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Union Calendar No. 354 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1456 
[Report No. 117–457, Part I] 
To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support 
current and returned volunteers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2021 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Ms. MENG, Mrs. 
RADEWAGEN, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. CASE, and Mr. SIRES) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TONKO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
PERLMUTTER, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. SEAN PAT-
RICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. KEATING, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
VAN DREW, Ms. BASS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. TRONE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. JACOBS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. CROW, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. 
LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. NOR-
CROSS, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. BERA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
ALLRED, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. 
WILD, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. KILMER, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. 
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VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. MANNING, Mr. POCAN, 
Mr. MOULTON, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. CHU, Ms. CRAIG, 
Mr. LIEU, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. CARSON, Mr. 
COOPER, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. 
OMAR, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. WATERS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. HIMES, Ms. 
WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. EVANS, Ms. 
LEGER FERNANDEZ, and Mr. KATKO 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 
Committee on Education and Labor discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 1, 2021] 
A BILL 
To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace 
Corps, better support current and returned volunteers, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
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 assist-
ance. 
Sec. 4. Health care continuation for Peace Corps volunteers. 
Sec. 5. Access to antimalarial drugs and menstrual products for Peace Corps vol-
unteers. 
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 volun-
teers. 
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. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; INTEGRA-
TION OF INFORMATION AGE PEACE CORPS 
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. 
Section 3 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$270,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $298,000,000 
for fiscal year 2001, $327,000,000 for fiscal year 
2002, and $365,000,000 for fiscal year 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$450,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 and 2022, $500,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2023, and $550,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that fis-
cal year and the subsequent fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘obligation and expenditure through the 
end of the subsequent fiscal year’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(e); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) In recognition of the transformative power of 
internet access in international development efforts, and, as 
exemplified by its virtual service pilot initiative, the Peace 
Corps shall be administered to— 
‘‘(1) give particular attention to the expansion of 
those programs, projects, training, and other activi-
ties that leverage the internet, as appropriate, for de-
velopment, education, and social and economic mobil-
ity; and 
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‘‘(2) develop positions for Peace Corps volunteers 
that include such programs, projects, training, and 
other activities.’’. 
SEC. 3. READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES; EXPEDITED RE-EN-
ROLLMENT AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) VOLUNTEERS.—Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2504) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by in-
serting ‘‘, safety,’’ after ‘‘health’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$125’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$375’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the vol-
unteer’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (p) 
as subsections (d) through (o), respectively; 
(4) by amending subsection (e), as so redesig-
nated— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE’’ after ‘‘PRESCRIP-
TION OF MEDICATIONS’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘concerning the mental 
health care provided to volunteers during their 
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service,’’ after ‘‘experts licensed in the field of 
mental health,’’; 
(5) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘subsequent’’; 
(6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’’; 
(7) in subsection (m), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
President’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; 
(8) in subsection (n), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(p) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, with respect to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees 
whose service ended involuntarily as a result of an emer-
gency, suspension of operations, or otherwise through no 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$125’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$375’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di-
rector’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in section 5(e)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘in section 5(d)’’. 
SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE CONTINUATION FOR PEACE CORPS 
VOLUNTEERS. 
Subsection (d) of section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 
U.S.C. 2504), as redesignated pursuant to section 4, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d)(1) Volunteers and trainees shall receive such 
health care (including, if necessary, for volunteers and 
trainees, services under section 8B) during their service, as 
the Director of the Peace Corps may determine to be nec-
essary or appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Applicants for enrollment shall receive such health 
examinations preparatory to their service, applicants for 
enrollment who have accepted an invitation to begin a pe-
riod of training under section 8(a) shall receive, pre-
paratory to their service, such immunization, dental care, 
and information on prescription options and potential 
interactions, as necessary and appropriate and in accord-
ance with subsection (e). 
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‘‘(3) Returned volunteers shall receive such health ex-
aminations within six months after termination of their 
service, including services provided in accordance with sec-
tion 8B (except that the six-month limitation shall not 
apply in the case of such services). 
‘‘(4) Subject to such conditions as the President may 
prescribe, such health care may be provided in any facility 
of any agency of the United States Government, and in such 
cases the appropriation for maintaining and operating 
such facility shall be reimbursed from appropriations avail-
able under this Act. Health care may not be provided under 
this subsection in a manner inconsistent with the Assisted 
Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (Public Law 105– 
12). 
