‘‘(E) a process through which the employee may 

23 submit an appeal to the Director of the Peace Corps 

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1 ‘‘(F) a final decision personally rendered by the 

2 Director of the Peace Corps not later than 30 days 

3 after the receipt of such appeal. 

4 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 

5 final decision under paragraph (2)(F) shall be final and 

6 not subject to further review. 

7 ‘‘(4) If the Director fails to establish misconduct by 

8 an employee under paragraph (1) and no disciplinary ac9 tion is taken against such employee based upon the alleged 

10 grounds for the suspension, the employee shall be entitled 

11 to reinstatement, back pay, full benefits, and reimburse12 ment of attorney fees of up to $20,000.’’. 

13 SEC. 16. OCEANIA PEACE CORPS PARTNERSHIPS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

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

16 Peace Corps shall submit a report to Congress containing 

17 strategies for reasonably and safely expanding the number 

18 of Peace Corps volunteers in the Indo-Pacific countries of 

19 Oceania, with the goals of— 

20 (1) expanding the presence of the Peace Corps 

21 to all currently feasible locations in the Indo-Pacific 

22 countries of Oceania; and 

23 (2) working with regional and international 

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1 nities in the Indo-Pacific countries of Oceania in 

2 support of climate resilience initiatives. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub4 section (a) shall— 

5 (1) assess the factors contributing to the cur6 rent absence of the Peace Corps and its volunteers 

7 in the Indo-Pacific countries of Oceania; 

8 (2) examine potential remedies that include 

9 working with United States Government agencies 

10 and regional governments, including governments of 

11 United States allies— 

12 (A) to increase the health infrastructure 

13 and medical evacuation capabilities of the Indo14 Pacific countries of Oceania to better support 

15 the safety of Peace Corps volunteers while in 

16 those countries; 

17 (B) to address physical safety concerns 

18 that have decreased the ability of the Peace 

19 Corps to operate in the Indo-Pacific countries 

20 of Oceania; and 

21 (C) to increase transportation infrastruc22 ture in the Indo-Pacific countries of Oceania to 

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1 (3) evaluate the potential to expand the deploy2 ment of Peace Corps Response volunteers to help the 

3 Indo-Pacific countries of Oceania address social, eco4 nomic, and development needs of their communities 

5 that require specific professional expertise; and 

6 (4) explore potential new operational models to 

7 address safety and security needs of Peace Corps 

8 volunteers in the Indo-Pacific countries of Oceania, 

9 including— 

10 (A) changes to volunteer deployment dura11 tions; and 

12 (B) scheduled redeployment of volunteers 

13 to regional or United States-based healthcare 

14 facilities for routine physical and behavioral 

15 health evaluation. 

16 (c) VOLUNTEERS IN LOW-INCOME OCEANIA COMMU17 NITIES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In examining the potential 

19 to expand the presence of Peace Corps volunteers in 

20 low-income communities in the Indo-Pacific coun21 tries of Oceania under subsection (a)(2), the Direc22 tor of the Peace Corps shall consider the develop23 ment of initiatives described in paragraph (2). 

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1 that help the Indo-Pacific countries of Oceania ad2 dress social, economic, and development needs of 

3 their communities, including by— 

4 (A) addressing, through appropriate resil5 ience-based interventions, the vulnerability that 

6 communities in the Indo-Pacific countries of 

7 Oceania face as result of extreme weather, se8 vere environmental change, and other climate 

9 related trends; and 

10 (B) improving, through smart infrastruc11 ture principles, access to transportation and 

12 connectivity infrastructure that will help ad13 dress the economic and social challenges that 

14 communities in the Indo-Pacific countries of 

15 Oceania confront as a result of poor or non16 existent infrastructure. 

17 (d) INDO-PACIFIC COUNTRIES OF OCEANIA DE18 FINED.—The term ‘‘Indo-Pacific countries of Oceania’’ 

19 means Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Mi20 cronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sol21 omon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. 

