SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 
2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SUPPORT 
Sec. 101. Peace Corps volunteer medical care reform. 
Sec. 102. Post-service peace corps volunteer medical care reform. 
Sec. 103. Peace Corps impact survey. 
Sec. 104. Extension of positions for Peace Corps employees. 
TITLE II—PEACE CORPS OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
Sec. 201. Peace Corps volunteer access to Inspector General. 
Sec. 202. Publication requirement for volunteer surveys. 
Sec. 203. Consultation with Congress required before opening or closing over-
seas offices and country programs. 
TITLE III—CRIME RISK REDUCTION ENHANCEMENTS 
Sec. 301. Independent review of volunteer death. 
Sec. 302. Additional disclosures to applicants for enrollment as volunteers. 
Sec. 303. Additional protections against sexual misconduct. 
Sec. 304. Extension of the office of victim advocacy. 
Sec. 305. Reform and extension of the Sexual Assault Advisory Council. 
Sec. 306. Definitions. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Peace Corps. 
(3) PEACE
CORPS
VOLUNTEER.—The term 
‘‘Peace Corps volunteer’’ means an individual de-
scribed in section 5(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 
U.S.C. 2504(a)). 
TITLE I—PEACE CORPS 
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT 
SEC. 101. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL CARE RE-
FORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Peace Corps Act is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 2504)— 
(A) in subsection (e), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘receive such immunization and 
dental care preparatory to their service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘receive, preparatory to their service, 
such immunization, dental care, and informa-
tion on prescription options and potential inter-
actions, as necessary and appropriate and in ac-
cordance with subsection (f)’’; 
(B) by re-designating subsections (f), (g), 
(h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), and (n) as subsections 
(g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), and (o); 
(C) by inserting after subsection (e) the 
following new subsection— 
‘‘(f) The Director of the Peace Corps shall consult 
with health experts outside the Peace Corps, including ex-
perts licensed in the field of mental health, and follow 
guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion regarding the prescription of medications to a volun-
teer.’’; and 
(D) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘section, and’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion), and’’; and 
(2) by inserting after section 5 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5A. HEALTH CARE FOR VOLUNTEERS AT PEACE 
CORPS POSTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall ensure that 
each overseas post has the services of a medical office that 
is consistent in size and scope with the needs of the Peace 
Corps at such post, including, if necessary, by detailing
to any such post the licensed medical staff of other United 
States departments, agencies, or establishments. 
‘‘(b) HIRING CRITERIA.—In selecting medical officers 
and support staff for overseas Peace Corps posts, the Di-
rector of the Peace Corps shall hire well-qualified and ca-
pable personnel to support the effectiveness of health care 
for Peace Corps volunteers by evaluating each can-
didate’s— 
‘‘(1) medical training, experience, and accredi-
tations or other qualifications; 
‘‘(2) record of performance; 
‘‘(3) administrative capabilities; 
‘‘(4) understanding of the local language and 
culture; 
‘‘(5) ability to work in the English language; 
‘‘(6) interpersonal skills; and 
‘‘(7) such other factors that the Director deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) 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) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Peace 
Corps, acting through the Associate Director of the
Office of Health Services and the country directors, 
shall review and evaluate the performance and 
health care delivery of all Peace Corps medical staff, 
including medical officers, to— 
‘‘(A) ensure compliance with all relevant 
Peace Corps policies, practices, and guidelines; 
and 
‘‘(B) ensure that medical staff complete 
the necessary continuing medical education to 
maintain their skills and satisfy licensing and 
credentialing standards, as designated by the 
Director. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of 
the Peace Corps shall include, in the annual Peace 
Corps congressional budget justification, a confirma-
tion that the review and evaluation of all Peace 
Corps medical staff required under paragraph (1) 
has been completed. 
‘‘(e) ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS.—The Director of the 
Peace Corps shall consult with experts at the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention regarding recommenda-
tions for prescribing malaria prophylaxis, in order to pro-
vide the best standard of care within the context of the 
Peace Corps environment.’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION
OF RECOMMENDATIONS
BY 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE PEACE CORPS.— 
(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—As prompt-
ly as practicable, the Director shall implement the 
actions outlined in the agency response for all open 
recommendations of the Inspector General of the 
Peace Corps set forth in the report entitled ‘‘Final 
Program Evaluation Report: OIG Follow-up Evalua-
tion of Issues Identified in the 2010 Peace Corps/ 
Morocco Assessment of Medical Care’’ (Report No. 
IG–16–01–E). 