‘‘(5) Returned volunteers, including those whose period 
of service is subject to early termination as the result of 
an emergency, shall receive upon termination of their serv-
ice with the Peace Corps two months of short-term non-serv-
ice-related health insurance for transition and travel 
(SHIFTT), to provide coverage for a 60-day period within 
which such volunteer will be advised to obtain qualifying 
health insurance, and an opportunity to extend for an addi-
tional 1 month such SHIFTT insurance, at the expense of 
such volunteer. 
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‘‘(6) Not later than 30 days before the date on which 
the period of service of a volunteer or trainee terminates, 
or 30 days after the date of such termination if such termi-
nation is the result of an emergency, the Director of the 
Peace Corps, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, shall provide detailed information to 
such volunteer or trainee on options for health care after 
termination other than health care provided by the Peace 
Corps, including— 
‘‘(A) where additional, detailed information, in-
cluding on the application process and eligibility re-
quirements for medical assistance through State plans 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (or waiver 
of State plans), may be obtained, including through 
external health care ‘navigators’ or health care option 
identification services available within the public and 
private sectors; 
‘‘(B) where detailed information on qualified 
health plans may be obtained, including through ex-
ternal health care ‘navigators’ or health care option 
identification services available within the public and 
private sectors; and 
‘‘(C) if such volunteer or trainee is 25 years of 
age or younger, detailed information regarding the 
eligibility of such volunteer or trainee to enroll as a 
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dependent child in a group health plan or health in-
surance coverage in which the parent of such volun-
teer or trainee is enrolled if such plan or coverage of-
fers such dependent coverage.’’. 
SEC. 5. ACCESS TO ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS AND MENSTRUAL 
PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 
Section 5A of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504a) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (c) and (e); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(c) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace 
Corps shall consult with experts at the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention regarding rec-
ommendations for prescribing malaria prophylaxis, 
and implement such recommendations to the extent 
practicable, in order to provide the best standard of 
care within the context of the Peace Corps environ-
ment. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN TRAINING.—The Director of the 
Peace Corps shall ensure that each Peace Corps med-
ical officer serving in a malaria-endemic country re-
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ceives training in the recognition of the side effects of 
such medications. 
‘‘(d) ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a com-
prehensive policy to ensure Peace Corps volunteers 
who require menstrual products are able to access 
such products by— 
‘‘(A) increasing stipends for such volunteers 
to purchase such products; or 
‘‘(B) providing such volunteers with such 
products in the generic product types selected by 
such volunteer, if available in the country of 
service. 
‘‘(2) 
CONSIDERATION.—The 
policy 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration the 
availability for purchase locally of menstrual prod-
ucts, the price of such products, and cultural norms 
regarding menstruation. 
‘‘(3) COST.—If stipends are increased pursuant 
to the policy required under paragraph (1), the Direc-
tor of the Peace Corps shall ensure that such increase 
is sufficient to cover the average cost within the coun-
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try of service of menstrual products required by vol-
unteers.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (e), as so 
redesignated, by inserting ‘‘, patient confidentiality 
standards’’ before ‘‘, and guidelines’’. 
SEC. 6. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11103. 
The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 5A (22 U.S.C. 2504a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5B. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11103. 
‘‘(a) Executive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 2504 note; 28 
Fed. Reg. 3571; relating to Providing for the Appointment 
of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career 
Services), as amended by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. 
Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil Service Commission and 
Labor-Management in the Federal Service), as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this section, shall 
remain in effect and have the full force and effect of law, 
consistent with subsection (b). 
‘‘(b)(1) The period of eligibility for noncompetitive ap-
pointment to the civil service provided to an individual by 
operation of subsection (a), including any individual who 
is so eligible on the date of the enactment of this section, 
shall be extended by the total number of days that, during 
such period— 
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‘‘(A) a hiring freeze for civilian employees of the 
Executive branch is in effect by order of the President 
with respect to any Executive agency at which the in-
dividual has applied for employment; 
‘‘(B) there is a lapse in appropriations with re-
spect to any Executive agency at which the individual 
has applied for employment; or 
‘‘(C) the individual is receiving disability com-
pensation under section 8142 of title 5, United States 
Code, based on their service as a Peace Corps volun-
teer, retroactive to the date the individual applied for 
such compensation. 
