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low income countries, that are undertaking research, edu-
cation, and advocacy efforts aimed at promoting demo-
cratic societies, human rights, the rule of law, improved 
educational opportunities and health conditions, particu-
larly for women and children, and economic freedom, in-
cluding research aimed at improving data related to the 
eligibility criteria and methodology established by this divi-
sion with respect to such a country or monitoring and 
evaluating the impact of assistance provided under this di-
vision. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Not more than $10,000,000 of the 
amount made available to carry out this division for a fis-
cal year may be made available to carry out this section. 
SEC. 310. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF USAID. 
(a) STATUS OF USAID.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
report to the President through, and operate under the 
foreign policy authority and direction of, the Secretary of 
State. The United States Agency for International Devel-
opment shall be administered under the supervision and 
operational direction of the Administrator of the Agency. 
(b) FUNCTIONS
OF USAID.—The United States 
Agency for International Development is authorized—
(1) to receive appropriated funds;
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(2) to be the United States Government agency 
primarily responsible for administering sections 103 
through 108 (other than section 104A), 214, and 
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
‘‘Child Survival and Health Programs Fund’’, and 
other United States economic assistance as directed 
in writing by the President or the Secretary of 
State, or as otherwise provided by law; 
(3) to provide assistance to a country currently 
ineligible for assistance provided under title II in 
order that it may become eligible for such assist-
ance; and 
(4) upon the request of the Chief Executive Of-
ficer of the Corporation and with the concurrence of 
the Administrator of the Agency, to assist in the 
evaluation, execution, and oversight of Millennium 
Challenge Compacts described in section 204. 
TITLE IV—PROVISIONS RELAT-
ING TO UNITED STATES ECO-
NOMIC ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 401. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘United States economic assist-
ance’’ means any bilateral economic assistance, from any 
budget functional category, that is provided by any depart-
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ment or agency of the United States to a foreign country, 
including such assistance that is intended—
(A) to assist the development and economic 
advancement of friendly foreign countries and 
peoples, including assistance provided under 
title II (relating to the Millennium Challenge 
Account); 
(B) to promote the freedom, aspirations, or 
sustenance of friendly peoples under oppressive 
rule by unfriendly governments; 
(C) to promote international trade and for-
eign direct investment as a means of aiding eco-
nomic growth; 
(D) to save lives and alleviate suffering of 
foreign peoples during or following war, natural 
disaster, or complex crisis; 
(E) to assist in recovery and rehabilitation 
of countries or peoples following disaster or 
war; 
(F) to protect refugees and promote dura-
ble solutions to aid refugees; 
(G) to promote sound environmental prac-
tices;
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(H) to assist in development of democratic 
institutions and good governance by the people 
of foreign countries; 
(I) to promote peace and reconciliation or 
prevention of conflict; 
(J) to improve the technical capacities of 
governments to reduce production of and de-
mand for illicit narcotics; and 
(K) to otherwise promote through bilateral 
foreign economic assistance the national objec-
tives of the United States. 
SEC. 402. FRAMEWORK FOR ASSISTANCE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that a coherent framework for United States eco-
nomic assistance should be established in accordance with 
this section. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The framework described in sub-
section (a) includes the following elements: 
(1) The United States Agency for International 
Development, under the direction and foreign policy 
guidance of the Secretary of State, should be respon-
sible for—
(A) providing assistance to countries that 
face natural and man-made disasters in order 
to provide humanitarian relief to the peoples of
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such countries, in coordination with refugee 
programs administered by the Department of 
State; 
(B) providing assistance to countries that 
are suffering from conflicts or are in post-con-
flict situations in order to provide humanitarian 
relief, transition assistance, and reconstruction 
assistance; 
(C) providing assistance to help moderate-
to-poorly performing countries achieve develop-
ment progress in the areas described in part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, includ-
ing progress toward becoming eligible for assist-
ance under this title, and to promote inter-
national health worldwide, as well as assisting 
in the development of country and regional de-
velopment strategies; 
(D) addressing transnational problems, 
such as environmental degradation, food insecu-
rity, and health problems; and 
(E) assisting other Federal departments 
and agencies, including the Corporation estab-
lished under title III, to carry out assistance ac-
tivities abroad, including providing technical as-
sistance and advice to such departments and
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agencies, coordinating its assistance programs 
with such departments and agencies, and using 
its field offices to help implement such assist-
ance. 