(2) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees that de-
scribes the Director’s strategy for implementing 
the recommendations referred to in paragraph 
(1). 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the submission of the re-
port required under subparagraph (A), and 
semiannually thereafter, the Director shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describes the progress in imple-
menting the recommendations referred to in 
paragraph (1) until all such recommendations 
have been implemented in accordance with the 
agency’s response to the report referred to in 
such paragraph. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—After the submission of 
each report required under paragraph (2), the In-
spector General of the Peace Corps may notify the 
appropriate congressional committees of any rec-
ommendations from the report referred to in para-
graph (1) that the Inspector General determines re-
main unresolved. 
SEC. 102. POST-SERVICE PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER MED-
ICAL CARE REFORM. 
Section 8142 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall authorize the Director of 
the Peace Corps to furnish medical benefits to a volunteer, 
who is injured during the volunteer’s period of service, for 
a period of 120 days following the termination of such 
service if the Director certifies that the volunteer’s injury 
probably meets the requirements under subsection (c)(3). 
The Secretary may then certify vouchers for these ex-
penses for such volunteer out of the Employees’ Com-
pensation Fund. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall prescribe the form and con-
tent of the certification required under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) A certification under paragraph (1) will cease 
to be effective if the volunteer sustains compensable dis-
ability in connection with volunteer service. 
‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 
authorize the furnishing of any medical benefit that the 
Secretary of Labor is not otherwise authorized to reim-
burse for former Peace Corps volunteers who receive treat-
ment for injury or disease proximately caused by their 
service in the Peace Corps in accordance with this chap-
ter.’’. 
SEC. 103. PEACE CORPS IMPACT SURVEY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and once every 
2 years thereafter for the following 6 years, the Director 
shall conduct a survey of former Peace Corps volunteers. 
(b) SCOPE OF SURVEY.—The survey required under 
subsection (a) shall assess, with respect to each former 
Peace Corps volunteer completing the survey, the impact 
of the Peace Corps on the former volunteer, including the 
volunteer’s— 
(1) well-being;
(2) career; 
(3) civic engagement; and 
(4) commitment to public service. 
(c) REPORT.—The Director shall submit a report 
containing the results of the survey conducted under sub-
section (a) to— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF POSITIONS FOR PEACE CORPS EM-
PLOYEES. 
Section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2506(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8)(A) The Director of the Peace Corps may 
designate Peace Corps positions as critical manage-
ment or management support positions that require 
specialized technical or professional skills and knowl-
edge of Peace Corps operations. Such positions may 
include positions in the following fields:
‘‘(i) Volunteer health services. 
‘‘(ii) Financial management. 
‘‘(iii) Information technology. 
‘‘(iv) Procurement. 
‘‘(v) Personnel. 
‘‘(vi) Legal services. 
‘‘(vii) Safety and security. 
‘‘(B) Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), 
with respect to positions designated pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A), the Director may make or extend re-
newable appointments or assignments under para-
graph (2) notwithstanding limitations under sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and para-
graph (5). 
‘‘(C) In exercising authority under subpara-
graph (B), the Director shall ensure that all deci-
sions regarding the appointment, assignment, or ex-
tension of employees to any position designated pur-
suant to subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) are consistent with Federal law and 
Peace Corps policy; and 
‘‘(ii) are based upon operational and pro-
grammatic factors.
‘‘(D) The term of any appointment or assign-
ment to any position designated pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) may not exceed 5 years.’’. 
TITLE II—PEACE CORPS OVER-
SIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 201. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ACCESS TO INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL. 
Section 8 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
President’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentences: ‘‘As part of the training provided to 
all volunteers under subsection (a), and in co-
ordination with the Inspector General of the 
Peace Corps, the President shall provide all vol-
unteers with information regarding the mandate 
of the Inspector General and the availability 
(including contact information) of the Inspector 
General and the Office of Victim Advocacy as 
a resource for volunteers. The President shall 
ensure that volunteers receive such information 
at least once during training that occurs prior 
to enrollment and at least once during each sig-
nificant instance of training after enrollment.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) The President shall implement procedures to 
maintain a record verifying each individual completing 
training provided to meet each requirement in this section 
and sections 8A, 8B, 8F, and 8G(b).’’. 
SEC. 202. PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR VOLUNTEER 
SURVEYS. 
Section 8E of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507e) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, ensure that each such 
plan includes a consideration of the results, 
with respect to each such representative and the 
country of service of each such representative, 
of each survey conducted under subsection (c),’’ 
after ‘‘standards for Peace Corps representa-
tives’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and shall review’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, and review’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
sentences: ‘‘The President shall publish, on a 
publicly available website of the Peace Corps, a 
report summarizing the results of each survey 
related to volunteer satisfaction in each country 
in which volunteers serve, and the early termi-
nation rate of volunteers serving in each such 
country. The information published shall be 
posted in an easily accessible place near the de-
scription of the appropriate country and shall 
be written in an easily understood manner.’’. 
