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22 U.S.C. § 2507c — Office of Victim Advocacy

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22 U.S.C. § 2507c — Office of Victim Advocacy

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**(a) Establishment of Office of Victims 11 So in original. Probably should be “Victim”. 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 Office of Victim Advocacy may deploy personnel abroad when necessary to help assist victims. (2) **Prohibition** — Peace Corps Medical Officers, Safety and Security Officers, and program staff may not serve as Victim’s Advocates. The Victim’s Advocate referred to in paragraph (1) may not have any other duties in the Peace Corps that are not reasonably connected to victim advocacy. (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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2506/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Responsibilities** (1) **Victims of sexual assault** — The Office of Victim Advocacy shall help develop and update the sexual assault risk-reduction and response training described in [section 2507a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507a&num=0&edition=prelim) and the sexual assault policy described in [section 2507b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507b&num=0&edition=prelim), ensure that volunteers who are victims of sexual assault receive services specified in [section 2507b(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507b/c&num=0&edition=prelim), and facilitate their access to such services. (2) **Other crimes** — In addition to assisting victims of sexual assault in accordance with paragraph (1), the Office of Victim Advocacy shall assist volunteers who are victims of crime by making such victims aware of the services available to them and facilitating their access to such services. (3) **Priority** — The Office of Victim Advocacy shall give priority to cases involving serious crimes, including sexual assault and stalking. **(c) Status updates** The Office of Victim Advocacy shall provide to volunteers who are victims regular updates on the status of their cases if such volunteers have opted to pursue prosecution. **(d) Transition** The Office of Victim Advocacy shall assist volunteers who are victims of crime and whose service has terminated in receiving the services specified in [section 2507b(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2507b/c&num=0&edition=prelim) requested by such volunteer. **(e) Policymaking** The Director of the Peace Corps shall include the head of the Office of Victim Advocacy in agency-wide policymaking processes in the same manner and to the same extent as the directors or associate directors of other offices within the Peace Corps.

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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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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. § 2507c — Office of Victim Advocacy

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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