,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjai,mr4 
,garamendi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 
,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana1 ,ms4        
,shalala1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mr4    
,sires7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,peace ,corps ,act to         
reauthorize the ,peace ,corps1 better   
support current1 returning1 and former  
volunteers1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,peace ,corps ,reauthorization ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,funding for the ,peace 
,corps2 ,integration of information age 
volunteer opportunities ,section #c7;b7 
of the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4

 #bejb7;b77#a77 is amended--  7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#a71 by striking #bgj1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjjj1 #bih1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjja1 #cbg1jjj1jjj for    
fiscal year #bjjb1 and #cfe1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal year #bjjc and inserting         
#dej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjai through #bjbc2  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by striking that fiscal year and  
the subsequent fiscal year and inserting
 obligation through the end of the      
subsequent fiscal year2  7#c7 by        
redesignating subsection 7h7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#d7 by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7f7 ,in recognition of the              
transformative power of internet access 
in developing countries1 the ,peace     
,corps shall be administered to give    
particular attention to those programs1 
projects1 training1 and other activities
 which leverage the internet1 as        
appropriate1 for development1 education1
 and social and economic mobility and to
 develop positions for volunteers that  

include such programs1 projects1        
training1 and other activities4  4  #c4 
,readjustment allowances for volunteers 
and volunteer leaders  7a7 ,volunteers  
,section #e of the ,peace ,corps ,act   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bejd7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in the first sentence of subsection 7b71
 by inserting 1 safety after health2    
7#b7 in the first sentence of subsection
 7c71 by striking #abe and inserting    
#dag2  7#c7 by redesignating subsections
 7e7 through 7p7 as subsections 7d7     
through 7o71 respectively2  7#d7 in     
subsection 7d71 as so redesignated1 in  
the first sentence1 by striking         
subsection 7f7 and inserting subsection 
7e72 and  7#e7 in subsection 7m71 as so 
redesignated--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 
by striking subsection 7e7 each place it
 appears and inserting subsection 7d72  
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking
 subsection 7#a7 and inserting paragraph
 7#a74  7b7 ,volunteer leaders ,section 
#f7a7 of the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #beje7a77 is amended by       

striking #abe and inserting #dag4  #d4  
,peace ,corps ,national ,advisory       
,council ,section #ab of the ,peace     
,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #beaa7 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 in paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 in the matter 
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 conduct on-site inspections1 and make  
examinations1 of the activities of the  
,peace ,corps in the ,united ,states and
 in other countries in order to2  7ii7  
in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking and   
after the semicolon at the end2  7iii7  
by redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as   
subparagraph 7,e72 and  7iv7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,c7 the   
the following new subparagraph3  7,d7   
make recommendations for utilizing the  
expertise of returned ,peace ,corps     
volunteers in fulfilling the goals of   
the ,peace ,corps2 and  2  7#b7 in      
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#b7--  7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 
in the first sentence--  7aa7 by        
striking fifteen and inserting seven2   

and  7bb7 by striking ,president1 by and
 with the advice and consent of the     
,senate and inserting ,director of the  
,peace ,corps2 and  7,,ii7 by striking  
the second sentence and inserting the   
following new sentence3 ,at least four  
of such members shall be former ,peace  
,corps volunteers1 and not more than    
four of such members may be members of  
the same political party42  7ii7 by     
amending subparagraph 7,b7 to read as   
follows3  7,b7 ,no member appointed     
under this paragraph may be an officer  
or employee of the ,peace ,corps4  2    
7iii7 by amending subparagraph 7,d7 to  
read as follows3  7,d7 ,the members of  
the council shall be appointed to       
#b-year terms4  2 and  7iv7 by striking 
subparagraphs 7,e71 7,f71 7,g71 7,h71   
and 7,i72 and  7,b7 by amending         
paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3  7#c7
 ,the ,director of the ,peace ,corps    
shall designate one of the voting       
members of the ,council as ,chair1 who  
shall serve in such capacity for a      

