Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018

115th Congress · Approved Oct 9, 2018 · 132 Stat. 3650

An Act

To amend the Peace Corps Act to expand services and benefits for volunteers, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

(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 overseas 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.

In this Act:

(1)

Appropriate congressional committees.— The term “appropriate congressional committees” 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 described in section 5(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)).