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22 U.S.C. § 2507d — Establishment of Sexual Assault Advisory Council

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22 U.S.C. § 2507d — Establishment of Sexual Assault Advisory Council

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**(a) Establishment** There is established a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (in this section referred to as the “Council”). **(b) Membership** The Council shall be composed of not fewer than 8 and not more than 14 individuals selected by the President who are returned volunteers (including volunteers who were victims of sexual assault and volunteers who were not victims of sexual assault) and governmental and nongovernmental experts and professionals in the sexual assault field. At least one member should be licensed in the field of mental health and have prior experience working as a counselor or therapist providing mental health care to survivors of sexual assault in a victim services agency or organization. No Peace Corps employee shall be a member of the Council. The number of governmental experts appointed to the Council shall not exceed the number of nongovernmental experts. **(c) Functions; meetings** The Council shall meet not less often than annually to review the sexual assault risk-reduction and response training developed under [section 2507a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507a&num=0&edition=prelim), the sexual assault policy developed and implemented under [section 2507b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507b&num=0&edition=prelim), and such other matters related to sexual assault the Council views as appropriate, to ensure that such training and policy conform to the extent practicable to best practices in the sexual assault field. To carry out this subsection, the Council may conduct case reviews and is authorized to have access, including through interviews, to current and former volunteers (to the extent that such volunteers provide the Peace Corps express consent to be interviewed by the Council), to volunteer surveys under [section 2507e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507e&num=0&edition=prelim), to all data collected from restricted reporting, and to any other information necessary to conduct case reviews, except that the Council may not have access to any personally identifying information associated with such surveys, data, or information. **(d) Reports** On an annual basis for 5 years after November 21, 2011, and at the discretion of the Council thereafter, the Council shall submit to the President and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on its findings based on the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (c). **(e) Employee status** Members of the Council shall not be considered employees of the United States Government for any purpose and shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with [section 5703 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim). **(f) Nonapplicability of chapter 10 of title 5** Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the Council. **(g) Sunset** This section shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2023.

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22 U.S.C. § 2507e — Volunteer feedback and Peace Corps review

**(a) Monitoring and evaluation** Not later than 1 year after November 21, 2011, the President shall establish goals, metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for all Peace Corps programs. Monitoring and evaluation plans shall incorporate best practices from monitoring and evaluation studies and analyses. **(b) Performance plans and elements** The President shall establish performance plans with performance elements and standards for Peace Corps representatives, ensure that each such plan includes a consideration of the results, with respect to each such representative and the country of service of each such representative, of each survey conducted under subsection (c),,11 So in original. and review the performance of Peace Corps representatives not less than annually to determine whether they have met these performance elements and standards. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting the discretion of the President to remove a Peace Corps representative. **(c) Annual volunteer surveys** Annually through September 30, 2023, the President shall conduct a confidential survey of volunteers regarding the effectiveness of Peace Corps programs and staff and the safety of volunteers. The results shall be provided in aggregate form without identifying information to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Results from the annual volunteer survey shall be considered in reviewing the performance of Peace Corps representatives under subsection (b). The President shall publish, on a publicly available website of the Peace Corps, a report summarizing the results of each survey related to volunteer satisfaction in

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22 U.S.C. § 2507a — Sexual assault risk-reduction and response training

**(a) In general** As part of the training provided to all volunteers under [section 2507(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the President shall develop and implement comprehensive sexual assault risk-reduction and response training that, to the extent practicable, conforms to best practices in the sexual assault field. **(b) Development and consultation with experts** In developing the sexual assault risk-reduction and response training under subsection (a), the President shall consult with and incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations and views of experts in the sexual assault field. **(c) Subsequent training** Once a volunteer has arrived in his or her country of service, the President shall provide the volunteer with training tailored to the country of service that includes cultural training relating to gender relations, risk-reduction strategies, treatment available in such country (including sexual assault forensic exams, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV exposure, screening for sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy testing), MedEvac procedures, and information regarding a victim’s right to pursue legal action against a perpetrator. **(d) Information regarding crimes and risks** (1) **In general** — Each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer shall be provided, with respect to each country in which the applicant may be invited to serve, with specific, aggregated, and easily accessible information regarding crimes against and risks to volunteers, including— (A) an overview of past crimes against volunteers in such country, including statistics regarding unreported crime collected through anonymous surveys; (B) the current early termination rate of

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5 U.S.C. § 5703 — Per diem, travel, and transportation expenses; experts and consultants; individuals serving without pay

An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.

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22 U.S.C. § 2507b — Sexual assault policy

**(a) In general** The President shall develop and implement a comprehensive sexual assault policy that— (1) includes a system for restricted and unrestricted reporting of sexual assault; (2) mandates, for each Peace Corps country program, the designation of a Sexual Assault Response Liaison (SARL), who shall receive comprehensive training on procedures to respond to reports of sexual assault, with duties including ensuring that volunteers who are victims of sexual assault are moved to a safe environment and accompanying victims through the in-country response at the request of the victim; (3) requires any employee of the Peace Corps to immediately contact a Victim’s Advocate upon receiving a report of sexual assault in accordance with the restricted and unrestricted reporting guidelines promulgated by the Peace Corps and require the Peace Corps to designate the staff at each post who shall be responsible for providing the services described in subsection (c); (4) to the extent practicable, conforms to best practices in the sexual assault field; (5) is applicable to all posts at which volunteers serve; (6) includes a guarantee that volunteers will not suffer loss of living allowances for reporting a sexual assault; (7) maintains a record documenting the resignation of any employee or volunteer of the Peace Corps who resigns before a determination has been made regarding an alleged violation of the sexual misconduct policy or other serious policy violations; (8) takes into account the record maintained under paragraph (7) before such employee or volunteer is hired, enrolled, or otherwise invited to work with the Peace Corps; (9) provides orientation or information regarding the awareness and prevention of sexual assault and sexual harassment to— (A) Peace Cor

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22 U.S.C. § 2507d — Establishment of Sexual Assault Advi-

Page 1006 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2507c 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Victim’’. for providing the services described in subsection (c)’’ before semicolon at end. Subsec. (a)(7) to (10). Pub. L. 115–256, § 303(2)–(4), added pars. (7) to (10). § 2507c. Office of Victim Advocacy (a) Establishment of Office of Victims 1 Advocacy (1) In general The President shall establish an Office of Victim Advocacy in Peace Corps headquarters headed by a full-time Victim’s Advocate who shall report directly to the Director. The Of- fice of Victim Advocacy may deploy personnel abroad when necessary to help assist victims. (2) Prohibition Peace Corps Medical Officers, Safety and Se- curity Officers, and program staff may not serve as Victim’s Advocates. The Victim’s Ad- vocate referred to in paragraph (1) may not have any other duties in the Peace Corps that are not reasonably connected to victim advo- cacy. (3) Exemption The Victim’s Advocate and any additional Victim’s Advocates shall be exempt from the limitations specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and paragraph (5) under section 2506(a) of this title. (b) Responsibilities (1) Victims of sexual assault The Office of Victim Advocacy shall help de- velop and update the sexual assault risk-re- duction and response training described in sec- tion 2507a of this title and the sexual assault policy described in section 2507b of this title, ensure that volunteers who are victims of sex- ual assault receive services specified in sec- tion 2507b(c) of this title, and facilitate their access to such services. (2) Other crimes In addition to assisting victims of sexual as- sault in accordance with paragraph (1), the Of- fice of Victim Advocacy shall assist volunteers

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