(2) The Corporation established under title III 
should provide assistance to countries that have 
demonstrated a commitment to bolstering democ-
racy, good governance, and the rule of law, to invest-
ing in the health and educations of their people, and 
to promoting sound economic policies that foster 
economic opportunity for their people. 
(3) The Department of State should be respon-
sible for allocating security assistance to support key 
foreign policy objectives of the United States and 
shall administer assistance in such areas as non-pro-
liferation, anti-terrorism, counter-narcotics, and re-
lief for refugees. 
(4) Other Federal departments and agencies 
with expertise in international development-related 
activities, such as the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, the Trade and Development Agency, 
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 
Health and Human Services, and the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, to the extent such 
departments and agencies have the authority to
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carry out development-related programs, and in co-
ordination with the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, should provide expertise in specific technical 
areas and shall provide assistance, including assist-
ance provided with funds made available from the 
Corporation to assist United States Government 
international development activities. 
SEC. 403. REPORT RELATING TO IMPACT AND EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2004, 
and December 31 of each third year thereafter, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to Congress a report which analyzes, 
on a country-by-country basis, the impact and effective-
ness of United States economic assistance furnished under 
the framework established in section 402 to each country 
during the preceding three fiscal years. The report shall 
include the following for each recipient country: 
(1) An analysis of the impact of United States 
economic assistance during the preceding three fiscal 
years on economic development in that country, with 
a discussion of the United States interests that were 
served by the assistance. This analysis shall be done 
on a sector-by-sector basis to the extent possible and 
shall identify any economic policy reforms which
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were promoted by the assistance. This analysis 
shall—
(A) include a description, quantified to the 
extent practicable, of the specific objectives the 
United States sought to achieve in providing 
economic assistance for that country, and 
(B) specify the extent to which those objec-
tives were not achieved, with an explanation of 
why they were not achieved. 
(2) A description of the amount and nature of 
economic assistance provided by other donors during 
the preceding three fiscal years, set forth by develop-
ment sector to the extent possible. 
(3) A discussion of the commitment of the host 
government to addressing the country’s needs in 
each development sector, including a description of 
the resources devoted by that government to each 
development sector during the preceding three fiscal 
years. 
(4) A description of the trends, both favorable 
and unfavorable, in each development sector. 
(5) Statistical and other information necessary 
to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of United 
States economic assistance on development in the 
country.
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(6) A comparison of the analysis provided in 
the report with relevant analyses by international fi-
nancial institutions, other international organiza-
tions, other donor countries, or nongovernmental or-
ganizations. 
(b) LISTING OF MOST AND LEAST SUCCESSFUL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The report required by this sec-
tion shall identify—
(1) each country in which United States eco-
nomic assistance has been most successful, as indi-
cated by the extent to which the specific objectives 
the United States sought to achieve in providing the 
assistance for the country, as referred to in sub-
section (a)(1)(A), were achieved; and 
(2) each country in which United States eco-
nomic assistance has been least successful, as indi-
cated by the extent to which the specific objectives 
the United States sought to achieve in providing the 
assistance for the country, as referred to in sub-
section (a)(1)(A), were not achieved. 
For each country listed pursuant to paragraph (2), the 
report shall explain why the assistance was not more suc-
cessful and shall specify what the United States has done 
as a result.
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(d) DE MINIMUS EXCEPTION.—Information under 
subsections (a) and (b) for a fiscal year shall not be re-
quired with respect to a country for which United States 
economic assistance for the country for the fiscal year is 
less than $5,000,000. 
DIVISION B—REAUTHORIZATION 
AND 
EXPANSION 
OF 
THE 
PEACE CORPS 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Peace Corps Ex-
pansion Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 1002. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on International Re-
lations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Peace Corps. 
(3) HOST COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘host country’’ 
means a country whose government has invited the 
Peace Corps to establish a Peace Corps program 
within the territory of the country.