‘‘(2) The period of eligibility for noncompetitive ap-
pointment status to the civil service by operation of sub-
section (a) shall apply to a Peace Corps volunteer— 
‘‘(A) whose service ended involuntarily as the re-
sult of a suspension of volunteer operations by the Di-
rector of the Peace Corps, but shall not last longer 
than 12 months from the date on which such service 
ended involuntarily; or 
‘‘(B) who re-enrolls as a volunteer in the Peace 
Corps after completion of a term of service. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘hiring freeze’ means any memo-
randum, Executive order, or other action by the 
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President that prohibits an Executive agency from 
filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or 
creating new such positions. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘Executive agency’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code, and includes the United States Postal 
Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission, but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice. 
‘‘(c) Subject to subsection (b), Executive Order 11103 
(22 U.S.C. 2504 note; 28 Fed. Reg. 3571; relating to Pro-
viding for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volun-
teers to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Execu-
tive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil 
Service Commission and Labor-Management in the Federal 
Service), as in effect on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this section, shall, except as set forth herein, remain 
in effect and have the full force and effect of law. In the 
event of a conflict between the language herein and Execu-
tive Order 11103, the language herein shall prevail. 
‘‘(d) Any volunteer whose service terminated after Jan-
uary 1, 2020, and who has been certified by the Director 
as having served satisfactorily as a volunteer under the Act 
may, for two years after their separation from the Peace 
Corps, be appointed to a position in any United States de-
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partment, agency, or establishment in the competitive serv-
ice under title 5, United States Code without competitive 
examination and in accordance with such regulations and 
conditions consistent with this subsection as may be pre-
scribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 7. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING VIRTUAL SERVICES FOR 
THE PEACE CORPS. 
The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 5B, as added by section 6 of this Act, the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5C. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING VIRTUAL SERVICES 
FOR THE PEACE CORPS. 
‘‘(a) DECLARATION
OF POLICY.—Congress declares 
that the Peace Corps has a demonstrated ability to deliver 
information, training, and technical assistance virtually 
through the internet and other electronic means to commu-
nities abroad. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Peace Corps is 
authorized to recruit individuals, who may be located with-
in the United States or third countries, to provide services 
virtually by electronic means to communities in host coun-
tries to flexibly meet the expressed needs of those countries. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The Director of 
the Peace Corps— 
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‘‘(1) may recruit, train, and accept, on such 
terms and conditions as the Director may determine 
necessary or appropriate, the services of individuals, 
especially those individuals who face barriers to serv-
ing physically in a host country, who shall serve on 
a part-time basis as virtual service volunteers to meet 
the expressed needs of host countries, such as informa-
tion, training, and technical assistance, through the 
internet or other electronic or virtual means; and 
‘‘(2) may provide for incidental expenses of such 
individuals, as determined by the Director to be ap-
propriate for the nature of the assignments. 
‘‘(d) INDIVIDUALS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED VOLUN-
TEERS.—An individual who provides services under the au-
thority of this section shall not be considered to be a volun-
teer for purposes of section 5 unless the Director of the Peace 
Corps requires the individual to physically serve in the host 
country on a temporary basis. 
‘‘(e) INDIVIDUALS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES.—An individual who provides services under 
the authority of this section shall not be considered a Fed-
eral employee except for the purposes described in section 
5(h).’’. 
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SEC. 8. PROTECTION OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS 
AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIATION. 
Section 8G of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507g) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST REPRISAL OR RETALIA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace 
Corps shall take all reasonable measures, including 
through the development and implementation of a 
comprehensive policy, to prevent and address reprisal 
or retaliation against a volunteer by any Peace Corps 
officer or employee, or any other person with super-
visory authority over the volunteer during the volun-
teer’s period of service. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION; RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may report 
a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retalia-
tion— 
‘‘(i) directly to the Inspector General of 
the Peace Corps, and the Inspector General 
may conduct such investigations and make 
such recommendations with respect to the 
complaint or allegation as the Inspector 
General considers appropriate; and 
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‘‘(ii) through other channels provided 
by the Peace Corps, including through the 
process for confidential reporting required 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) RELIEF.—The Director of the Peace 
Corps— 
‘‘(i) may order any relief for an af-
firmative finding of a proposed or final res-
olution of a complaint or allegation of re-
prisal or retaliation in accordance with 
policies, rules, and procedures of the Peace 
Corps; and 
‘‘(ii) shall ensure such relief is prompt-
ly provided to the volunteer. 
