Sec. 3. Readjustment allowances; expedited re-enrollment and transition assistance
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Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2504 ) is amended— in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting , safety after health ; in subsection (c)— in the first sentence, by striking $125 and inserting $417 ; by striking his each place it appears and inserting the volunteer’s ; and by striking he and inserting the volunteer ; by redesignating subsections
(e)through
(p)as subsections
(d)through (o), respectively; in subsection (d), as so redesignated, in the first sentence, by striking subsection
(f)and inserting subsection
(e); by amending subsection (e), as so redesignated, to read as follows: The Director of the Peace Corps shall— consult with health experts outside the Peace Corps, including experts licensed in the field of mental health, and follow guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the prescription of medications to a volunteer; and provide mental health care as an eligible health care service to such volunteers during and after their service. ; in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking he and inserting the President ; in subsection (m), as so redesignated— in paragraph (2)— by striking subsection
(e)each place it appears and inserting subsection
(d); and by striking he and inserting the President ; in paragraph (4), by striking subsection
(1)and inserting paragraph
(1); in subsection (n), as so redesignated, by striking his each place it appears and inserting the volunteer’s ; and by adding at the end the following new subsections: Notwithstanding this section, with respect to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose service ended involuntarily as a result of an emergency, suspension of operations, or otherwise through no fault of the volunteer, the Director of the Peace Corps shall— waive all non-medical application requirements for the re-enrollment of each such volunteer during the 1-year period beginning on the date of such involuntary end of service; expedite the medical clearance for each such volunteer to facilitate re-enrollment; permit each such volunteer, to the extent possible, to resume the activity of each such volunteer at the time of the involuntary end of service; and provide each such volunteer, beginning on the date of re-enrollment, with the compensation, allowances, benefits, and other terms and conditions of service to which the volunteer is entitled under this Act. The Director of the Peace Corps shall authorize a payout allowance, in an amount determined by the Director, to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees whose service ended involuntarily as a result of an emergency, suspension of operations, or otherwise through no fault of the volunteer. . Section 6 of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2505 ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking $125 and inserting $417 ; and in paragraph (3), by striking he and inserting the President .
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Sec. 3
Readjustment allowances; expedited re-enrollment and transition assistance
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