Sec. 4. Peace Corps National Advisory Council
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Section 12 of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2511 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking conduct on-site inspections, and make examinations, of the activities of the Peace Corps in the United States and in other countries in order to ; in subparagraph (C), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; by redesignating subparagraph
(D)as subparagraph (E); and by inserting after subparagraph
(C)the the following new subparagraph: make recommendations for utilizing the expertise of returned Peace Corps volunteers in fulfilling the goals of the Peace Corps; and ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— in the first sentence— by striking fifteen and inserting seven ; and by striking President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and inserting Director of the Peace Corps ; and by striking the second sentence and inserting the following new sentence: At least four of such members shall be former Peace Corps volunteers, and not more than four of such members may be members of the same political party. ; by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: No member appointed under this paragraph may be an officer or employee of the Peace Corps. ; by amending subparagraph
(D)to read as follows: The members of the council shall be appointed to 2-year terms. ; and by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), (H), and (I); and by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: The Director of the Peace Corps shall designate one of the voting members of the Council as Chair, who shall serve in such capacity for a period not to exceed two years. ; in subsection (g)— in the first sentence, by striking At its first meeting and at its first regular meeting in each calendar year thereafter and inserting At its first meeting each calendar year ; and in the second sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and shall each serve in that capacity for a period not to exceed two years. ; in subsection (h)(1), by striking The Council and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: The Council shall hold a regular meeting during each calendar quarter at a date and time to be determined by the Chair of the Council or at the call of the Director of the Peace Corps. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsections: None of the activities or functions of the Council under subsection (b)(2) may undermine the independence or supersede the duties of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council. The Director of the Peace Corps may accept donations of funds, gifts, and in-kind contributions and use such donations without further appropriation for administrative expenses relating to the functions of the Council. The Director of the Peace Corps may enter into a multi-year agreement with a nonprofit organization that supports current, returning, or former Peace Corps volunteers, authorizing such nonprofit organization to solicit donations, on behalf of the Peace Corps, solely to support the administrative expenses relating to the functions of the Council. Any agreement under this subsection shall require the nonprofit organization at issue to transfer all donated funds received under such agreement to the Peace Corps for use under subsection (m). .
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