‘‘(3) APPEAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may ap-
peal to the Director of the Peace Corps any pro-
posed or final resolution of a complaint or alle-
gation of reprisal or retaliation. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph may be construed to affect any 
other right of recourse a volunteer may have 
under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION
OF
RIGHTS
AND
REM-
EDIES.—The Director of the Peace Corps shall ensure 
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that volunteers are informed in writing of the rights 
and remedies provided under this section. 
‘‘(5) DISPUTE MEDIATION.—The Director of the 
Peace Corps shall offer the opportunity for volunteers 
to resolve disputes concerning a complaint or allega-
tion of reprisal or retaliation through mediation in 
accordance with procedures developed by the Peace 
Corps. 
‘‘(6) STAFF MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER COOPERA-
TION.—The Director of the Peace Corps may take 
such disciplinary or other administrative action, in-
cluding termination of service or finding of ineligi-
bility for re-employment or reinstatement, with re-
spect to a staff member or volunteer who unreason-
ably refuses to cooperate with an investigation con-
ducted by the Inspector General of the Peace Corps 
into a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retalia-
tion. 
‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) REPRISAL
OR
RETALIATION.—The 
term ‘reprisal or retaliation’ means taking, 
threatening to take, or initiating adverse admin-
istrative action against a volunteer because the 
volunteer made a report pursuant to subsection 
(a) or otherwise disclosed to a covered official or 
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office any information pertaining to waste, 
fraud, abuse of authority, misconduct, mis-
management, violations of law, or a significant 
threat to health and safety, whenever the activity 
or occurrence complained of is based upon the 
reasonable belief of the volunteer that it has 
taken place. 
‘‘(B) COVERED OFFICIAL OR OFFICE.—The 
term ‘covered official or office’ means any of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Any Peace Corps employee, in-
cluding an employee of the Office of Inspec-
tor General. 
‘‘(ii) A Member of Congress or a rep-
resentative of a committee of Congress. 
‘‘(iii) An Inspector General (other than 
the Peace Corps Inspector General). 
‘‘(iv) The Government Accountability 
Office. 
‘‘(v) An authorized official of the De-
partment of Justice or other law enforce-
ment agency. 
‘‘(vi) A United States court or grand 
jury.’’. 
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SEC. 9. COMPREHENSIVE ILLEGAL DRUG USE POLICY WITH 
RESPECT TO PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 
The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 8I (22 U.S.C. 2507i) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8J. COMPREHENSIVE ILLEGAL DRUG USE POLICY 
WITH RESPECT TO PEACE CORPS VOLUN-
TEERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall develop and 
implement a comprehensive drug use policy with respect to 
Peace Corps volunteers. Such policy shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a zero tolerance policy regarding 
volunteer or trainee involvement with illegal drugs; 
and 
‘‘(2) require that every case of volunteer or train-
ee illegal drug involvement be brought immediately to 
the attention of relevant Peace Corps leadership, in-
cluding the Director, and be reported expeditiously by 
the Peace Corps to the Office of the Inspector General. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the policy de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Director may consult with and 
incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations and 
views of experts in the field of substance abuse, and shall 
consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. 
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‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report on the illegal drug use policy required to be 
developed and implemented under this section.’’. 
