I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1456 
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 
A BILL 
To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace 
Corps, better support current and returned volunteers, 
and for other purposes. 
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 2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Funding for the Peace Corps; integration of information age 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 
volunteers. 
Sec. 6. Whistleblower protections for volunteers. 
Sec. 7. Peace Corps National Advisory Council. 
Sec. 8. Use of official seal, emblem, and name of the Peace Corps. 
Sec. 9. Codification of certain Executive order relating to existing noncompeti-
tive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers. 
Sec. 10. Memorandum of Agreement with Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 
Department of State. 
Sec. 11. Clarification regarding eligibility of United States nationals. 
Sec. 12. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 13. Workers compensation for Peace Corps volunteers. 
Sec. 14. Technical and conforming amendments. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEACE CORPS; INTEGRATION OF 
INFORMATION AGE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNI-
TIES. 
Section 3 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(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 insert-
ing ‘‘$450,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 and 
2022, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, 
$550,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024, 
and 
$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2025’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that fis-
cal year and the subsequent fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘obligation through the end of the sub-
sequent fiscal year’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) In recognition of the transformative power of 
internet access in developing countries, the Peace Corps 
shall be administered to give particular attention to those 
programs, projects, training, and other activities which le-
verage the internet, as appropriate, for development, edu-
cation, and social and economic mobility and to develop 
positions for 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 ‘‘$417’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the volunteer’s’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
volunteer’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (p) 
as subsections (d) through (o), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, in the 
first sentence, by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (e), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) The Director of the Peace Corps shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with health experts outside the 
Peace Corps, including experts licensed in the field 
of mental health, and follow guidance by the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the 
prescription of medications to a volunteer; and 
‘‘(2) provide mental health care as an eligible 
health care service to such volunteers during and 
after their service.’’; 
(6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the President’’; 
(7) in subsection (m), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting 
‘‘the President’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(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 this section, with respect to 
Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose service ended 
involuntarily as a result of an emergency, suspension of 
operations, or otherwise through no fault of the volunteer, 
the Director of the Peace Corps shall— 
‘‘(1) waive all non-medical application require-
ments for the re-enrollment of each such volunteer 
during the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
such involuntary end of service; 
‘‘(2) expedite the medical clearance for each 
such volunteer to facilitate re-enrollment; 
‘‘(3) permit each such volunteer, to the extent 
possible, to resume the activity of each such volun-
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teer at the time of the involuntary end of service; 
and 
‘‘(4) provide each such volunteer, beginning on 
the date of re-enrollment, with the compensation, al-
lowances, benefits, and other terms and conditions of 
service to which the volunteer is entitled under this 
Act. 
‘‘(q) The Director of the Peace Corps shall authorize 
a payout allowance, in an amount determined by the Di-
rector, to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose serv-
ice ended involuntarily as a result of an emergency, sus-
pension of operations, or otherwise through no fault of the 
volunteer.’’. 
(b) VOLUNTEER LEADERS.—Section 6 of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2505) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$125’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$417’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the President’’. 
SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE CONTINUATION FOR PEACE CORPS 
VOLUNTEERS. 
Section 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2504(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(e)(1) Volunteers shall receive such health care (in-
cluding, if necessary, for volunteers and trainees, services 
under section 8B of this title) during their service. 
‘‘(2) Applicants for enrollment shall receive 
such health examinations preparatory to their serv-
ice, applicants for enrollment who have accepted an 
invitation to begin a period of training under section 
8A of this title shall receive, preparatory to their 
service, such immunization, dental care, and infor-
mation on prescription options and potential inter-
actions, as necessary and appropriate and in accord-
ance with subsection (f). 
‘‘(3) Returned volunteers shall receive such 
health examinations within six months after termi-
nation of their service, including services provided in 
accordance with section 8B of this title (except that 
the six-month limitation shall not apply in the case 
of such services), as the President may deem nec-
essary or appropriate. 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 fa-
cility shall be reimbursed from appropriations avail-
able under this chapter. Health care may not be pro-
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vided under this subsection in a manner inconsistent 
with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 
1997. 
‘‘(4) Returned volunteers shall receive— 
‘‘(A) three months of health care upon 
their return to the United States; and 
‘‘(B) an opportunity to extend for an addi-
tional 3 months such health care, at the ex-
pense of such volunteer. 
‘‘(5) Not later than 30 days before the date on 
which the period of service of a volunteer or trainee 
terminates, the Director of the Peace Corps, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall provide general guidance to such vol-
unteer or trainee on options for health care after 
termination other than health care provided by the 
Peace Corps, including information regarding— 
‘‘(A) the application process and eligibility 
requirements for medical assistance through 
State plans under title XIX of the Social Secu-
rity Act (or waiver of State plans); 
‘‘(B) the qualified health plans (as defined 
in section 1301(a) of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18021(a))) 
offered through an Exchange established under 
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title I of such Act, including the enrollment pe-
riods for enrolling in such plans; and 
‘‘(C) if such volunteer or trainee is 25 
years of age or younger, the eligibility of such 
volunteer or trainee to enroll as a dependent 
child in a group health plan or health insurance 
coverage in which the parent of such volunteer 
or trainee is enrolled if such plan or coverage 
offers such dependent coverage. 