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(4) PEACE
CORPS
VOLUNTEER.—The term 
‘‘Peace Corps volunteer’’ means a volunteer or a vol-
unteer leader under the Peace Corps Act. 
(5) RETURNED
PEACE
CORPS
VOLUNTEER.—
The term ‘‘returned Peace Corps volunteer’’ means 
a person who has been certified by the Director as 
having served satisfactorily as a Peace Corps volun-
teer. 
SEC. 1003. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Peace Corps was established in 1961 to 
promote world peace and friendship through the 
service abroad of volunteers who are United States 
citizens. The spirit of service and commitment to 
helping others is a fundamental component of de-
mocracy. 
(2) Since its establishment, more than 168,000 
volunteers have served in the Peace Corps in 136 
countries throughout the world. 
(3) The three goals codified in the Peace Corps 
Act which have guided the Peace Corps and its vol-
unteers over the years, can work in concert to pro-
mote global acceptance of the principles of inter-
national peace and nonviolent coexistence among
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peoples of diverse cultures and systems of govern-
ment. 
(4) The Peace Corps has sought to fulfill three 
goals—to help people in developing countries meet 
basic needs, promote understanding abroad of the 
values and ideals of the United States, and promote 
an understanding of other peoples by the people of 
the United States. 
(5) After more than 40 years of operation, the 
Peace Corps remains the world’s premier inter-
national service organization dedicated to promoting 
grassroots development by working with families and 
communities to improve health care for children, ex-
pand agricultural production, teach in schools, fight 
infectious diseases, protect the environment, and ini-
tiate small business opportunities. 
(6) The Peace Corps remains committed to 
sending well trained and well supported Peace Corps 
volunteers overseas to promote international peace, 
cross-cultural awareness, and mutual understanding 
between the United States and other countries. 
(7) The Peace Corps is an independent agency, 
and, therefore, no Peace Corps personnel or volun-
teers should be used to accomplish any goal other 
than the goals established by the Peace Corps Act.
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(8) The Crisis Corps has been an effective tool 
in harnessing the skills and talents of returned 
Peace Corps volunteers and should be expanded, to 
the maximum extent practicable, to utilize the talent 
of returned Peace Corps volunteers. 
(9) In fiscal year 2003, the Peace Corps is op-
erating with an annual budget of $295,000,000 in 
70 countries, with more than 7,000 Peace Corps vol-
unteers. 
(10) There is deep misunderstanding and mis-
information in many parts of the world, particularly 
in countries with substantial Muslim populations, 
with respect to United States values and ideals. A 
new or expanded Peace Corps presence in such 
places could foster better understanding between the 
people of the United States and such countries. 
(11) Congress has declared, and the Peace 
Corps Act provides, that the Peace Corps shall 
maintain, to the maximum extent practicable and 
appropriate, a volunteer corps of at least 10,000 in-
dividuals. 
(12) President George W. Bush has called for 
the doubling of the number of Peace Corps volun-
teers in service.
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(13) Any expansion of the Peace Corps should 
not jeopardize the quality of the Peace Corps volun-
teer experience and, therefore, necessitates, among 
other things, an appropriate increase in field and 
headquarters support staff. 
(14) In order to ensure that the proposed ex-
pansion of the Peace Corps preserves the integrity of 
the program and the security of volunteers, the inte-
grated Planning and Budget System supported by 
the Office of Planning and Policy Analysis should 
continue its focus on strategic planning. 
(15) A streamlined, bipartisan Peace Corps Na-
tional Advisory Council composed of distinguished 
returned Peace Corps volunteers, former Peace 
Corps staff, and other individuals with diverse back-
grounds and expertise can be a source of ideas and 
suggestions that may be useful to the Director of the 
Peace Corps as the Director discharges the duties 
and responsibilities as head of the agency. 
TITLE 
XI—AMENDMENTS 
TO 
PEACE CORPS ACT; RELATED 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1101. ADVANCING THE GOALS OF THE PEACE CORPS. 
(a) RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.—Section 2A of 
the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501–1) is amended by
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adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘As an inde-
pendent agency, the Peace Corps shall be responsible for 
recruiting all of its volunteers.’’. 
