(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new sentences: ‘‘As a part of such training, 
the President, in coordination with the Inspector 
General of the Peace Corps, shall provide each vol-
unteer with information regarding the mandate of 
the Inspector General and the availability (including 
contact information) of the Inspector General as a 
resource for volunteers. The President shall provide 
such information at least once during training that 
occurs prior to enrollment and at least once during 
each significant instance of training after enroll-
ment.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) The President shall implement procedures to 
maintain a written record verifying the attendance of each 
individual completing training provided to meet each re-
quirement in this section and sections 8A, 8B, 8F, and 
8G(b).’’. 
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES TO APPLICANTS FOR 
ENROLLMENT AS VOLUNTEERS. 
Section 8A of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507a) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(d) 
INFORMATION
REGARDING
CRIMES
AND 
RISKS.—Each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer 
shall be provided, with respect to the country in which the 
applicant has been invited to serve, with information re-
garding crimes against and risks to volunteers, including 
an overview of past crimes against volunteers in such 
country, the current early termination rate of volunteers 
serving in such country, any health risks prevalent in such 
country, and the level of satisfaction reported by volun-
teers serving in such country. Upon receiving such infor-
mation, the applicant shall have the option to timely de-
cline the invitation without retaliation and with priority 
to be invited to serve in a different country.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(B), in clause (iii), by 
striking ‘‘victim advocates’’ and inserting ‘‘Victim’s 
Advocates,’’. 
SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO 
VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
Paragraph (3) of section 8B(a) of the Peace Corps 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2507b(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘SARLs’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
employee of the Peace Corps’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Victim Advocate’’ and inserting 
‘‘Victim’s Advocate’’. 
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SEC. 7. OFFICE OF VICTIM ADVOCACY. 
Section 8C of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507c) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘victim advocate’’ in each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocate’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘victim advocates’’ in each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocates’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 8. REFORM AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL ASSAULT 
ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
Section 8D of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2507d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘not less than 8 individ-
uals’’ and inserting ‘‘not fewer than 8 and not 
more than 14 individuals’’; 
(B) by inserting after the first sentence 
the following new sentence: ‘‘At least one mem-
ber shall also be licensed in the field of mental 
health.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘There shall be no limit to the num-
ber of terms an individual may serve as a mem-
ber of the Council.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘and the implementation 
of such policy’’ after ‘‘section 8B’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘To carry out the functions in this 
subsection, the Council shall conduct case re-
views and shall have access, including through 
interviews or visits, to volunteers and staff in 
the field, to volunteer surveys under section 8E, 
to all data collected from restricted reporting, 
and to any other information necessary to con-
duct case reviews, except that the Council may 
not have access to any personally identifying in-
formation associated with such surveys or 
data.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 9. PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR VOLUNTEER 
SURVEYS. 
Section 8E of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507e) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
sentences: ‘‘The President shall publish on a 
publicly available website of the Peace Corps 
the results of each survey related to volunteer 
satisfaction in each country in which volunteers 
serve, and the early termination rate of volun-
teers serving in each such country. The infor-
mation published shall be posted in an easily 
accessible place near the description of the ap-
propriate country and shall be written in an 
easily understood manner.’’. 
SEC. 10. EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS FOR THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL. 
Section 13 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2512) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Section’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) An expert, consultant, or organization thereof 
employed pursuant to subsection (a) by the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Peace Corps may be compensated without re-
gard to the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable 
under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 11. REPORT AND SURVEY ON VOLUNTEER ACCESS TO 
HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 
four years, the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report in-
cluding each of the following: 
(1) The number of Peace Corps volunteers who 
returned to the United States in the prior year and 
whom the Director assisted in resolving difficulties 
in securing health care benefits through the Depart-
ment of Labor (including difficulties in receiving 
health care services or reimbursement for such serv-
ices). 
(2) The date on which the Director was con-
tacted by each such volunteer to request such assist-
ance. 
(3) If such difficulties were successfully resolved 
by the Director, the date of each such resolution. 
(4) The average period of time that such resolu-
tion was pending, with respect to requests for such 
assistance in the prior year. 
(5) The rate of satisfaction of such returned 
volunteers with the quality of such assistance. 
(b) SURVEY.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report in-
cluding the results of the survey described in para-
graph (2). 
(2) SCOPE OF SURVEY.—The survey described 
in this paragraph is an annual survey, provided to 
each former Peace Corps volunteer who accessed 
post-service health care provided by the Peace 
Corps, that assesses, with respect to such volunteers, 
each of the following: 
(A) The level of awareness of the existence 
of the Federal Employees’ Compensation pro-
gram and knowledge of the specific health care 
benefits associated with Peace Corps service 
that are available under the program. 
(B) The level of awareness of the applica-
tion requirements of the program, including eli-
gibility requirements and the documentation 
that the Department of Labor requires before 
making a decision regarding benefits under the 
program. 
(C) The level of satisfaction with the pro-
gram, including the timeliness of processing ap-
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plications and providing reimbursement for 
health and other benefits. 
(D) The average time taken by the Sec-
retary of Labor— 
(i) to review and to approve or deny 
an application for benefits under the pro-
gram; and 
(ii) to provide a reimbursement for 
submitted medical claims. 
(E) The ability to access medical providers 
using the benefits provided by the program. 
(3) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION
ACT
EXEMP-
TION.—The collection of data for purposes of a re-
port submitted under paragraph (1) is not subject to 
the requirements of subchapter I of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
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