SEC. 10. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
Section 12 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2511) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
President and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘conduct on-site in-
spections, and make examinations, of the 
activities of the Peace Corps in the United 
States and in other countries in order to’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the President, the 
Director of the Peace Corps, and, as 
the Council considers appropriate, the 
Congress,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director 
and, as the Council considers appro-
priate, the Congress’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (G); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) make recommendations for utilizing 
the expertise of returned Peace Corps volunteers 
in fulfilling the goals of the Peace Corps; 
‘‘(E) make recommendations for increasing 
recruitment of volunteers from diverse back-
grounds and better supporting such volunteers 
during their training and enrollment in the 
Peace Corps; 
‘‘(F) make recommendations to reduce any 
financial barriers to application, training, or 
enrollment in the Peace Corps, including a vol-
unteer’s medical expenses and other out-of-pocket 
costs; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the first sentence— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘fifteen’’ 
and inserting ‘‘seven’’; and 
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(bb) by striking ‘‘the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Director of the Peace 
Corps’’; and 
(II) by striking the second sen-
tence and inserting the following new 
sentence: ‘‘At least four of such mem-
bers shall be returned Peace Corps vol-
unteers, and not more than four of 
such members may be members of the 
same political party.’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) No member of the Council appointed under this 
paragraph may be an officer or employee of the Peace 
Corps.’’; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) The members of the Council shall be appointed 
to 2-year terms.’’; and 
(iv) by striking subparagraphs (E), 
(F), (G), (H), and (I); and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(3) The Director of the Peace Corps shall designate 
one of the members of the Council as Chair, who shall serve 
in such capacity for a term of two years.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘his or 
her’’ and inserting ‘‘the member’s’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘At its 
first meeting and at its first regular meeting in 
each calendar year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘At 
its first meeting each calendar year’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and 
each shall serve in that capacity for a term of 
two years. The Director of the Peace Corps may 
renew, not more than once per member, the term 
of a voting member appointed as Chair of the 
Council under the preceding sentence’’; 
(5) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘The Coun-
cil’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘The Council shall hold 
a regular meeting during each calendar quarter at a 
date and time to be determined by the Chair of the 
Council or at the call of the Director of the Peace 
Corps.’’; 
(6) in subsection (i)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘the President and’’ (in-
cluding in the subsection heading) each place 
such term appears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the President shall’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Director shall’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the President or’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(k) INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—None 
of the activities or functions of the Council under subsection 
(b)(2) may undermine the independence or supersede the 
duties of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps. 
‘‘(l) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Council. 
‘‘(m) FUNDING OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council shall 
be fully funded from amounts made available to the Peace 
Corps to carry out this Act.’’. 
SEC. 11. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHIN THE 
UNITED STATES AT THE REQUEST OF AN-
OTHER AGENCY. 
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares that 
the Peace Corps provided emergency disaster relief in re-
sponse to Hurricane Katrina in 2006 and provided 
COVID–19 relief in 2021 at the request of the Federal 
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Emergency Management Agency and therefore it is the pol-
icy of the United States that the Peace Corps be authorized 
to recruit volunteers to serve within the United States at 
the request of another agency. 
(b) RECRUITMENT OF DOMESTIC VOLUNTEERS.—The 
Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after section 14 
(22 U.S.C. 2513) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 14A. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHIN 
THE UNITED STATES AT THE REQUEST OF AN-
OTHER AGENCY. 
‘‘The Director may recruit, train, and accept, for lim-
ited periods of time, on such terms and conditions as the 
Director may determine necessary or appropriate, the serv-
ices of individuals who are not then serving outside the 
United States as volunteers or trainees (unless such ap-
pointment is made with the consent of the volunteer or 
trainee serving outside the United States as an extension 
of such service), who shall serve without compensation as 
domestic volunteers within the United States to provide as-
sistance at the request of any Federal Government agency 
with authority to do so. Such service within the United 
States may be initiated by the Director following the request 
from the other agency and a determination by the Director 
that such action is in the best interests of the United States 
and the Peace Corps. Domestic volunteers shall not be con-
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sidered volunteers under section 5 and shall not be deemed 
a Federal employee except for the purposes described in sec-
tion 5(h). The Director may provide for incidental expenses 
of domestic volunteers, as determined by the Director to be 
appropriate for the nature of the assignments.’’. 
SEC. 12. USE OF OFFICIAL SEAL, EMBLEM, AND NAME OF 
THE PEACE CORPS. 
Section 19 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2518) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The Director of the Peace Corps’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di-
rector’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that 
the official seal or emblem and the name ‘Peace 
Corps’ may be used on any death announcement, 
gravestone, plaque, or other grave marker of any 
person who served as a volunteer or as an officer 
or employee of the Peace Corps under such rules 
as may be prescribed by the Director’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘or in accordance with the excep-
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tion specified in paragraph (1),’’ before ‘‘shall be 
fined’’. 