SEC. 203. CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED BE-
FORE OPENING OR CLOSING OVERSEAS OF-
FICES AND COUNTRY PROGRAMS. 
Section 10 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2509) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Di-
rector of the Peace Corps may not open, close, signifi-
cantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or 
country program unless the Director has notified and con-
sulted with the appropriate congressional committees at 
least 15 days in advance.
‘‘(2) The Director of the Peace Corps may waive the 
application of paragraph (1) for a period of not more than 
5 days after an action described in such paragraph if the 
Director determines such action is necessary to ameliorate 
a substantial security risk to Peace Corps volunteers or 
other Peace Corps personnel. 
‘‘(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.’’. 
TITLE III—CRIME RISK 
REDUCTION ENHANCEMENTS 
SEC. 301. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF VOLUNTEER DEATH. 
Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504), 
as amended by section 101 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(p)(1) Not later than 10 days after receiving notifi-
cation of the death of a volunteer, the President shall pro-
vide a briefing to the Inspector General of the Peace Corps 
that includes— 
‘‘(A)(i) the available facts and circumstances 
surrounding the death of the volunteer, including a
preliminary timeline of the events immediately pre-
ceding the death of the volunteer, subsequent actions 
taken by the Peace Corps, and any information 
available to the Peace Corps reflecting on the cause 
or root cause of the death of the volunteer; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of any steps the Peace Corps 
plans to take to inquire further into the cause or 
root cause of the death of the volunteer, including 
the anticipated date of the completion of such in-
quiry; or 
‘‘(B) an explanation of why the Peace Corps 
has determined that no further inquiry into the 
cause or root cause of the death of the volunteer is 
necessary, including— 
‘‘(i) a description of the steps the Peace 
Corps took to determine further inquiry was not 
necessary; and 
‘‘(ii) the basis for such determination. 
‘‘(2) If the Peace Corps has performed or engaged 
another entity to perform a root cause analysis or similar 
report that describes the cause or root cause of a volunteer 
death, the President shall provide the Inspector General 
of the Peace Corps with— 
‘‘(A) a copy of all information provided to such 
entity at the time such information is provided to
such entity or used by the Peace Corps to perform 
the analysis; 
‘‘(B) a copy of any report or study received 
from the entity or used by the Peace Corps to per-
form the analysis; and 
‘‘(C) any supporting documentation upon which 
the Peace Corps or such entity relied to make its de-
termination, including the volunteer’s complete med-
ical record, as soon as such information is available 
to the Peace Corps. 
‘‘(3) If a volunteer dies, the Peace Corps shall take 
reasonable measures, in accordance with local laws, to pre-
serve any information or material, in any medium or for-
mat, that may be relevant to determining the cause or root 
cause of the death of the volunteer, including personal ef-
fects, medication, and other tangible items belonging to 
the volunteer, as long as such measures do not interfere 
with the legal procedures of the host country if the govern-
ment of the host country is exercising jurisdiction over the 
investigation of such death. The Inspector General of the 
Peace Corps shall be provided an opportunity to inspect 
such items before their final disposition. 
‘‘(4) Consistent with the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General of the Peace 
Corps may independently review the facts and cir-
cumstances surrounding the death of a volunteer and the 
actions taken by the Peace Corps in responding to such 
incident. 
‘‘(5) For the purposes of undertaking a review under 
this section, an officer or employee of the United States 
or a member of the Armed Forces may be detailed to the 
Inspector General of the Peace Corps from another de-
partment of the United States Government on a nonreim-
bursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the Inspector Gen-
eral and the detailing department, for a period not to ex-
ceed 1 year. This paragraph may not be construed to limit 
or modify any other source of authority for reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable details. A nonreimbursable detail 
made under this section may not be considered an aug-
mentation of the appropriations of the Peace Corps. 
‘‘(6) Upon request, the Peace Corps may make avail-
able necessary funds to the Inspector General of the Peace 
Corps for reviews conducted by the Inspector General 
under this section. The request shall be limited to costs 
relating to hiring, procuring, or otherwise obtaining med-
ical-related experts or expert services, and associated trav-
el. 
‘‘(7) The undertaking of a review under this section 
may not be considered a transfer of program operating
responsibilities to the Inspector General of the Peace 
Corps.’’. 
SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES TO APPLICANTS FOR 
ENROLLMENT AS VOLUNTEERS. 