‘‘(6) Paragraphs (4) and (5) shall apply to vol-
unteers and trainees whose periods of service were 
subject to early termination as a result of an emer-
gency or otherwise through no fault of the volunteer 
or trainee.’’. 
SEC. 5. ACCESS TO ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS AND MEN-
STRUAL PRODUCTS FOR PEACE CORPS VOL-
UNTEERS. 
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 sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(c) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.— 
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‘‘(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, 
in order to provide the best standard of care within 
the context of the Peace Corps environment. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN TRAINING.—The Director of the 
Peace Corps shall ensure that each Peace Corps 
medical officer serving in a malaria-endemic country 
receives 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 
comprehensive policy to ensure Peace Corps volun-
teers who require menstrual products are able to ac-
cess such products by— 
‘‘(A) increasing stipends for such volun-
teers to purchase such products; or 
‘‘(B) providing such volunteers with such 
products in the generic product types selected 
by such volunteer. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—The policy required 
under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration 
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the availability for purchase locally of menstrual 
products, 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 Di-
rector of the Peace Corps shall ensure that such in-
crease covers fully the cost of menstrual products 
purchased by Peace Corps volunteers described in 
such paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 6. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS. 
Section 8G of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507g) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION AGAINST REPRISAL.— 
‘‘(1) No volunteer may be subject to a reprisal 
by any Peace Corps employee, volunteer, volunteer 
supervisor, contractor, subcontractor, agent, or out-
side party that receives funds from the Peace Corps 
for making a report pursuant to section 8G(a) or for 
reporting waste, fraud, abuse of authority, gross 
mismanagement, violations of law, discrimination or 
a threat to health and safety to persons or bodies 
identified covered identified in section 4712(a)(2) of 
title 41, United States Code. 
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‘‘(2) The Inspector General for the Peace Corp 
shall conduct the investigation pursuant to section 
4712(b) of such title, and order relief as permitted 
pursuant to section 4712(c)(1) of such title. 
‘‘(3) A volunteer may appeal any action of the 
Peace Corp Inspector General or otherwise seek ju-
dicial review pursuant to paragraphs (2) through (7) 
of section 4712(c) of such title. 
‘‘(4) The Peace Corp Inspector General shall 
ensure that volunteers are informed of their rights 
under this provision consistent with the posting re-
quirements in section 4712(d) of such title. 
‘‘(e) DISPUTE MEDIATION.—The Peace Corps shall 
offer an opportunity to resolve the dispute through medi-
ation in procedures consistent with the Administrative 
Dispute Resolution Act (Public Law 101–552; 104 Stat. 
2736), as amended. 
‘‘(f) RESPONDENT.—The Peace Corps shall— 
‘‘(1) be considered a respondent in all actions 
filed pursuant to this section; and 
‘‘(2) ensure all compensation or other forms of 
relief are promptly provided to the volunteer.’’. 
SEC. 7. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
Section 12 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2511) 
is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘conduct on-site inspections, 
and make examinations, of the activities of the 
Peace Corps in the United States and in other 
countries in order to’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (G); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) make recommendations for utilizing 
the expertise of returned Peace Corps volun-
teers 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 en-
rollment in the Peace Corps, including a volun-
teer’s medical expenses and other out-of-pocket 
costs; and’’; 
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(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 
(bb) by striking ‘‘President, 
by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate’’ and inserting 
‘‘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 
volunteers, and not more than four of 
such members may be members of the 
same political party.’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) No member appointed under this 
paragraph may be an officer or employee of the 
Peace Corps.’’; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(3) The Director of the Peace Corps shall des-
ignate one of the voting members of the Council as 
Chair, who shall serve in such capacity for a term 
of two years.’’; 
(3) 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 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, 
and shall each 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.’’; 
(4) 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 
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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.’’; and 
(5) 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 su-
persede the duties of the Inspector General of the Peace 
Corps. 
‘‘(l) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Council. 
‘‘(m) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The 
Director of the Peace Corps may accept donations of 
funds, gifts, and in-kind contributions and use such dona-
tions without further appropriation for administrative ex-
penses relating to the functions of the Council. 
‘‘(n) MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT.—The Director of 
the Peace Corps may enter into a multi-year agreement 
with a nonprofit organization that supports current and 
returned Peace Corps volunteers, authorizing such non-
profit organization to solicit donations, on behalf of the 
Peace Corps, solely to support the administrative expenses 
relating to the functions of the Council. Any agreement 
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under this subsection shall require the nonprofit organiza-
tion at issue to transfer all donated funds received under 
such agreement to the Peace Corps for use under sub-
section (m).’’. 