SEC. 
13. 
CLARIFICATION 
REGARDING 
ELIGIBILITY 
OF 
UNITED STATES NATIONALS. 
The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 7(a)(5), by striking ‘‘United States 
citizens’’ each place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘nationals of the United States’’; 
(2) in section 8(b), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ and in-
serting ‘‘nationals’’; 
(3) in section 10(b), by striking ‘‘citizen or resi-
dent’’ and inserting ‘‘national’’; 
(4) in section 12(g), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nationals’’; and 
(5) in section 26— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘national of the United States’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(22) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(22)).’’. 
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SEC. 14. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU OF 
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and at least once every 
five years thereafter, the Director of the Peace Corps, in co-
ordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplo-
matic Security, shall review the Memorandum of Agreement 
between the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Depart-
ment of State and the Peace Corps relating to security sup-
port and protection of Peace Corps volunteers and staff 
members abroad and update such Memorandum of Agree-
ment, as appropriate. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace 
Corps and the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplo-
matic Security shall jointly submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
a written notification relating to an update to the 
Memorandum of Agreement made pursuant to sub-
section (a). 
(2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—A written notifi-
cation submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
submitted not later than 30 days before the update re-
ferred to in such paragraph shall take effect. 
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SEC. 15. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—The Peace Corps Act is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 8E (22 U.S.C. 2507e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Director’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2025’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2025’’; and 
(2) in section 8I (22 U.S.C. 2507i)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2025’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Presi-
dent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate a report relating to the post-service health care 
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delivery and insurance coverage pursuant to sub-
section (d) of section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 
U.S.C. 2504), as amended by section 4 of this Act, 
and section 8B of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2507b). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Information relating to examinations, 
counseling, and other mental health care services 
provided by the Peace Corps to returned volun-
teers in the six months following the end of the 
term of service of such volunteers. 
(B) Recommendations relating to— 
(i) better protection of patient con-
fidentially for returned Peace Corps volun-
teers for mental health care services; 
(ii) improved access to mental health 
providers that will accept payment from the 
Peace Corps; and 
(iii) whether such mental health care 
services for returned volunteers would be 
better provided under the Short-term Health 
Insurance For Transition and Travel 
(SHIFTT) plan or a similar commercially 
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available insurance plan to be paid for by 
the Peace Corps. 
(c) REPORT
ON
MENTAL
HEALTH
EVALUATION 
STANDARDS.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a report on the guidelines and standards used 
to evaluate the mental health of Peace Corps applicants 
prior to service. Such report shall include— 
(1) a detailed description of mental health 
screening guidelines and evaluation standards used 
by the Peace Corps to determine medical eligibility of 
applicants for service, including a description of the 
most common mental health conditions of applicants; 
(2) specific standards in the mental health 
screening process that could lead to an applicant’s 
disqualification from service, and a description of 
how these determinations are made; 
(3) a description of any expedited mental health 
clearance process for severe or recent symptom presen-
tation; 
(4) a description of periods of stability related to 
certain mental health conditions and symptoms rec-
ommended prior to an applicant’s clearance to serve; 
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(5) an assessment of the impact of updated men-
tal health evaluation guidance, including a compari-
son of mental health related volunteer medevacs in 
years before and after updated guidelines were imple-
mented; and 
(6) a review of these screening guidelines, con-
ducted by a panel of certified and qualified medical 
professionals in the United States, that evaluates 
these standards based on scientific evidence and men-
tal health research and proposes relevant updates or 
additions to current guidance. 
(d) REPORT
ON
VOLUNTEER
MEDICAL
EVACU-
ATIONS.—Not later than the first May 1 occurring after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
for five years, the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate a report on volunteer medical and mental health 
evacuations. Such report shall include— 
(1) the number of Peace Corps volunteer medical 
and mental health evacuations during the previous 
year; 
(2) a breakdown of these evacuations into med-
ical and mental health evacuation categories; and 
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(3) the estimated cost of these evacuations for 
each year, including a breakdown of costs between 
medical and mental health evacuation categories. 
(e) REPORT AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL AS-
SAULT ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 8D of the Peace Corps 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2507d) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—On an annual basis for the duration 
of its mandate, the Council shall submit to the Director, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a report on its findings based on 
the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (c) and shall 
include relevant recommendations. Such reports shall be 
made publicly available.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2025’’. 
