,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,reid 7= ,mr4 ,laut5b]g 7= himself1     
,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mrs4        
,gillibr&1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 & 
,mr4 ,murphy77 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require t ,peace ,corps     
volunte]s be subject to ! same          
limitations reg>d+ cov]age ( abortion   
s]vices z employees ( ! ,peace ,corps ) 
respect to cov]age ( su* s]vices1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,peace ,corps ,equity  
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress     
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,wom5 ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 p>ticul>ly wom5 s]v+ !   
,unit$ ,/ates ov]seas1 des]ve a basic   
/&>d ( c>e :5 x comes to _! heal?4  7#b7
 ,s9ce its f\nd+ 9 #aifa1 ! ,peace      
,corps has advanc$ int]e/s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates by work+ to promote peace &      
fri5d%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! #aci

 nations 9 :i* ! ,peace ,corps has      
op]at$4  7#c7 ,ov] ! pa/ #ej ye>s1 m ?an
 #baj1jjj ,peace ,corps volunte]s h s]v$
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by work+ 9 develop+    
c\ntries to address ne$s 9 areas su* z  
education1 heal?1 y\? & community       
developm5t1 bus9ess & in=mation &       
communications te*nology1 agriculture1 &
 ! environm5t4  7#d7 ,m ?an #fj p]c5t ( 
! m ?an #h1jjj curr5t ,peace ,corps     
volunte]s are wom54  7#e7 ,peace ,corps 
volunte]s face inh]5t risks to _! safety
 & security by virtue ( liv+ & work+    
abroad4  7#f7 ,data f ! ,peace ,corps f 
#bjjj to #bjji indicate t m ?an #a1jjj  
,peace ,corps volunte]s exp]i5c$ sexual 
assaults1 includ+ #bba rapes or attempt$
 rapes4 ,data f ! ,peace ,corps also %[ 
t incid5ts ( sexual assault & rape aga9/
 volunte]s (t5 g unreport$4  7#g7       
,recogniz+ ! high incid5ce ( sexual     
assault 9 ! ,peace ,corps1 ,congress    
enact$ ! ,kate ,puzey ,peace ,corps     
,volunte] ,protection ,act ( #bjaa      
7,public ,law #aab-eg7 to /r5g!n        

protections & support = sexual assault  
survivors4  7#h7 ,s9ce fiscal ye> #aigi1
 annual appropriations ,acts h prohibit$
 ! ,peace ,corps f cov]+ abortion       
s]vices = its volunte]s 7includ+        
tra9ees71 ev5 9 cases ( rape1 ince/1 &  
life endang]m5t ( ! woman4 ,employees ( 
! ,peace ,corps1 on ! o!r h&1 are       
provid$ ?is cov]age4  7#i7 ,abortion    
s]vices 9 cases ( rape1 ince/1 & life   
endang]m5t ( ! woman are n[ available to
 almo/ all gr\ps ( wom5 ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates cov]$ by ,f$]al law1 except      
,peace ,corps volunte]s4  7#aj7         
,abortion cov]age 9 cases ( rape1 ince/1
 & life endang]m5t ( ! woman is         
available to mo/ wom51 exclud+ ,peace   
,corps volunte]s1 cov]$ "u ,f$]al heal? 
plans1 includ+ employees cov]$ by !     
,f$]al ,employee ,heal? ,b5efits        
,program1 s]vicewom5 cov]$ by ,,tric>e1 
,native ,am]icans cov]$ by ! ,indian    
,heal? ,s]vice1 wom5 inmates &          
immigration deta9ees1 & ,m$icaid &      
,m$ic>e recipi5ts4  7#aa7 ,!re is no    

rational basis = d5y+ ,peace ,corps     
volunte]s a basic heal? c>e b5efit t is 
ext5d$ to o!r wom5 cov]$ "u ,f$]al heal?
 c>e plans4  #c4 ,equitable treatm5t (  
,peace ,corps volunte]s & employees )   
respect to cov]age ( abortion s]vices   
,section #e7;e7 ( ! ,peace ,corps ,act  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bejd7;e77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ 7e7 ,volunte]s & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7e7 ,heal? c>e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,volunte]s  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7#b7 ,equitable treatm5t (    
volunte]s & employees ) respect to      
cov]age ( abortion s]vices  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,cov]age ( abortion s]vices by !  
,peace ,corps = volunte]s %all be       
subject to ! same limitations z ^? t    
apply to employees ( ! ,peace ,corps )  
respect to cov]age by ! ,peace ,corps ( 
abortion s]vices4  7,b7 ,applicability  
,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all apply not)/&+ any
 provision ( law1 includ+ a provision ( 
law enact$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! 
,peace ,corps ,equity ,act ( #bjac1     
unless su* law explicitly excludes      

application ( subp>agraph 7,a7 by       
ref]5ce to su* subp>agraph4  7,c7       
,con/ruction ,?is p>agraph %all n be    
con/ru$ to limit cov]age ( m$ical       
evacuations4  4