Section 8A of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2507a(d)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) 
INFORMATION
REGARDING
CRIMES
AND 
RISKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each applicant for enroll-
ment as a volunteer shall be provided, with respect 
to each country in which the applicant may be in-
vited to serve, with specific, aggregated, and easily 
accessible information regarding crimes against and 
risks to volunteers, including— 
‘‘(A) an overview of past crimes against 
volunteers in such country, including statistics 
regarding unreported crime collected through 
anonymous surveys; 
‘‘(B) the current early termination rate of 
volunteers serving in such country; 
‘‘(C) health risks prevalent in such coun-
try;
‘‘(D) the nature and frequency of sexual 
harassment reported by volunteers serving in 
such country; 
‘‘(E) the extent and types of services pro-
vided by the Peace Corps to volunteers serving 
in such country, including access to medical 
care, counseling services, and assistance from 
the Office of Victim Advocacy; and 
‘‘(F) the level of satisfaction reported by 
volunteers serving in such country. 
‘‘(2) OPTION TO TIMELY DECLINE.—Upon re-
ceiving information described in paragraph (1), the 
applicant shall have the option to change the coun-
try of consideration and identify a substitute coun-
try.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘vic-
tim advocates’’ and inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocates,’’. 
SEC. 303. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST SEXUAL 
MISCONDUCT. 
Section 8B(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2507b(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘SARLs’’ and inserting 
‘‘any employee of the Peace Corps’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Victim Advocate’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Victim’s Advocate’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and require the Peace 
Corps to designate the staff at each post who 
shall be responsible for providing the services 
described in subsection (c)’’ before the semi-
colon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) maintains a record documenting the resignation 
of any employee or volunteer of the Peace Corps who re-
signs before a determination has been made regarding an 
alleged violation of the sexual misconduct policy or other 
serious policy violations; 
‘‘(8) takes into account the record maintained under 
paragraph (7) before such employee or volunteer is hired, 
enrolled, or otherwise invited to work with the Peace 
Corps; 
‘‘(9) provides orientation or information regarding 
the awareness and prevention of sexual assault and sexual 
harassment to—
‘‘(A) Peace Corps-selected host families; and 
‘‘(B) a designated person of authority at the 
volunteer’s initial workplace; and 
‘‘(10) ensures, to the extent practicable and appro-
priate, that any assault on, or any harm or injury to, a 
volunteer that is committed by any member of a host fam-
ily or any national of a host country that was assigned 
by the Peace Corps to facilitate volunteer work is— 
‘‘(A) documented in an appropriate site history 
file and in the global tracking and recording system 
established pursuant to section 8H(c); and 
‘‘(B) taken into account with respect to deter-
minations regarding placements of future volunteers 
at such post and the provision of any funds or other 
benefit by the Peace Corps.’’. 
SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF THE OFFICE OF VICTIM ADVO-
CACY. 
Section 8C of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2507c) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘victim advocate’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocate’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘victim advocates’’ each place it 
occurs and inserting ‘‘Victim’s Advocates’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(e) The Director of the Peace Corps shall include 
the head of the Office of Victim Advocacy in agency-wide 
policymaking processes in the same manner and to the 
same extent as the directors or associate directors of other 
offices within the Peace Corps.’’. 
SEC. 305. REFORM AND EXTENSION OF THE SEXUAL AS-
SAULT 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 individuals 
selected by the President, not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘not fewer than 8 and not 
more than 14 individuals selected by the Presi-
dent’’; and 
(B) by inserting after the first sentence 
the following new sentence: ‘‘At least one mem-
ber should be licensed in the field of mental 
health and have prior experience working as a 
counselor or therapist providing mental health 
care to survivors of sexual assault in a victim 
services agency or organization.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and implemented’’ after 
‘‘sexual assault policy developed’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘To carry out this subsection, the 
Council may conduct case reviews and is au-
thorized to have access, including through inter-
views, to current and former volunteers (to the 
extent that such volunteers provide the Peace 
Corps express consent to be interviewed by the 
Council), 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, data, or 
information.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 306. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 26 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2522) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), 
(d), (e), (f), and (g) as paragraphs (1), (6), (2), (3), 
(8), (7), and (5), respectively, by arranging such re-
designated paragraphs in numerical order, and by 
moving such paragraphs 2 ems to the right; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1)’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘medical officer’ means a physi-
cian, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, or 
registered nurse with the professional qualifications, 
expertise, and abilities consistent with the needs of 
the Peace Corps and the post to which he or she is 
assigned, as determined by the Director of the Peace 
Corps.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2259 
AN ACT 
To amend the Peace Corps Act to expand services 
and benefits for volunteers, and for other purposes.