II 
Calendar No. 492 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1456 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
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 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. 
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Sec. 5. Access to antimalarial drugs and menstrual products for Peace Corps 
volunteers. 
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 vol-
unteers. 
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. 18. Determination of budgetary effects. 
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)(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 ‘‘$430,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024’’; 
(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 international development efforts, and, 
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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 ac-
tivities that leverage the internet, as appropriate, for 
development, education, and social and economic 
mobility; and 
‘‘(2) develop positions for Peace Corps volun-
teers 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 
volunteer’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (p) 
as subsections (d) through (o), respectively; 
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(4) by amending subsection (e), as so redesig-
nated— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE’’ after ‘‘PRE-
SCRIPTION OF MEDICATIONS’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘concerning the mental 
health care provided to volunteers during their 
service,’’ after ‘‘experts licensed in the field of 
mental health,’’; 
(5) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsequent’’; 
(6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘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 
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(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 
fault of the volunteer or trainee, the Director of the Peace 
Corps shall— 
‘‘(1) waive such non-medical or non-security ap-
plication requirements as the Director may deter-
mine for the re-enrollment of each such volunteer 
and trainee during the 2-year period beginning on 
the date of such involuntary end of service; 
‘‘(2) prioritize the medical clearance for each 
such volunteer and trainee to facilitate re-enroll-
ment; and 
‘‘(3) permit each such volunteer and trainee, to 
the extent practicable and in consideration of the 
needs of overseas posts and the suitability of the vol-
unteer or trainee to meet those needs, to resume the 
activity of each such volunteer and trainee at the 
time of the involuntary end of service. 
‘‘(q) The Director of the Peace Corps may authorize 
separation allowances, in amounts determined by the Di-
rector, to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose serv-
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ice ended involuntarily as a result of an emergency, sus-
pension of operations, or otherwise through no fault of the 
volunteer or trainee.’’. 
(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 ‘‘$375’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Director’’; 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 
necessary or appropriate. 
‘‘(2) Applicants for enrollment shall receive such 
health examinations preparatory to their service, appli-
cants for enrollment who have accepted an invitation to 
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begin a period of training under section 8(a) shall receive, 
preparatory to their service, such immunization, dental 
care, and information on prescription options and poten-
tial interactions, as necessary and appropriate and in ac-
cordance with subsection (e). 
‘‘(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 oper-
ating such facility shall be reimbursed from appropriations 
available 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 pe-
riod of service is subject to early termination as the result 
of an emergency, shall receive upon termination of their 
service with the Peace Corps two months of short-term 
non-service-related health insurance for transition and 
travel (SHIFTT), to provide coverage for a 60-day period 
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within which such volunteer will be advised to obtain quali-
fying health insurance, and an opportunity to extend for 
an additional 1 month such SHIFTT insurance, at the 
expense of such volunteer. 
‘‘(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 ter-
mination 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 infor-
mation 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 
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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 
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 
offers such dependent coverage.’’. 
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); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing 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 
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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 
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, 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 
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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 is sufficient to cover the average cost within 
the country of service of menstrual products re-
quired by volunteers.’’; 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 
section 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 Appoint-
ment 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 Commis-
sion 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). 
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‘‘(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 the enactment of this 
section, shall be extended by the total number of days 
that, during such period— 
‘‘(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 Corps 
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 
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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 
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. 
‘‘(c) Subject to subsection (b), 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, except as set 
forth herein, remain in effect and have the full force and 
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effect of law. In the event of a conflict between the lan-
guage herein and Executive Order 11103, the language 
herein shall prevail. 
‘‘(d) Any volunteer whose service terminated after 
January 1, 2020, and who has been certified by the Direc-
tor 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 department, agency, or establishment in the com-
petitive service under title 5, United States Code without 
competitive examination and in accordance with such reg-
ulations and conditions consistent with this subsection as 
may be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management.’’. 
SEC. 7. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING VIRTUAL SERVICES FOR 
THE PEACE CORPS. 
The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after 
section 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 
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through the internet and other electronic means to com-
munities abroad. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Peace Corps 
is authorized to recruit individuals, who may be located 
within the United States or third countries, to provide 
services virtually by electronic means to communities in 
host countries to flexibly meet the expressed needs of those 
countries. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The Director of 
the Peace Corps— 
‘‘(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 
information, 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 
appropriate for the nature of the assignments. 
‘‘(d) INDIVIDUALS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED VOLUN-
TEERS.—An individual who provides services under the 
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authority of this section shall not be considered to be a 
volunteer 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 FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES.—An individual who provides services 
under the authority of this section shall not be considered 
a Federal employee except for the purposes described in 
section 5(h).’’. 
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 re-
prisal or retaliation against a volunteer by any Peace 
Corps officer or employee, or any other person with 
supervisory authority over the volunteer during the 
volunteer’s period of service. 
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‘‘(2) REPORTING
AND
INVESTIGATION; 
RE-
LIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may re-
port a complaint or allegation of reprisal or re-
taliation— 
‘‘(i) directly to the Inspector General 
of the Peace Corps, and the Inspector Gen-
eral may conduct such investigations and 
make such recommendations with respect 
to the complaint or allegation as the In-
spector General considers appropriate; and 
‘‘(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 
promptly provided to the volunteer. 