22 SEC. 17. REPORTS. 

23 (a) REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION

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

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

3 of the Peace Corps shall submit a report to the 

4 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

5 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

6 Representatives containing the guidelines and stand7 ards used to evaluate the mental health of Peace 

8 Corps applicants prior to their Peace Corps service. 

9 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

10 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

11 (A) A detailed description of mental health 

12 screening guidelines and evaluation standards 

13 used by the Peace Corps to determine medical 

14 eligibility of applicants for service, including a 

15 description of the most common mental health 

16 conditions of applicants. 

17 (B) Specific standards in the mental health 

18 screening process that could lead to an appli19 cant’s disqualification from service, and a de20 scription of how these determinations are made. 

21 (C) A description of any expedited mental 

22 health clearance process for severe or recent 

23 symptom presentation. 

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1 symptoms recommended prior to an applicant’s 

2 clearance to serve. 

3 (E) An assessment of the impact of up4 dated mental health evaluation guidance, in5 cluding a comparison of mental health related 

6 volunteer medevacs in years before and after 

7 updated guidelines were implemented. 

8 (F) A review of these screening guidelines, 

9 conducted by a panel of certified and qualified 

10 medical professionals in the United States, that 

11 evaluates these standards based on scientific 

12 evidence and mental health research and pro13 poses relevant updates or additions to current 

14 guidance. 

15 (b) REPORT ON VOLUNTEER MEDICAL EVACU16 ATIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the first May 

18 1 occurring after the date of the enactment of this 

19 Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Direc20 tor of the Peace Corps shall submit a report to the 

21 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

22 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

2 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

3 (A) The number of Peace Corps volunteer 

4 medical and mental health evacuations during 

5 the previous year. 

6 (B) A breakdown of these evacuations into 

7 medical and mental health evacuation cat8 egories. 

9 (C) The estimated cost of these evacu10 ations for each year, including a breakdown of 

11 costs between medical and mental health evacu12 ation categories. 

13 SEC. 18. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

14 The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as 

15 amended by this Act, is further amended— 

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

17 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

19 ‘Peace Corps Act’. 

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

21 for this Act is as follows: 

‘‘TITLE I—THE PEACE CORPS 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Declaration of purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 2A. Peace Corps as an independent agency. 

‘‘Sec. 3. Authorization. 

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

‘‘Sec. 5. Peace Corps volunteers. 

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‘‘Sec. 5B. Codification of Executive orders relating to noncompetitive eligibility 

Federal hiring status for returning volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 5C. Extension of period of existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers. 

‘‘Sec. 6. Peace Corps volunteer leaders. 

‘‘Sec. 7. Peace Corps employees. 

‘‘Sec. 8. Volunteer training. 

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

‘‘Sec. 8B. Sexual assault policy. 

‘‘Sec. 8C. Office of Victim Advocacy. 

‘‘Sec. 8D. 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. 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. 22. Security investigations. 

‘‘Sec. 23. Universal Military Training and Service Act. 

‘‘Sec. 24. Foreign language proficiency. 

‘‘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 

‘‘TITLE III—ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE 

PROGRAMS 

‘‘Sec. 301. ’’; 

1 (2) in section 2(a) (22 U.S.C. 2501(a))— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘help the peoples’’ and in3 serting ‘‘partner with the peoples’’; and 

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1 (3) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2502)— 

2 (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub3 section (e); and 

4 (B) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by 

5 striking ‘‘disabled people’’ each place such term 

6 appears and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities’’; 

7 (4) in section 4(b) (22 U.S.C. 2503(b))— 

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

9 President’’; 

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

11 Director’’; and 

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

13 all that follows through ‘‘functions.’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘subordinate of the Director the authority 

15 to perform any such function.’’; 

16 (5) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 2504)— 

17 (A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘: Pro18 vided, however,’’ and all that follows through 

19 ‘‘the amount’’ and inserting ‘‘. Under such cir20 cumstances as the President may determine, 

21 the accrued readjustment allowance, or any 

22 part thereof, may be paid to the volunteer, 

23 members of the volunteer’s family, or others, 

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1 States. In the event of the volunteer’s death 

