IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 11 
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and expressing support 
for designation of March 2011 as Peace Corps Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2011 
Mr. RUSH (for himself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. TOWNS, and Ms. 
JACKSON LEE of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and 
expressing support for designation of March 2011 as 
Peace Corps Month. 
Whereas, on March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy 
signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps to 
promote world peace and friendship by sending United 
States volunteers to serve at the grassroots level in vil-
lages and towns in all corners of the globe; 
Whereas through the Peace Corps, volunteers help the people 
of interested countries in meeting their need for trained 
men and women, promote a better understanding of 
United States citizens on the part of the peoples served, 
and promote a better understanding of other peoples on 
the part of the people of the United States; 
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•HRES 11 IH 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers live and work in commu-
nities and learn the local language and culture; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers educate individuals, house-
holds, service providers, and communities about the im-
portance of health promotion and disease prevention es-
pecially HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers coach and mentor youth in 
important areas, including life skills training for employ-
ment, entrepreneurship, and leadership, tolerance, self-es-
teem, and conflict resolution; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers coach and mentor youth on 
gender equity and inclusion of women; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers organize and facilitate 
camps for girls, designed to develop leadership skills and 
improve self-esteem; 
Whereas these camps will help foster equitable and sustain-
able capacity building for girls, increasing their participa-
tion in the economic and political lives of their commu-
nities and countries; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers are part of national and 
local efforts to strengthen primary, secondary, and uni-
versity education capacity through classroom instruction, 
professional development for teachers, and community re-
source development; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers engage national and local 
partners in environmental education and conservation, 
and integrate economic development interests with envi-
ronmental 
sustainability 
through 
ecotourism 
and 
ecobusiness projects; 
Whereas to date, nearly 200,000 Peace Corps volunteers have 
served in 139 countries; 
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Whereas currently, 60 percent of volunteers are women, 17 
percent are minorities, 93 percent are single, and 84 per-
cent are in their 20s; 
Whereas Peace Corps volunteers work in a range of sectors, 
including 35 percent in education, 22 percent in health 
and HIV/AIDS, 15 percent in business development, 14 
percent in the environment, 5 percent in youth, 5 percent 
in agriculture, and 4 percent in other activities; and 
Whereas March 2011 would be an appropriate month to des-
ignate as Peace Corps Month: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 50th anniversary of the 
Peace Corps; 
(2) congratulates and commends all the volun-
teers who have dedicated their lives to make a dif-
ference in the world; 
(3) supports the designation of Peace Corps 
Month to bring awareness to the importance of vol-
unteers in development and make efforts to increase 
coordinated community outreach and service activi-
ties across the United States in cooperation with re-
gional recruiting offices, posts, and global partners; 
and 
(4) renews the United States commitment to 
promote world peace and friendship, and help devel-
oping countries to reach their development goals. 
Æ 
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