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Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
TITLE X—PEACE CORPS VOLUN-
TEER SERVICE PROTECTION 
SEC. 1001. SEXUAL ASSAULT COMPLAINTS IN THE PEACE 
CORPS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Peace Corps has begun responding to con-
cerns related to its handling of sexual assault complaints 
from its volunteers that have been the subject of media 
reports and oversight hearings, including by the hiring of 
a Victim’s Advocate. 
(b) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress looks for-
ward to working cooperatively with the Peace Corps on 
additional, necessary steps to protect volunteers, including 
the enactment and implementation of this title. 
SEC. 1002. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER PROTECTION. 
The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after 
section 8 (22 U.S.C. 2507) the following new sections: 
‘‘SAFETY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT REGARDING PEACE 
CORPS VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
‘‘SEC. 8A. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of this section, 
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the Director of the Peace Corps shall consult with the As-
sistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and 
enter into a memorandum of understanding that specifies 
the duties and obligations of the Peace Corps and the Bu-
reau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State 
with respect to the protection of Peace Corps volunteers 
and staff members serving in foreign countries, including 
with respect to investigations of safety and security inci-
dents and crimes committed against such volunteers and 
staff members. 
‘‘(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEW.—The Inspector General of the 
Peace Corps shall review the memorandum of under-
standing described in subsection (a) and be afforded 
the opportunity to recommend changes that advance 
the safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers be-
fore its entry into force. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Director of the Peace 
Corps shall consider all recommendations of the In-
spector General of the Peace Corps regarding the 
memorandum of understanding described in sub-
section (a). If the Director enters into such memo-
randum without addressing a recommendation of the 
Inspector General, the Director shall submit to the 
Inspector General an explanation relating thereto. 
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‘‘(3) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.— 
‘‘(A) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
SUBMIT
RE-
PORT.—If, by the date that is 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Director of the Peace Corps is unable to obtain 
agreement with the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Diplomatic Security and certification by the 
Inspector General of the Peace Corps, the Di-
rector shall submit to the committees of Con-
gress specified in subparagraph (C) a report ex-
plaining the reasons for such failure. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON FUNDS.—If, by the 
date that is 9 months after the date of the en-
actment of this section, the memorandum of 
understanding described in subsection (a) has 
not entered into force, no funds available to the 
Peace Corps may be obligated or expended to 
extend to Peace Corps volunteers invitations for 
service or to deploy Peace Corps trainees over-
seas unless the Director of the Peace Corps cer-
tifies to the committees of Congress specified in 
subparagraph (C) that— 
‘‘(i) significant progress is being made 
toward finalizing such memorandum; and 
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‘‘(ii) the Peace Corps is using best ef-
forts to provide volunteers with the train-
ing, support, and information they need to 
stay safe and secure. 
‘‘(C) COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS
SPECI-
FIED.—The committees of Congress specified in 
this subparagraph are the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF TRAINEES.—In this section and 
sections 8B through 8I, the term ‘volunteers’ includes 
trainees. 
‘‘SEXUAL ASSAULT RISK-REDUCTION AND RESPONSE 
TRAINING 
‘‘SEC. 8B. (a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the training 
provided to all volunteers under section 8(a), the Director 
of the Peace Corps shall develop and implement com-
prehensive sexual assault risk-reduction and response 
training that conforms to best practices in the sexual as-
sault field as appropriate for first responders and other 
staff. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTATION WITH EX-
PERTS.—In developing the sexual assault risk-reduction 
and response training under subsection (a), the Director 
of the Peace Corps shall consult with and incorporate, as 
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appropriate, the recommendations and views of experts in 
the sexual assault field. 
‘‘(c) SUBSEQUENT TRAINING.—Once a trainee has 
arrived in such trainee’s country of service, the Director 
of the Peace Corps shall provide such trainee with training 
tailored to such country, including cultural training relat-
ing to gender relations, risk-reduction strategies, a safety 
plan in the event of an assault, treatment available in such 
country (such as forensic rape exams, PEP for HIV expo-
sure, STD screening, and pregnancy testing), MedEvac 
procedures, and information regarding the legal process 
for pressing charges against an attacker. 
‘‘(d) HISTORICAL ANALYSIS.—The Director of the 
Peace Corps shall provide each applicant for enrollment 
with a historical analysis of crimes and risks against vol-
unteers in the country in which the applicant has been 
invited to serve. 
‘‘(e) CONTACT INFORMATION.—The Director of the 
Peace Corps shall provide each trainee, before each such 
trainee enrolls as a volunteer, with— 
‘‘(1) the contact information of the Inspector 
General of the Peace Corps for purposes of reporting 
violations of the sexual assault protocol under sec-
tion 8C or any other criminal or administrative 
wrongdoing by volunteers, personnel (including ex-
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