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‘‘(3) APPEAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A volunteer may ap-
peal to the Director of the Peace Corps any 
proposed or final resolution of a complaint or 
allegation 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 en-
sure 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 vol-
unteers to resolve disputes concerning a complaint 
or allegation of reprisal or retaliation through medi-
ation in accordance with procedures developed by the 
Peace Corps. 
‘‘(6) STAFF
MEMBER
AND
VOLUNTEER
CO-
OPERATION.—The Director of the Peace Corps may 
take such disciplinary or other administrative action, 
including termination of service or finding of ineligi-
bility for re-employment or reinstatement, with re-
spect to a staff member or volunteer who unreason-
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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 ad-
ministrative action against a volunteer because 
the volunteer made a report pursuant to sub-
section (a) or otherwise disclosed to a covered 
official or office any information pertaining to 
waste, fraud, abuse of authority, misconduct, 
mismanagement, violations of law, or a signifi-
cant 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 In-
spector General. 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 9. COMPREHENSIVE ILLEGAL DRUG USE POLICY WITH 
RESPECT TO PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS. 
The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after 
section 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 
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‘‘(2) require that every case of volunteer or 
trainee illegal drug involvement be brought imme-
diately to the attention of relevant Peace Corps lead-
ership, including the Director, and be reported expe-
ditiously by the Peace Corps to the Office of the In-
spector 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. 
‘‘(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 Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate 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’’; 
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(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 Di-
rector and, as the Council considers 
appropriate, the Congress’’; and 
(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 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 
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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’’; 
(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 ‘‘the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate’’ and in-
serting ‘‘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 
volunteers, and not more than four of 
such members may be members of the 
same political party.’’; 
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(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: 
‘‘(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 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, 
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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 sen-
tence’’; 
(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)— 
(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 su-
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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) 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 response to Hurricane Katrina in 2006 and provided 
COVID–19 relief in 2021 at the request of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency and therefore it is the 
policy of the United States that the Peace Corps be au-
thorized 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: 
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‘‘SEC. 14A. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHIN 
THE UNITED STATES AT THE REQUEST OF 
ANOTHER 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 
services of individuals who are not then serving outside 
the United States as volunteers or trainees (unless such 
appointment 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 
assistance at the request of any Federal Government agen-
cy with authority to do so. Such service within the United 
States may be initiated by the Director following the re-
quest 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 considered volunteers under section 5 and 
shall not be deemed a Federal employee except for the pur-
poses described in section 5(h). The Director may provide 
for incidental expenses of domestic volunteers, as deter-
mined by the Director to be appropriate for the nature 
of the assignments.’’. 
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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 in-
serting ‘‘The Director of the Peace Corps’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Director’’; 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. 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 
inserting ‘‘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 
following 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 DEPART-
MENT 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 
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-
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 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 ‘‘Sep-
tember 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 sub-
mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report relating to 
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the post-service health care delivery and insurance 
coverage pursuant to subsection (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 serv-
ices provided by the Peace Corps to returned 
volunteers 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-
fidentiality for returned Peace Corps vol-
unteers 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 com-
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mercially 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 in-
clude— 
(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 appli-
cants; 
(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 pres-
entation; 
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(4) a description of periods of stability related 
to certain mental health conditions and symptoms 
recommended prior to an applicant’s clearance to 
serve; 
(5) an assessment of the impact of updated 
mental health evaluation guidance, including a com-
parison of mental health related volunteer medevacs 
in years before and after updated guidelines were 
implemented; 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 
mental health research and proposes relevant up-
dates 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 there-
after for five years, the Director of the Peace Corps shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report on volunteer medical and men-
tal health evacuations. Such report shall include— 
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(1) the number of Peace Corps volunteer med-
ical and mental health evacuations during the pre-
vious year; 
(2) a breakdown of these evacuations into med-
ical and mental health evacuation categories; and 
(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 
Foreign 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’’. 
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(f) REPORT
ON PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION.—Not 
later than 180 days 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 Rep-
resentatives and the 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 prac-
ticable, 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. 
SEC. 16. 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–7, step 5’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
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(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. 
‘‘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. 
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‘‘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 
volunteers. 
‘‘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. 14A. Peace corps volunteers serving within the United States at the re-
quest 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. [Reserved.] 
‘‘Sec. 21. [Reserved.] 
‘‘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. [Reserved.] 
‘‘Sec. 202. [Reserved.] 
‘‘TITLE III—ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE 
PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 301. Voluntary Service Programs.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a) of section 2— 
(A) by striking ‘‘men and women’’ and in-
serting ‘‘individuals’’; 
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(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 
Director’’; 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; 
(B) in the second sentence of subsection 
(c), by striking ‘‘in his discretion’’ and inserting 
‘‘in the President’s discretion’’; and 
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(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— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Act proceedings’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Act. Removal proceedings’’; 
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