2 during the period of his service, the amount’’; 

3 (B) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘he may 

4 determine’’ and inserting ‘‘the President may 

5 determine’’; and 

6 (C) in subsection (o) by striking ‘‘the date 

7 of his departure’’ and all that follows and in8 serting ‘‘the date of the volunteer’s departure 

9 from the volunteer’s place of residence to enter 

10 training until not later than 3 months after the 

11 termination of the volunteer’s service.’’; 

12 (6) in section 6(3) (22 U.S.C. 2505(3)), by 

13 striking by striking ‘‘he may determine’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘the President may determine’’; 

15 (7) in section 7 (22 U.S.C. 2506)— 

16 (A) in subsection (a), by moving para17 graphs (7) and (8) 2 ems to the left; and 

18 (B) in subsection (b), as redesignated, by 

19 striking ‘‘in his discretion’’ and inserting ‘‘in 

20 the President’s discretion’’; 

21 (8) in section 8A (22 U.S.C. 2507a)— 

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

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

24 (B) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting 

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1 (C) in subsection (f)— 

2 (i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

3 ‘‘his or her’’ each place such phrase ap4 pears and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 

5 (ii) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking 

6 ‘‘his or her’’ and inserting ‘‘the person’s’’; 

7 (9) in section 8C(a) (22 U.S.C. 2507c(a)), in 

8 the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘VICTIMS’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘VICTIM’’; 

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

11 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sub12 section (c),,’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c),’’; 

13 and 

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

15 ‘‘Peace Corp’s mission’’ and inserting ‘‘Peace 

16 Corps’ mission’’; 

17 (11) in section 9 (22 U.S.C. 2508)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘under which he was ad19 mitted or who fails to depart from the United 

20 States at the expiration of the time for which 

21 he was admitted’’ and inserting ‘‘under which 

22 such person was admitted or who fails to depart 

23 from the United States at the expiration of the 

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

3 (12) in section 10 (22 U.S.C. 2509)— 

4 (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘he may 

5 prescribe’’ and inserting ‘‘the President may 

6 prescribe’’; 

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

8 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United 

9 States, as amended, section 302 of the Federal 

10 Property and Administrative Services Act of 

11 1949’’; and by inserting ‘‘sections 3101(a), 

12 3101(c), 3104, 3106, 3301(b)(2), and 6101 of 

13 title 41, United States Code’’; and 

14 (C) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘of this 

15 section.’’; 

16 (13) in section 12(d)(1)(b) (22 U.S.C. 

17 2511(d)(1)(b)), by striking ‘‘his or her’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘the member’s’’; 

19 (14) in section 14 (22 U.S.C. 2513)— 

20 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘his 

21 agency’’ and inserting ‘‘such agency’’; and 

22 (B) in subsection (b)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘his allowance’’ and in24 serting ‘‘the’’; and 

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1 (15) in section 15 (22 U.S.C. 2514)— 

2 (A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘that 

3 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘that subchapter’’; and 

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

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

7 (16) in section 19(a) (22 U.S.C. 2518(a)), by 

8 striking ‘‘he shall determine’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

9 President shall determine’’; 

10 (17) in section 23 (22 U.S.C. 2520)— 

11 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING AND SERV13 ICE’’ and inserting ‘‘MILITARY SELECTIVE

14 SERVICE’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘Universal Military Train16 ing and Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Military 

17 Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; 

18 (18) in section 24— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place such term 

20 appears and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

2 through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (10), re3 spectively; 

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

5 following: 

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

7 the Peace Corps.’’; 

8 (C) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by 

9 striking ‘‘he or she’’ and inserting ‘‘the medical 

10 officer’’; 

11 (D) in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by 

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

13 (E) in paragraph (10), as redesignated— 

14 (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and 

15 (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec16 tively; and 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (A), as redesig18 nated, by striking ‘‘section 5(f)’’ and in19 serting ‘‘section 5(e)’’; and 

20 (20) in section 301(a), by striking ‘‘manpower’’ 

21 each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘individ22 uals’’. 

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