(b) DETAILS AND ASSIGNMENTS.—Section 5(g) of 
the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(g)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Provided, That’’ and inserting ‘‘Provided, That 
such detail or assignment furthers the fulfillment of Peace 
Corps’ development and public diplomacy goals as de-
scribed in section 2: Provided further, That’’. 
SEC. 1102. REPORTS AND CONSULTATIONS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS; CONSULTATIONS
ON NEW 
INITIATIVES.—Section 11 of the Peace Corps Act (22 
U.S.C. 2510) is amended by striking the section heading 
and the text of section 11 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 11. ANNUAL REPORTS; CONSULTATIONS ON NEW INI-
TIATIVES. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Director shall trans-
mit to Congress, at least once in each fiscal year, a report 
on operations under this Act. Each report shall contain 
information—
‘‘(1) describing efforts undertaken to improve 
coordination of activities of the Peace Corps with ac-
tivities of international voluntary service organiza-
tions, such as the United Nations volunteer pro-
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gram, and of host country voluntary service organi-
zations, including—
‘‘(A) a description of the purpose and 
scope of any development project which the 
Peace Corps undertook during the preceding 
fiscal year as a joint venture with any such 
international or host country voluntary service 
organizations; and 
‘‘(B) recommendations for improving co-
ordination of development projects between the 
Peace Corps and any such international or host 
country voluntary service organizations; 
‘‘(2) describing—
‘‘(A) any major new initiatives that the 
Peace Corps has under review for the upcoming 
fiscal year, and any major initiatives that were 
undertaken in the previous fiscal year that were 
not included in prior reports to the Congress; 
‘‘(B) the rationale for undertaking such 
new initiatives; 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the cost of such initia-
tives; and 
‘‘(D) the impact on the safety of volun-
teers;
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‘‘(3) describing in detail the Peace Corps plans, 
including budgetary plans, to have 14,000 volunteers 
in service by 2007 while maintaining the quality of 
the volunteer experience, ensuring the safety and se-
curity of all volunteers, and providing for appro-
priate administrative and other support; and 
‘‘(4) describing standard security procedures for 
any country in which the Peace Corps operates pro-
grams or is considering doing so, as well as any spe-
cial security procedures contemplated because of 
changed circumstances in specific countries, and as-
sessing whether security conditions would be en-
hanced—
‘‘(A) by co-locating volunteers with inter-
national or local nongovernmental organiza-
tions; or 
‘‘(B) with the placement of multiple volun-
teers in one location. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATIONS ON NEW INITIATIVES.—The 
Director of the Peace Corps shall consult with the appro-
priate congressional committees with respect to any major 
new initiatives not previously discussed in the latest an-
nual report submitted to Congress under subsection (a) 
or in budget presentations. Whenever possible, such con-
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sultations should take place prior to the initiation of such 
initiatives, or as soon as practicable thereafter.’’. 
(b) ONE–TIME REPORT ON STUDENT LOAN FOR-
GIVENESS PROGRAMS.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report—
(1) describing the student loan forgiveness pro-
grams currently available to Peace Corps volunteers 
upon completion of their service; 
(2) comparing such programs with other Gov-
ernment-sponsored student loan forgiveness pro-
grams; and 
(3) recommending any additional student loan 
forgiveness programs which could attract more ap-
plications from low- and middle-income individuals 
who are carrying considerable student-loan debt bur-
dens. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE FED-
ERAL EQUAL OPPORTUNITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 
(FEORP).—Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director 
shall report on the progress of the Peace Corps in recruit-
ing historically underrepresented groups. The Director 
shall prepare this report in accordance with section 7201
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of title 5, United States Code, and subpart B of part 720 
of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(d) REPORT ON MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF 
THE MEDICAL SCREENING AND MEDICAL PLACEMENT 
COORDINATION PROCESSES.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that—
(1) describes the medical screening procedures 
and standards of the Office of Medical Services/
Screening Unit of the Peace Corps to determine 
whether an applicant for Peace Corps service has 
worldwide clearance, limited clearance, a deferral pe-
riod, or is not medically, including psychologically, 
qualified to serve in the Peace Corps as a volunteer; 
(2) describes the procedures and criteria for 
matching applicants for Peace Corps service with a 
host country to ensure that the applicant, reasonable 
accommodations notwithstanding, can complete at 
least two years of volunteer service without interrup-
tion to host country national projects due to foresee-
able medical conditions; and 
(3) with respect to each of fiscal years 2000 
through 2002 and the first six months of fiscal year 
2003, states the number of—
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(A) medical screenings conducted; 
(B) applicants who have received world-
wide clearance, limited clearance, deferral peri-
ods, and medical disqualifications to serve; 
(C) Peace Corps volunteers who the agency 
has had to separate from service due to the dis-
covery of undisclosed medical information; and 
(D) Peace Corps volunteers who have ter-
minated their service early due to medical, in-
cluding psychological, reasons. 
