An Act to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes
PL 91-352 (S.3430), enacted 07/24/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-352-JULY 24, 1970 
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jurisdiction shall be subject to taxation or regulation by or subject to 
or denied access to judicial process of such State or other local jurisdic-
tion, or be so subject or denied access to any greater extent, because of 
activities of the corporation or partnership within such State or other 
local jurisdiction." 
Approved July 24, 1970. 
July 24, 1970 
[S. 3430] 
Public Law 91-352 
AN ACT 
To amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize additional appropriations, and for 
other purposes. 
peace Corps 
Act, amendment. 
83 Stat. 166. 
Regulation 
authority. 
75 Stat, 612. 
Readjustment 
allowance. 
77 Stat. 359; 
79 Stat. 549. 
80 Stat. 495. 
Dependents, 
benefits. 
80 Stat. 765. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^sembled^ That section 8(b) of 
the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502 (b)), which authorizes aj>propria-
tions to carry out the purposes of that Act, is amended by striking out 
"1970" and "$98,450,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "1971" and 
"$98,800,000", respectively. 
SEC. 2. Section 4(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2503(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(4) The Director of the Peace Corps may prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary to assure that no individual performing 
service for the Peace Corps under any authority contained in this Act 
shall engage in any activity determined by the Director to be detri-
mental to the best interests of the United States." 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 5(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(c)), which 
relates to a readjustment allowance for volunteers, is amended— 
(1) by inserting immediately before the period at the end of 
the first sentence thereof the following: "; except that, in the cases 
of volunteers who have one or more minor children at the time of 
their entering a period of pre-enrollment training, one parent shall 
be entitled to receive a readjustment allowance at a rate not to 
exceed $125 for each month of satisfactory service as detei-mined 
by the President"; and 
(2) by striking out "the Act of August 3, 1950, chapter 518, 
section 1 (5 U.S.C. 61f)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 
5582 (b) of title 5, United States Code". 
(b) Section 5 of such Act (5 U.S.C. 2504), which relates to Peace 
Corps volunteers, is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new subsections: 
"(m) The minor children of a volunteer living with the volunteer 
may receive— 
"(1) such living, travel, education, and leave allowances, such 
housing, transportation, subsistence, and essential special items of 
clothing as the President may determine; 
"(2) such health care, including health care following the vol-
unteer's service for illness or injury incurred during such service, 
and health and accident insurance, as the President may determine 
and upon such terms as he may determine, including health care in 
any facility referred to in subsection (e) of this section, subject to 
such conditions as the President may prescribe and subject to 
reimbursement of appropriations as provided in such subsec-
tion (e) ; 
"(3) such orientation, language, and other training necessary 
to accomplish the purposes of this Act as the President may 
determine; and 
"(4) the benefits of subsection (1) of this section on the same 
basis as volunteers. 
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"(n) The costs of packing and unpacking, transporting to and 
from a place of storage, and storing the furniture and household and 
personal effects of a volunteer who has one or more minor children at 
the time of his entering a period of pre-enrollment training may be 
paid from the date of his departure from his place of residence to enter 
training until no later than three months after termination of his 
service. 
SEC. 4. Clause (3) of section 6 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2505), which 
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relates to Peace Corps volunteer leadei-s, is amended by striking out 
", and a married volunteer's child if born during the volunteers 
service,". 
SEC. 5. Paragraph (3) of section 7(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
Employees. 
2506(a)), which relates to Peace Corps employees, is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(3) The President may specify what additional allowance author-
ized by section 5941 of title 5, United States Code, and which of the 
so stat. 512. 
allowances and differentials authorized by sections 5923 through 5925 
of such title 5, may be granted to any person employed, appointed, or 
assigned under this subsection and may determine the rates thereof not 
to exceed the rates otherwise granted to employees under the sections 
of title 5, United States Code, referred to in this paragraph." 
SEC. 6. (a) Subsection (a) of section 13 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2512), ^^l^^^,'^^^^""^ 
which relates to experts and consultants, is amended— 
compensatfon. 
(1) by strikmg out "section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 55a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code"; and 
(2) by striking out "$75 per diem" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"the per diem equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 
5332 of title 5, United States Code". 
Ante, p. igg-i. 
(b) Subsection (b) of such section 13 is amended by striking out 
^s stat. 490. 
"section 13 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
2263)" and "section 201 of the Dual Compensation Act" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "sections 3323(b) and 8344 of title 5, United States 
Code" and "section 5532 of title 5, United States Code", respectively. 
SEC. 7. Subsection (b) of section 14 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2513), 
which relates to detailing personnel to foreign governments and inter-
national organizations, is amended by striking out "section 1765 of the 
Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 70)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 
5536 of title 5, United States Code". 
SEC. 8. Subjection (g) of section 25 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2522) is 
amended by striking out "and 6(2)" and inserting in lieu thereof 
", 5(m),and6(2)". 
SEC. 9. (a) Clause (3) of subsection (a) of section 301 of such Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2501a), which relates to encouragement of voluntary service 
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jjrograms, is amended by striking out all that follows "and participa-
tion in," and inserting in lieu thereof "international voluntary service 
programs and activities." 
(b) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such section 301 is amended ^o\"'j^''"^"°"^^ 
t o r e a d a s follows : 
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" (2) Not more than $300,000 may be used in fiscal year 1971 to carry "ons-
out the provisions of clause (3) of subsection (a) of this section. Such 
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funds may be contributed to educational institutions, private voluntary 
organizations, international organizations, and foreign governments 
or agencies thereof, to pay a fair and proportionate share of the costs 
of encouraging the development of, and participation in, international 
voluntary programs and activities." 
Approved July 24, 1970.