SEC. 8. 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), by striking ‘‘he’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the President’’; 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 an-
nouncement, 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-
tion specified in paragraph (1),’’ before ‘‘shall 
be fined’’. 
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SEC. 9. CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDER RE-
LATING TO EXISTING NONCOMPETITIVE ELI-
GIBILITY FEDERAL HIRING STATUS FOR RE-
TURNING VOLUNTEERS. 
The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 26 through 28 as 
sections 27 through 29, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 25 the following 
new section: 
‘‘CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDER RELAT-
ING
TO
EXISTING
NONCOMPETITIVE
ELIGIBILITY 
FEDERAL HIRING STATUS FOR RETURNING VOLUN-
TEERS 
‘‘SEC. 26. (a) Executive Order 11103 (28 Fed. Reg. 
3571; Apr. 10, 1963), as amended by Executive Order 
12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; Dec. 28, 1978), 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 
appointment to the civil service provided to an individual 
by operation of subsection (a), including any individual 
who is so eligible on the date of 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 individual has applied for employment; 
‘‘(B) there is a lapse in appropriations with re-
spect to any Executive agency at which the indi-
vidual 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 Corp 
volunteer, retroactive to the date the individual ap-
plied 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 
result of a suspension of volunteer operations by the 
Director 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 
meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code, and includes the United States 
Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion, but does not include the Government Account-
ability Office.’’. 
SEC. 10. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU OF 
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days from the 
date of the enactment of this Act and at least once every 
five years thereafter, the Director of the Peace Corps, in 
coordination with the Assistant Secretary of State for Dip-
lomatic Security, shall review the Memorandum of Agree-
ment between the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 
Department of State and the Peace Corps relating to secu-
rity support and protection of Peace Corps volunteers and 
staff members abroad and update such Memorandum of 
Agreement, as appropriate. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace 
Corps and the Assistant Secretary of State for Dip-
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lomatic Security shall jointly submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a written notification relating to 
an update to the Memorandum of Agreement made 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
(2) TIMING OF NOTIFICATION.—A written noti-
fication submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted not later than 30 days before the up-
date referred to in such paragraph shall takes effect. 
(c) SECURITY SUPPORT AND PROTECTION PLAN.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Memorandum of Agreement is reviewed pursuant to sub-
section (a) and all future updates including a new stand-
ing directive, each Director of a Peace Corps country pro-
gram and the corresponding Regional Security Officer of 
the United States Diplomatic Security Service shall jointly 
develop a Peace Corps volunteer security support and pro-
tection plan for each Peace Corps country program. 
SEC. 11. CLARIFICATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF 
UNITED STATES NATIONALS. 
The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is 
amended— 
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(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 
inserting ‘‘nationals of the United States’’; 
(3) in section 10(b), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nationals of the United States’’; 
(4) in section 12(g), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nationals of the United States’’; and 
(5) in section 27, as so redesignated— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘national of the United States’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a)(22)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)(B)).’’. 
SEC. 12. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the Peace Corps shall submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
on— 
(1) the presence of the Peace Corps in the Pa-
cific Islands region; and 
(2) a strategy to expand such presence, as ap-
propriate, including— 
(A) outcomes of consultations with regional 
allies and partners on areas in which coopera-
tion can reduce factors limiting Peace Corps ex-
pansion; and 
(B) timelines for expanding and reopening 
country programs in the Pacific Islands region. 
(b) AMENDMENTS.—Section 8I(a) of the Peace Corps 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2507i(a)) is amended by striking— 
(1) ‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’’; 
(2) ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’; and 
(3) ‘‘and the Committee on Appropriations’’ 
each place it appears. 
(c) GAO REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
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lations of the Senate a report relating to the post- 
service health care delivery and insurance coverage 
pursuant to sections 5(d) and 8B. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Information relating to examinations, 
counseling, and other mental health care serv-
ices provided by the Peace Corp to returned vol-
unteers in the 6 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 metal 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 plan or a similar commercially 
available insurance plan to be paid for by 
the Peace Corps. 
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SEC. 13. WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR PEACE CORPS 
VOLUNTEERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8142 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(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. 14. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
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’. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘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. Establish 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. 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 organi-
zations. 
‘‘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. Codification of certain Executive order relating to existing non-
competitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volun-
teers. 
‘‘Sec. 27. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 28. Construction. 
‘‘Sec. 29. Effective date. 
‘‘TITLE II—AMENDMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND 
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 
‘‘Sec. 201. Repealed. 
‘‘Sec. 202. Repealed. 
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(7) in section 9, by striking ‘‘Act proceedings’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Act. Removal proceedings’’; 
(8) in section 10(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’’; 
(9) in section 15(c), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting ‘‘such sub-
chapter’’; 
(10) 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.)’’; 
(11) 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 
(12) in section 27, as so redesignated— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the Peace Corps.’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘5(m)’’ and inserting ‘‘5(n)’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) and 
(ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘section 5(f)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 5(e)’’. 
Æ 
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