Sec. 3. Expedited hiring for Peace Corps volunteers

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Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Director of the Peace Corps, shall prepare and distribute information to each Federal department and agency in the executive branch regarding the noncompetitive appointment eligibility available to Peace Corps volunteers for up to 3 years under Executive Order 11103 ( 22 U.S.C. 2504 note; relating to Providing for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps volunteers to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating to the Civil Service Commission and Labor-Management in the Federal Service), including the qualifications for such eligibility.

Each Federal department and agency in the executive branch facing critical hiring needs as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic or that have unfilled noncompetitive positions shall establish a process by which staff with hiring authority receive the information described in paragraph

(1)from the Office of Personnel Management about the expedited process for hiring such individuals who meet the minimum qualifications of a vacant position. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, in coordination with the Director of the Peace Corps, shall establish an expedited process by which Peace Corps volunteers and trainees evacuated due to the COVID–19 public health emergency can participate in domestic service opportunities through AmeriCorps, FEMA Corps, or affiliated programs to help address the COVID–19 pandemic. Section 301(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3941(c) ) is amended to read as follows: The fact that an applicant for appointment as a Foreign Service officer candidate is a veteran or disabled veteran shall be considered an affirmative factor in making such appointments. The fact that an applicant for appointment as a Foreign Service officer candidate is a returned Peace Corps volunteer shall be considered an affirmative factor in making such appointments. The value accorded the affirmative factor under this paragraph shall be significant, but shall be less than the affirmative factor provided to individuals who qualify under paragraph (1). In this subsection: The term returned Peace Corps volunteer means an individual who has completed— a full term of service as a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.); or satisfactory service as a Peace Corps volunteer (as defined by the Director of the Peace Corps). The term veteran or disabled veteran means an individual who is preference eligible (as defined in subparagraph (A), (B), or

(C)of section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code). .

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