period not to exceed two years4  2  7#c7
 in subsection 7g7-- 7,a7 in the first  
sentence1 by striking ,at its first     
meeting and at its first regular meeting
 in each calendar year thereafter and   
inserting ,at its first meeting each    
calendar year2 and  7,b7 in the second  
sentence1 by inserting before the period
 at the end the following3 1 and shall  
each serve in that capacity for a period
 not to exceed two years42  7#d7 in     
subsection 7h77#a71 by striking ,the    
,council and all that follows through   
the period at the end and inserting the 
following3 ,the ,council shall hold a   
regular meeting during each calendar    
quarter at a date and time to be        
determined by the ,chair of the ,council
 or at the call of the ,director of the 
,peace ,corps42 and  7#e7 by adding at  
the end the following new subsections3  
7k7 ,independence of ,inspector ,general
 ,none of the activities or functions of
 the ,council under subsection 7b77#b7  
may undermine the independence or       

supersede the duties of the ,inspector  
,general of the ,peace ,corps4  7l7     
,nonapplicability of ,,faca ,the        
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the 
,council4  7m7 ,acceptance and use of   
donations ,the ,director of the ,peace  
,corps may accept donations of funds1   
gifts1 and in-kind contributions and use
 such donations without further         
appropriation for administrative        
expenses relating to the functions of   
the ,council4  7n7 ,multi-,year         
agreement ,the ,director of the ,peace  
,corps may enter into a multi-year      
agreement with a nonprofit organization 
that supports current1 returning1 or    
former ,peace ,corps volunteers1        
authorizing such nonprofit organization 
to solicit donations1 on behalf of the  
,peace ,corps1 solely to support the    
administrative expenses relating to the 
functions of the ,council4 ,any         
agreement under this subsection shall   
require the nonprofit organization at   

issue to transfer all donated funds     
received under such agreement to the    
,peace ,corps for use under subsection  
7m74  4  #e4 ,use of official seal1     
emblem1 and name of the ,peace ,corps   
,subsection 7b7 of section #ai of the   
,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #beah7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by
 inserting before the period at the end 
the following3 1 except that the        
official seal or emblem and the name    
,peace ,corps may be used on any death  
announcement1 gravestone1 plaque1 or    
other grave marker of any person who    
served as a volunteer or as an officer  
or employee of the ,peace ,corps under  
such rules as may be prescribed by the  
,director2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 
in the first sentence1 by inserting or  
in accordance with the exception        
specified in paragraph 7#a71 before     
shall be fined4  #f4 ,codification of   
certain ,executive order relating to    
existing noncompetitive eligibility     
,federal hiring status for returning    

volunteers ,the ,peace ,corps ,act is   
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
sections #bf through #bh 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bebb1 #bebc1 and #beja note7 as        
sections #bg through #bi2 and  7#b7 by  
inserting after section #be the         
following new section3  #bf4            
,codification of certain ,executive     
order relating to existing              
noncompetitive eligibility ,federal     
hiring status for returning volunteers  
7a7 ,executive ,order #aaajc 7#bh ,fed4 
,reg4 #cega2 ,apr4 #aj1 #aifc71 as      
amended by ,executive ,order #abajg 7#dd
 ,fed4 ,reg4 #ajee2 ,dec4 #bh1 #aigh71  
as in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of this section1 shall 
remain in effect and have the full force
 and effect of law1 consistent with     
subsection 7b74  7b7  7#a7 ,the period  
of eligibility for noncompetitive       
appointment to the civil service        
provided to an individual by operation  
of subsection 7a71 including any        
individual who is so eligible on the    

date of enactment of this section1 shall
 be extended by the total number of days
 that1 during such period--  7,a7 a     
hiring freeze for civilian employees of 
the executive branch is in effect by    
order of the ,president with respect to 
any ,executive agency at which the      
individual has applied for employment2  
7,b7 there is a lapse in appropriations 
with respect to any ,executive agency at
 which the individual has applied for   
employment2 or  7,c7 the individual is  
receiving disability compensation under 
section #hadb of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 based on their service as
 a ,peace ,corp volunteer1 retroactive  
to the date the individual applied for  
such compensation4  7#b7 ,for purposes  
of subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 the term hiring
 freeze means any memorandum1 ,executive
 order1 or other action by the          
,president that prohibits an ,executive 
agency from filling vacant ,federal     
civilian employee positions or creating 
new such positions2 and  7,b7 the term  

