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[S. 1280 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.1280
One Hundred Twelfth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven
An Act
To amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-reduction
and response training, the development of a sexual assault policy, the
establishment of an Office of Victim Advocacy, the establishment of a
Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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This Act may be cited as the ``Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer
Protection Act of 2011''.

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Section 5(l) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(l)) is amended
by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and counsel
may be employed and counsel fees, court costs and other expenses may be
paid in the support of volunteers who are parties, complaining
witnesses, or otherwise participating in the prosecution of crimes
committed against such volunteers''.

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It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Office of Victim Advocacy established under section 8C
of the Peace Corps Act, as added by section 2, should provide an
adequate number of victim advocates so that each victim of crime
receives critical information and support;
(2) any full-time victim advocates and any additional victim
advocates should be credentialed by a national victims assistance
body; and
(3) the training required under section 8A(a) of the Peace
Corps Act, as added by section 2, should be credentialed by a
national victims assistance body.

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The Peace Corps Act is amended--
(1) in section 7(a)(3) (22 U.S.C. 2506(a)(3)), by inserting ``,
or contracted with for personal services under section 10(a)(5),''
after ``employed, appointed, or assigned under this subsection'';
and
(2) in section 10(a)(5) (22 U.S.C. 2509(a)(5)), by striking
``any purpose'' and inserting ``the purposes of any law
administered by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the
President may determine the applicability to such individuals of
provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et
seq.))''.

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Section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2506(a)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) The limitations specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (2) and in paragraph (5) shall not apply to--
``(A) the Inspector General of the Peace Corps; and
``(B) officers and employees of the Office of the Inspector
General of the Peace Corps.''.

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VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall consult
with the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and enter
into a memorandum of understanding that specifies the duties and
obligations of the Peace Corps and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of
the Department of State with respect to the protection of Peace Corps
volunteers and staff members serving in foreign countries, including
with respect to investigations of safety and security incidents and
crimes committed against volunteers and staff members.
(b) Inspector General Review.--
(1) Review.--The Inspector General of the Peace Corps shall
review the memorandum of understanding described in subsection (a)
and be afforded the opportunity to recommend changes that advance
the safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers before entry into
force of the memorandum of understanding.
(2) Report.--The Director of the Peace Corps shall consider the
recommendations of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps
regarding the memorandum of understanding described in subsection
(a). If the Director enters into the memorandum of understanding
without implementing a recommendation of the Inspector General, the
Director shall submit to the Inspector General a written
explanation relating thereto.
(c) Failure to Meet Deadline.--
(1) Requirement to submit report.--If, by the date that is 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
the Peace Corps is unable to obtain agreement with the Assistant
Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and certification by the
Inspector General of the Peace Corps, the Director shall submit to
the committees of Congress specified in paragraph (2) a report
explaining the reasons for such failure and a certification that
substantial steps are being taken to make progress toward
agreement.
(2) Committees of congress specified.--The committees of
Congress specified in this paragraph are the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.

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(a) Inclusion of Sexual Assault Risk-reduction and Response
Training.--The Peace Corps Act is amended--
(1) in section 5(a) (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)), in the second
sentence, by inserting ``(including training under section 8A)''
after ``training''; and
(2) in section 8(a) (22 U.S.C. 2507(a)), in the first sentence,
by inserting ``, including training under section 8A,'' after
``training''.
(b) Certain Services.--Section 5(e) of the Peace Corps Act (22
U.S.C. 2504(e)) is amended, in the first sentence--
(1) by inserting ``(including, if necessary, for volunteers and
trainees, services under section 8B)'' after ``health care''; and
(2) by inserting ``including services provided in accordance
with section 8B (except that the six-month limitation shall not
apply in the case of such services),'' before ``as the President''.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Direct of the Peace
Corps shall--
(1) eliminate such initiatives, positions, and programs within
the Peace Corps (other than within the Office of Inspector General)
as the Director deems necessary to ensure any and all costs
incurred to carry out the provisions of this Act, and the
amendments made by this Act, are entirely offset;
(2) ensure no net increase in personnel are added to carry out
the provisions of this Act, with any new full or part time
employees or equivalents offset by eliminating an equivalent number
of existing staff (other than within the Office of Inspector
General);
(3) report to Congress not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act the actions taken to ensure compliance
with paragraphs (1) and (2), including the specific initiatives,
positions, and programs within the Peace Corps that have been
eliminated to ensure that the costs of carrying out this Act will
be offset; and
(4) not implement any other provision of this Act (other than
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)) or any amendment made by this Act
until the Director has certified that the actions specified in
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) have been completed.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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