,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcbj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #cj1 #bjai ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to make improvements to the conduct of ,united ,states foreign policy through a change in the supervision of the ,peace ,corps and transferring it from the status of independent agency to a subordinate agency within the ,department of ,state1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,peace ,corps ,mission ,accountability ,act4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,according to section #b of the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #beja71 the ,peace ,corps1 which was established by ,congress in #aifa1 was intended to promote world peace and friendship through a ,peace ,corps1 which shall make available to interested countries and areas men and women of the ,united ,states qualified for service abroad and willing to serve1 under conditions of hardship if necessary1 to help the peoples of such countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained manpower1 particularly in meeting the basic needs of those living in the poorest areas of such countries1 and to help promote a better understanding of the ,american people on the part of the peoples served and a better understanding of other peoples on the part of the ,american people44 7#b7 ,the ,peace ,corps plays a role in implementing aspects of ,united ,states foreign policy like any taxpayer funded agency of the executive branch involved in foreign policy4 7#c7 ,the ,peace ,corps is not an advisory agency1 but implements aspects of ,united ,states foreign policy through its personnel1 particularly volunteers who serve in foreign countries representing the ,united ,states ,government's mission to promote world peace and friendship44 7#d7 ,section #b;,a of the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #beja-a7 transferred the ,peace ,corps from the ,,action ,agency and established it as an independent agency within the executive branch1 beginning on ,december #bi1 #aiha4 ,since that date1 executive orders have required the ,director of the ,peace ,corps to report to the ,president and have given the ,secretary of ,state authority over and responsibility for ,peace ,corps activities4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the current position of the ,peace ,corps as an independent agency in the executive branch charged with implementing aspects of ,united ,states foreign policy1 while being subject to the ,secretary of ,state's continuous supervision and general direction of the programs ''' to the end that such programs are effectively integrated both at home and abroad and the foreign policy of the ,united ,states is best served1 creates a problem of management detrimental to the foreign policy goals of the ,united ,states ,government2 and 7#b7 since determining in which countries the ,peace ,corps should work and the volunteers' activities in those countries are components of ,united ,states foreign policy1 the ,secretary of ,state1 who is responsible for implementing ,united ,states foreign policy1 should have direct and clear control over the ,peace ,corps1 including the ,director of the ,peace ,corps1 in order to coordinate the ,peace ,corps' work with the overall foreign policy goals of the ,united ,states ,government4 #c4 ,transfer of ,peace ,corps to ,department of ,state 7a7 ,in general ,section #b;,a of the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #beja-a7 is amended to read as follows3 #b;,a4 ,peace ,corps as subordinate agency within the ,department of ,state ,the ,peace ,corps shall be a subordinate agency within the ,department of ,state4 4 7b7 ,director ,section #d of the ,peace ,corps ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bejc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking ,president and inserting ,secretary of ,state2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,president may exercise any functions vested in him by this ,act and inserting ,the ,secretary of ,state may carry out the duties under this ,act2 7,b7 by striking he and inserting the ,director2 7,c7 by striking his and inserting the ,director's2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 ,the ,director of the ,peace ,corps shall report directly to the ,secretary of ,state42 7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,the ,president and inserting ,the ,secretary of ,state2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking ,under the direction of the ,president the ,secretary and inserting ,the ,secretary4 7c7 ,budget ,the budget of the ,peace ,corps shall be incorporated into the overall budget of the ,department of ,state1 with the ,secretary of ,state authorized to expend amounts appropriated to the ,peace ,corps4 7d7 ,peace ,corps programs in ,china ,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbj1 the ,peace ,corps shall terminate any ,peace ,corps programs operating in ,china4 7e7 ,prohibition on ,peace ,corps operations in certain countries ,the ,peace ,corps may not operate in any country that is hostile to the national security interests of the ,united ,states1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,state4 7f7 ,annual reports ,the ,secretary of ,state shall submit an annual report to ,congress that-- 7#a7 describes the programs and placement of ,peace ,corps volunteers around the world2 7#b7 includes a justification of the placement and presence of ,peace ,corps volunteers in each country2 and 7#c7 describes how such placements and presence furthers the interests of the ,united ,states and is not contrary to the national security interests of the ,united ,states4