,executive agency has the meaning given 
that term in section #aje of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 and includes the 
,united ,states ,postal ,service and the
 ,postal ,regulatory ,commission1 but   
does not include the ,government        
,accountability ,office4  4  #g4        
,memorandum of ,agreement with ,bureau  
of ,diplomatic ,security of the         
,department of ,state  7a7 ,in general  
,at least once every five years1 the    
,director of the ,peace ,corps and the  
,assistant ,secretary of ,state for     
,diplomatic ,security shall review the  
,memorandum of ,agreement between the   
,bureau of ,diplomatic ,security of the 
,department of ,state and the ,peace    
,corps regarding security support and   
protection of ,peace ,corps volunteers  
and staff members abroad and update such
 ,memorandum of ,agreement1 as          
appropriate4  7b7 ,notification ,the    
,director of the ,peace ,corps and the  
,assistance ,secretary of ,state for    
,diplomatic ,security shall jointly     

submit to the ,committee on ,foreign    
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate any  
update to the ,memorandum of ,agreement 
under subsection 7a7 not later than #cj 
days before such update shall take      
effect4  #h4 ,clarification regarding   
eligibility of ,united ,states nationals
 ,the ,peace ,corps ,act is amended--   
7#a7 in section #g7;a77#e7 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bejf7;a77#e771 by inserting  
or nationals of the ,united ,states     
after citizens each place such term     
appears2  7#b7 in section #h7;b7 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bejg7;b771 by inserting or   
nationals of the ,united ,states after  
citizens2  7#c7 in section #aj7;b7 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #beji7;b771 by inserting 1    
national of the ,united ,states1 after  
citizen2  7#d7 in section #ab7;g7 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #beaa7;g71 by inserting or    
nationals of the ,united after citizens2
 and  7#e7 in section #bg 7as           
redesignated pursuant to section #f of  

this ,act7--  7,a7 by redesignating     
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#h7 as         
paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#i71           
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#d7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 ,the term national has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#aja7;a77#bb77;,b7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#bb77;,b774  4  #i4 ,workers  
compensation for ,peace ,corps          
volunteers  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#hadb of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7c7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by       
striking ,,gs-#g and inserting ,,gs-#aa2
 and  7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7   
7and redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and  
7#d7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71       
respectively72 and  7#b7 in subsection  
7d77#a71 by striking subsection 7c77#c7 
and inserting subsection 7c77#b74  7b7  
,application ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 shall apply to  
any volunteer 7as that term is defined  

in subsection 7a7 of section #hadb of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 with   
respect to whom benefits under chapter  
#ha of such title commence1 by operation
 of such section1 on or after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  #aj4    
,technical and conforming amendments    
,the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#beja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #g 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bejf7--  7,a7
 in subsection 7a71 by moving paragraphs
 7#g7 and 7#h7 two ems to the left2 and 
7,b7 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as 
subsection 7b72  7#b7 in section        
#h;,a7d77#b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4             
#bejg;a7d77#b771 insert the before      
information2  7#c7 in section #h;,c 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bejg;c71 in the heading of  
subsection 7a71 by striking ,victims and
 inserting ,victim2  7#d7 in section    
#h;,e 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bejg;e7-- 7,a7 in 
subsection 7b71 by striking subsection  
7c711 and inserting subsection 7c712 and
  7,b7 in subsection 7e77#a77;,f71 by   
striking ,corp's and inserting ,corps'2 

7#e7 in section #i 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4       
#bejh71 by striking ,act proceedings and
 inserting ,act4 ,removal proceedings2  
7#f7 in section #aj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#beji7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d71 by     
striking section #cgji of the ,revised  
,statutes of the ,united ,states1 as    
amended1 section #cjb of the ,federal   
,property and ,administrative ,services 
,act of #aidi and inserting sections    
#caja7;a71 #caja7;c71 #cajd1 #cajf1     
#ccja7;b77#b71 and #faja of title #da1  
,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7 in     
subsection 7j71 in the first sentence1  
by striking the second period2  7#g7 in 
section #ae7;c7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4          
#bead7;c771 in the first sentence1 by   
striking that ,act and inserting that   
subchapter2  7#h7 in section #bc 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #bebj71 by striking ,universal
 ,military ,training and ,service ,act  
and inserting ,military ,selective      
,service ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #chja et   
seq472 and  7#i7 in section #bg 7as     
redesignated pursuant to section #f of  

this ,act7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#f7 7as
 redesignated pursuant to section #h of 
this ,act71 by striking #e7m7 and       
inserting #e7n72 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#i7 7as redesignated pursuant to       
section #h of this ,act7--  7i7 by      
redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as   
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71            
respectively2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 
7,a71 as so redesignated1 by striking   
section #e7;f7 and inserting section    
#e7;e74