SEC. 
1103. 
SPECIAL 
VOLUNTEER 
RECRUITMENT 
AND 
PLACEMENT FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that—
(1) describes the recruitment strategies to be 
employed by the Peace Corps to recruit and train 
volunteers with the appropriate language skills and 
interest in serving in host countries; and 
(2) lists the countries that the Director has de-
termined should be priorities for special recruitment 
and placement of Peace Corps volunteers. 
(b) USE OF RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS 
AND FORMER STAFF.—The Director is authorized and 
strongly urged to utilize the services of returned Peace
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Corps volunteers and former Peace Corps staff who have 
relevant language and cultural experience and may have 
served previously in countries with substantial Muslim 
populations, in order to open or reopen Peace Corps pro-
grams in such countries. 
SEC. 1104. GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES INITIATIVE; CO-
ORDINATION OF HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES. 
(a) INITIATIVE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in cooperation 
with international public health experts, such as the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Na-
tional Institutes of Health, the World Health Orga-
nization, the Pan American Health Organization, 
and local public health officials, shall expand the 
Peace Corps’ program of training for Peace Corps 
volunteers in the areas of education, prevention, and 
treatment of infectious diseases which are prevalent 
in host countries in order to ensure that the Peace 
Corps increases its contribution to the global cam-
paign against such diseases. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Activities for 
the education, prevention, and treatment of infec-
tious diseases in host countries by the Peace Corps 
shall be undertaken in a manner that is consistent 
with activities authorized under sections 104(c),
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104A, 104B, and 104C of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961. 
(b) COORDINATION OF HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director should des-
ignate an officer or employee of the Peace Corps 
who is located in the United States to coordinate all 
HIV/AIDS activities within the Peace Corps. Such 
individual may be an individual who is an officer or 
employee of the Peace Corps on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) FIELD COORDINATION.—In addition to the 
position established under paragraph (1), the Direc-
tor should designate an individual within each coun-
try in sub-Saharan Africa, the Western Hemisphere, 
and Asia in which Peace Corps volunteers carry out 
HIV/AIDS activities to coordinate all such activities 
of the Peace Corps in such countries. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIDS.—The term ‘‘AIDS’’ means the ac-
quired immune deficiency syndrome. 
(2) HIV.—The term ‘‘HIV’’ means the human 
immunodeficiency virus, the pathogen that causes 
AIDS.
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(3) 
HIV/AIDS.—The 
term 
‘‘HIV/AIDS’’ 
means, with respect to an individual, an individual 
who is infected with HIV or living with AIDS. 
(4) INFECTIOUS DISEASES.—The term ‘‘infec-
tious diseases’’ means HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and 
malaria. 
