Sec. 6. Peace Corps volunteer reenrollment eligibility and transition assistance
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Notwithstanding section 5 of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2504 ), with respect to all of the Peace Corps volunteers whose service ended involuntarily on March 15, 2020 (or earlier, in the case of volunteers who were serving China and Mongolia), when the Director of the Peace Corps suspended all volunteer operations due to the coronavirus public health emergency, the Director of the Peace Corps shall— continue to provide the health care described in section 5(e) of such Act to the volunteer during the 6-month period beginning on March 15, 2020, to supplement the benefits to which the volunteer is otherwise entitled under section 5 of such Act; waive all nonmedical application requirements for the reenrollment of the volunteer during the 1-year period beginning on March 15, 2020; expedite the medical clearance for such volunteer to facilitate reenrollment; permit the volunteer, to the extent possible, to resume the activity in which the volunteer had been serving at the time of his or her involuntarily end of service or any other activity, by mutual agreement; and provide the volunteer, beginning on the date of reenrollment, with the compensation, allowances, benefits, and other terms and conditions of service to which the volunteer is entitled under such Act.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes the efforts of the Peace Corps— to offer reenrollment to each Peace Corps volunteer whose service ended involuntarily on March 15, 2020 (or earlier, in the case of volunteers who were serving China and Mongolia), due to the coronavirus public health emergency; to obtain approval from countries, as necessary, to return reenrolled volunteers to their previous assignments; and to identify the anticipated additional appropriations or new statutory authorities that would be necessary to achieve the goal of safely redeploying 7,300 Peace Corps volunteers during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which Peace Corps operations resume.
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Peace Corps volunteer reenrollment eligibility and transition assistance
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