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22 U.S.C. § 2507 — Training program
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**(a) Applicants for enrollment and enrolled volunteers** The President shall make provision for such training, including training under [section 2507a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507a&num=0&edition=prelim), as the President deems appropriate for each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer and each enrolled volunteer. All of the provisions of this chapter applicable respectively to volunteers and volunteer leaders shall be applicable to applicants for enrollment as such during any period of training occurring prior to enrollment, and the respective terms “volunteers” and “volunteer leaders” shall include such applicants during any such period of training. As part of the training provided to all volunteers under subsection (a), and in coordination with the Inspector General of the Peace Corps, the President shall provide all volunteers with information regarding the mandate of the Inspector General and the availability (including contact information) of the Inspector General and the Office of Victim Advocacy as a resource for volunteers. The President shall ensure that volunteers receive such information at least once during training that occurs prior to enrollment and at least once during each significant instance of training after enrollment.
**(b) Citizen trainees for voluntary programs; foreign nationals as trainees; advances of funds or reimbursement basis; use of credits** The President may also make provision, on the basis of advances of funds or reimbursement to the United States, for training for citizens of the United States, other than those referred to in subsection (a) of this section, who have been selected for service abroad in programs not carried out under authority of this chapter which a
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**(a) Applicants for enrollment and enrolled volunteers** The President shall make provision for such training, including training under [section 2507a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507a&num=0&edition=prelim), as the President deems appropriate for each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer and each enrolled volunteer. All of the provisions of this chapter applicable respectively to volunteers and volunteer leaders shall be applicable to applicants for enrollment as such during any period of training occurring prior to enrollment, and the respective terms “volunteers” and “volunteer leaders” shall include such applicants during any such period of training. As part of the training provided to all volunteers under subsection (a), and in coordination with the Inspector General of the Peace Corps, the President shall provide all volunteers with information regarding the mandate of the Inspector General and the availability (including contact information) of the Inspector General and the Office of Victim Advocacy as a resource for volunteers. The President shall ensure that volunteers receive such information at least once during training that occurs prior to enrollment and at least once during each significant instance of training after enrollment.
**(b) Citizen trainees for voluntary programs; foreign nationals as trainees; advances of funds or reimbursement basis; use of credits** The President may also make provision, on the basis of advances of funds or reimbursement to the United States, for training for citizens of the United States, other than those referred to in subsection (a) of this section, who have been selected for service abroad in programs not carried out under authority of this chapter which are similar to those authorized by this chapter. The provisions of [section 2508 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2508&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply, on a similar advance of funds or a reimbursement basis, with respect to persons while within the United States for training under authority of this subsection. Advances or reimbursements received under this subsection may be credited to the current applicable appropriation, fund, or account and shall be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, fund, or account is authorized to be used.
**(c) Training records** The President shall implement procedures to maintain a record verifying each individual completing training provided to meet each requirement in this section and sections 2507a, 2507b, 2507f, and 2507g(b) of this title.
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In order to provide for assistance by foreign nationals in the training of volunteers, and to permit effective implementation of Peace Corps projects with due regard for the desirability of cost-sharing arrangements, where appropriate, the President may make provision for transportation, housing, subsistence, or per diem in lieu thereof, and health care or health and accident insurance for foreign nationals engaged in activities authorized by this chapter while they are away from their homes, without regard to the provisions of any other law: Provided, however, That per diem in lieu of subsistence furnished to such persons shall not be at rates higher than those prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to [section 2679 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2679&num=0&edition=prelim). Such persons, and persons coming to the United States under contract pursuant to [section 2509(a)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2509/a/5&num=0&edition=prelim), may be admitted to the United States, if otherwise qualified, as nonimmigrants under [section 1101(a)(15) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/15&num=0&edition=prelim) for such time and under such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General. A person admitted under this section who fails to maintain the status under which he was admitted or who fails to depart from the United States at the expiration of the time for which he was admitted, or who engages in activities of a political nature detrimental to the interests of the United States, or in activities not consistent with the security of the
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**(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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**(a)** The Congress of the United States declares that it is the policy of the United States and the purpose of this chapter to promote world peace and friendship through a Peace Corps, which shall make available to interested countries and areas men and women of the United States qualified for service abroad and willing to serve, under conditions of hardship if necessary, to help the peoples of such countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained manpower, particularly in meeting the basic needs of those living in the poorest areas of such countries, 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 people.
**(b)** The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States and a purpose of the Peace Corps to maintain, to the maximum extent appropriate and consistent with programmatic and fiscal considerations, a volunteer corps of at least 10,000 individuals.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2507
tion] shall not become effective until the first day of
the fourth pay period which begins after the date this
Act becomes law. [Aug. 24, 1965].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1962 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 87–793 effective on first day of
first pay period which begins on or after Oct. 11, 1962,
see section 1008 of Pub. L. 87–793.
PEACE CORPS APPOINTMENTS OR ASSIGNMENTS
Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title II, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat.
156, provided in part: ‘‘That during fiscal year 2004 and
any subsequent fiscal year, the Director of the Peace
Corps may make appointments or assignments, or ex-
tend current appointments or assignments, to permit
United States citizens to serve for periods in excess of
5 years in the case of individuals whose appointment or
assignment, such as regional safety security officers
and employees within the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral, involves the safety of Peace Corps volunteers: Pro-
vided further, That the Director of the Peace Corps may
make such appointments or assignments notwith-
standing the provisions of section 7 of the Peace Corps
Act [this section] limiting the length of an appoint-
ment or assignment, the circumstances under which
such an appointment or assignment may exceed 5
years, and the percentage of appointments or assign-
ments that can be made in excess of 5 years.’’
Similar provisions were contained in the following
prior appropriation act:
Pub. L. 108–7, div. E, title II, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat.
171.
REPORTS TO CONGRESS
Pub. L. 99–83, title XI, § 1103(b), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat.
273, which required the Director of the Peace Corps to
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House
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