SEC. 16. WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR PEACE CORPS VOL-
UNTEERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8142 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘GS–7’’ 
and inserting ‘‘GS–11’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a)(1)(A) shall apply to any volunteer (as that term 
is defined in subsection (a) of section 8142 of title 5, United 
States Code) with respect to whom benefits under chapter 
81 of such title commence, by operation of such section, on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 17. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING EDITS. 
The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending section 1 to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘Peace Corps Act’. 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 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. 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 vol-
unteers. 
‘‘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 organiza-
tions. 
‘‘Sec. 14A. Peace corps volunteers serving within the United States at the request 
of another agency. 
‘‘Sec. 15. Utilization of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 16. Foreign currency fluctuations account. 
‘‘Sec. 17. Use of foreign currencies. 
‘‘Sec. 18. Activities promoting Americans’ understanding of other peoples. 
‘‘Sec. 19. Exclusive right to seal and name. 
‘‘Sec. 20. Repealed. 
‘‘Sec. 21. Repealed. 
‘‘Sec. 22. Security investigations. 
‘‘Sec. 23. Universal military training and service act. 
‘‘Sec. 24. Foreign language proficiency act. 
‘‘Sec. 25. Nonpartisan appointments. 
‘‘Sec. 26. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 27. Construction. 
‘‘Sec. 28. Effective date. 
‘‘TITLE II—AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND 
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 
‘‘Sec. 201. Repealed. 
‘‘Sec. 202. Repealed. 
‘‘TITLE III—ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 301. ’’; 
(2) in subsection (a) of section 2— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘men and women’’ and in-
serting ‘‘individuals’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘help the peoples’’ and in-
serting ‘‘partner with the peoples’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘trained manpower’’ and 
inserting ‘‘trained individuals’’; 
(3) in subsection (e) of section 3 (as so redesig-
nated by section 2 of this Act), by striking ‘‘disabled 
people’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities’’ each 
place it appears; 
(4) in subsection (b) of section 4— 
(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
President’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di-
rector’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘of his subordinates’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘functions.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subordinate of the Director the authority to 
perform any such functions.’’; 
(5) in section 7— 
(A) in subsection (a), by moving the mar-
gins of paragraphs (7) and (8) two ems to the 
left; 
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(B) in the second sentence of subsection (c), 
by striking ‘‘in his discretion’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
the President’s discretion’’; and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b); 
(6) in section 8A— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his or 
her’’ and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), by 
inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘information’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
(2), by striking ‘‘his or her’’ and inserting 
‘‘the volunteer’s’’ each place it appears; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
(4), by striking ‘‘his or her’’ and inserting 
‘‘that person’s’’; 
(7) in section 8C, in the heading of subsection 
(a), by striking ‘‘VICTIMS’’ and inserting ‘‘VICTIM’’; 
(8) in section 8E— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c),’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1)(F), by striking 
‘‘Corp’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Corps’’; 
(9) in section 9— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Act proceedings’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Act. Removal proceedings’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘under which he’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under which that person’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘for which he’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for which that person’’; 
(10) in section 10— 
(A) in subsection (b) (as amended by sec-
tion 13 of this Act), by striking ‘‘he’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the President’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
3709’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1949’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sections 3101(a), 3101(c), 3104, 3106, 
3301(b)(2), and 6101 of title 41, United States 
Code’’; 
(11) in section 14— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘his’’ after 
‘‘of’’ and before ‘‘agency’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘preserving his’’ and 
inserting ‘‘preserving the’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ after ‘‘assigned, 
and’’; 
(12) in section 15— 
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(A) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘such sub-
chapter’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(7), by striking ‘‘his 
designee’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director’s des-
ignee’’; 
(13) in section 23, by striking ‘‘Universal Mili-
tary Training and Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Mili-
tary Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.)’’; 
(14) in section 24, by striking— 
(A) ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; 
and 
(B) ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘the volunteer’’; and 
(15) in section 26 (as amended by section 13 of 
this Act)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘which he 
or she’’ and inserting ‘‘which the medical offi-
cer’’; 
(B) by further redesignating paragraphs (2) 
through (9) (as so redesignated by section 13) as 
paragraphs (3) through (10), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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