S. Con. Res. 31 Agreed to November 1, 2011

One Hundred Twelfth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven 

Concurrent Resolution 

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 1280) to amend the 

Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-reduction and 

response training, the development of a sexual assault policy, the 

establishment of an Office of Victim Advocacy, the establishment 

of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes, the 

Secretary of the Senate shall make the following corrections: 

Amend section 8C of the Peace Corps Act, in the quoted material in section 2 of the bill, by adding at the end the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(e) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective on October 

1, 2018.’’. 

Amend section 8D of the Peace Corps Act, in the quoted material in section 2 of the bill, by adding at the end the following 

new subsection: 

‘‘(g) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective on October 

1, 2018.’’. 

Amend section 8E of the Peace Corps Act, in the quoted material in section 2 of the bill— 

(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘The President shall 

annually conduct’’ and inserting ‘‘Annually through September 

30, 2018, the President shall conduct’’; 

(2) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘a biennial report’’ 

and inserting ‘‘a report, not later than one year after the 

date of the enactment of this section, and biennially 

through September 30, 2018,’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not later than 

two years after the date of the enactment of this section 

and every three years thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘not later 

than two years and five years after the date of the enactment of this section’’; and 

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

‘‘(e) PORTFOLIO REVIEWS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, at least once every 

3 years, perform a review to evaluate the allocation and delivery 

of resources across the countries the Peace Corps serves or 

is considering for service. Such portfolio reviews shall at a 

minimum include the following with respect to each such 

country: 

‘‘(A) An evaluation of the country’s commitment to 

the Peace Corps program. 

‘‘(B) An analysis of the safety and security of volunteers. 
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‘‘(C) An evaluation of the country’s need for assistance. 

‘‘(D) An analysis of country program costs. 

‘‘(E) An evaluation of the effectiveness of management 

of each post within a country. 

‘‘(F) An evaluation of the country’s congruence with 

the Peace Corp’s mission and strategic priorities. 

‘‘(2) BRIEFING.—Upon request of the Chairman and 

Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

the Senate or the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

of Representatives, the President shall brief such committees 

on each portfolio review required under paragraph (1). If 

requested, each such briefing shall discuss performance measures and sources of data used (such as project status reports, 

volunteer surveys, impact studies, reports of Inspector General 

of the Peace Corps, and any relevant external sources) in 

making the findings and conclusions in such review.’’. 

Amend section 8I(a) of the Peace Corps Act, in the quoted 

material in section 2, by inserting ‘‘through September 30, 2018,’’ 

after ‘‘annually’’. 

Strike section 8. 

Redesignate sections 9 and 10 as sections 8 and 9, respectively. 

Strike section 11. 

Attest: 

Secretary of the Senate. 

Attest: 

Clerk of the House of Representatives.