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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 31 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 31

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                         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.
                    ``(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.

            Passed the Senate October 13, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                            S. CON. RES. 31

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

   Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the 
                         enrollment of S. 1280.
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