SEC. 1105. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
Section 12 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2511; 
relating to the Peace Corps National Advisory Council) 
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) make recommendations for utilizing the 
expertise of returned Peace Corps volunteers and 
former Peace Corps staff in fulfilling the goals of 
the Peace Corps; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) in the first sentence—
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(I) by striking ‘‘fifteen’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eleven’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘President, by 
and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘Director 
of the Peace Corps’’; 
(ii) by striking the second sentence 
and inserting the following: ‘‘Six of the 
members shall be former Peace Corps vol-
unteers, at least one of whom shall have 
been a former staff member abroad or in 
the Washington headquarters, and not 
more than six shall be members of the 
same political party.’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(C) by amending subparagraph (D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) The members of the Council shall be appointed 
to 2-year terms.’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘nine’’ and inserting ‘‘seven’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘President shall nominate’’ and inserting ‘‘Di-
rector shall appoint’’; and
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(F) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 
(D), (E), (F), (G), (H), and (I) as subpara-
graphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H), 
respectively; and 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) CHAIR.—The Director shall designate one of the 
voting members of the Council as Chair, who shall serve 
in that capacity for a term of two years. The Director may 
renew the term of a voting member appointed as Chair 
under the preceding sentence.’’. 
SEC. 1106. READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES. 
The Peace Corps Act is amended—
(1) in section 5(c) (22 U.S.C. 2504(c)), by 
striking ‘‘$125 for each month of satisfactory serv-
ice’’ and inserting ‘‘$275 for each month of satisfac-
tory service during fiscal year 2004 and $300 for 
each month of satisfactory service thereafter’’; and 
(2) in section 6(1) (22 U.S.C. 2505(1)), by 
striking ‘‘$125 for each month of satisfactory serv-
ice’’ and inserting ‘‘$275 for each month of satisfac-
tory service during fiscal year 2004 and $300 for 
each month of satisfactory service thereafter’’.
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SEC. 1107. PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF RETURNED 
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS AND FORMER 
STAFF. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide support for returned Peace Corps volunteers to de-
velop and carry out programs and projects to promote the 
objectives of the Peace Corps Act, as set forth in section 
2(a) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2501(a)). 
(b) GRANTS
TO CERTAIN NONPROFIT CORPORA-
TIONS.—
(1) GRANT AUTHORITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the pur-
pose of this section, and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Director may 
award grants on a competitive basis to private 
nonprofit corporations for the purpose of ena-
bling returned Peace Corps volunteers to use 
their knowledge and expertise to develop and 
carry out the programs and projects described 
in paragraph (2). 
(B) DELEGATION
OF
AUTHORITY
AND 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Director may dele-
gate the authority to award grants under sub-
paragraph (A) and may transfer funds author-
ized under this section subject to the notifica-
tion procedures of section 634A of the Foreign
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Assistance Act of 1961 to the Chief Executive 
Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Corporation’’). 
(2) PROGRAMS
AND
PROJECTS.—Such pro-
grams and projects may include—
(A) educational programs designed to en-
rich the knowledge and interest of elementary 
school and secondary school students in the ge-
ography and cultures of other countries where 
the volunteers have served; 
(B) projects that involve partnerships with 
local libraries to enhance community knowledge 
about other peoples and countries; and 
(C) audio-visual projects that utilize mate-
rials collected by the volunteers during their 
service that would be of educational value to 
communities. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible 
to compete for grants under this section, a nonprofit 
corporation shall have a board of directors composed 
of returned Peace Corps volunteers and former 
Peace Corps staff with a background in community 
service, education, or health. If the grants are made 
by the Corporation, the nonprofit corporation shall
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meet all appropriate Corporation management re-
quirements, as determined by the Corporation. 
(c) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Such grants shall be 
made pursuant to a grant agreement between the Peace 
Corps or the Corporation and the nonprofit corporation 
that requires that—
(1) the grant funds will only be used to support 
programs and projects described in subsection (a) 
pursuant to proposals submitted by returned Peace 
Corps volunteers (either individually or cooperatively 
with other returned volunteers); 
(2) the nonprofit corporation will give consider-
ation to funding individual programs or projects by 
returned Peace Corps volunteers, in amounts of not 
more than $50,000, under this section; 
(3) not more than 20 percent of the grant 
funds made available to the nonprofit corporation 
will be used for the salaries, overhead, or other ad-
ministrative expenses of the nonprofit corporation; 
(4) the nonprofit corporation will not receive 
grant funds for programs or projects under this sec-
tion for a third or subsequent year unless the non-
profit corporation makes available, to carry out the 
programs or projects during that year, non-Federal 
contributions—