Sec. 2. Provisions for current and former volunteers of the peace corps
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Section 8142 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking GS–7 and inserting GS–11 ; and by striking paragraph
(2)and redesignating paragraphs
(3)and
(4)as paragraphs
(2)and (3), respectively; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Director of the Peace Corps shall provide the initial furnishing of medical and other benefits under section 8103(b) of this title to any former volunteer for the 180-day period beginning on the date of termination of the service of such volunteer, to the extent that the Director determines that such benefits are given with respect to an injury that is probably compensable under this section (as such term is defined for purposes of section 8103(b)). The provision of such benefits may be authorized directly or by the certification of vouchers, in accordance with section 8103(b). A volunteer may not be provided medical or other benefits pursuant to paragraph
(1)unless the injury with respect to which such benefits would be provided was proximately caused by the employment of such volunteer under subsection (c)(2). Notwithstanding the 180-day limitation period under paragraph (1), a volunteer may receive medical or other benefits provided pursuant to such paragraph with respect to an injury until the date on which the Secretary of Labor makes a final determination with respect to compensation for such injury under this section, if the volunteer applied for such compensation before the last day of such limitation period. The Director shall consult with health experts outside the Peace Corps, including experts licensed in the field of mental health, in order to provide the best standard of care. The provisions of section 8116(c) of this title regarding liability shall apply with respect to benefits provided to a former volunteer under this section in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply with respect to benefits provided to an employee of the United States. . The amendments made by paragraph (1)(A) shall apply with respect to any compensation paid pursuant to section 8142 of title 5, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2504 ) is amended— in subsection (e), by striking receive such immunization and dental care preparatory to their service and inserting receive, preparatory to their service, such immunization and dental care, and (in accordance with subsection (o)) such trial prescriptions ; in subsection (h), by striking section, and and inserting section), and ; and by adding at the end the following new subsections: The Director of the Peace Corps may only prescribe mefloquine to a volunteer, including as a trial prescription to a volunteer who chooses to use such medication before departing the United States to a post, on an individual basis and in accordance with relevant recommendations or guidelines issued by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, after counseling such volunteer about the benefits, risks, and side effects of each available medication for the prophylaxis of malaria. The Director shall monitor the volunteer during the course of such prescription for the development of any side effects (or determine that the volunteer has been so monitored), evaluate the volunteer at the completion of such course for evidence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (or determine that the volunteer has been so evaluated), and report to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs any such side effects or symptoms. A volunteer may only switch to the use of mefloquine from another drug for the prophylaxis of malaria while serving at a post if another medication for the prophylaxis of malaria is simultaneously provided to such volunteer in a manner that ensures continuous protection against malaria. It is the policy of the United States to recognize the importance of Peace Corps volunteers and the core function that such volunteers play within the agency. The President should therefore prioritize the provision of health care services and necessary safety and security support for all volunteers. Whoever engages in conduct outside the United States against a volunteer that would constitute an offense under any section listed in paragraph
(2)if the conduct had been engaged in within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18, United States Code) shall be punished as provided for that offense. The sections listed in this paragraph are sections 113, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1117 (to the extent that such section applies to section 1111), 1201, 2241, 2242, 2244, and 2261A of title 18, United States Code. For purposes of this subsection, paragraph (9)(B) (regarding residences in foreign countries) of section 7 of title 18, United States Code, shall include the residences used by volunteers in foreign countries and the land appurtenant or ancillary thereto, irrespective of ownership. .
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