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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 1456 (Engrossed in House) — To amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support current and returned volunteers, and for... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Access to antimalarial drugs and menstrual products for Peace Corps volunteers

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Section 5A of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2504a ) is amended— by striking subsections
(c)and (e); by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (e); by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsections: The Director of the Peace Corps shall consult with experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding recommendations for prescribing malaria prophylaxis, and implement such recommendations to the extent practicable, in order to provide the best standard of care within the context of the Peace Corps environment. The Director of the Peace Corps shall ensure that each Peace Corps medical officer serving in a malaria-endemic country receives training in the recognition of the side effects of such medications. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director of the Peace Corps shall establish a comprehensive policy to ensure Peace Corps volunteers who require menstrual products are able to access such products by— increasing stipends for such volunteers to purchase such products; or providing such volunteers with such products in the generic product types selected by such volunteer, if available in the country of service. The policy required under paragraph
(1)shall take into consideration the availability for purchase locally of menstrual products, the price of such products, and cultural norms regarding menstruation. If stipends are increased pursuant to the policy required under paragraph (1), the Director of the Peace Corps shall ensure that such increase is sufficient to cover the average cost within the country of service of menstrual products required by volunteers. ; and in paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (e), as so redesignated, by inserting , patient confidentiality standards before , and guidelines .
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Access to antimalarial drugs and menstrual products for Peace Corps volunteers
U.S.C.§ 2504a
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