Sec. 9. Protection of Peace Corps volunteers against reprisal or retaliation
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Section 8G of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2507g ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection: The term covered official or office means— any Peace Corps employee, including an employee of the Office of Inspector General; a Member of Congress or a designated representative of a committee of Congress; an Inspector General (other than the Inspector General for the Peace Corps); the Government Accountability Office; any authorized official of the Department of Justice or other Federal law enforcement agency; and a United States court, including any Federal grand jury.
The term relief includes all affirmative relief necessary to make a volunteer whole, including monetary compensation, equitable relief, compensatory damages, and attorney fees and costs. The term reprisal or retaliation means taking, threatening to take, or initiating adverse administrative action against a volunteer because the volunteer made a report described in subsection
(a)or otherwise disclosed to a covered official or office any information pertaining to waste, fraud, abuse of authority, misconduct, mismanagement, violations of law, or a significant threat to health and safety, if the activity or occurrence complained of is based upon the reasonable belief of the volunteer. The Director of the Peace Corps shall take all reasonable measures, including through the development and implementation of a comprehensive policy, to prevent and address reprisal or retaliation against a volunteer by any Peace Corps officer or employee, or any other person with supervisory authority over the volunteer during the volunteer’s period of service. A volunteer may report a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retaliation— directly to the Inspector General of the Peace Corps, who may conduct such investigations and make such recommendations with respect to the complaint or allegation as the Inspector General considers appropriate; and through other channels provided by the Peace Corps, including through the process for confidential reporting implemented pursuant to subsection (a). The Director of the Peace Corps— may order any relief for an affirmative finding of a proposed or final resolution of a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retaliation in accordance with policies, rules, and procedures of the Peace Corps; and shall ensure that such relief is promptly provided to the volunteer. A volunteer may submit an appeal to the Director of the Peace Corps of any proposed or final resolution of a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retaliation. Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to affect any other right of recourse a volunteer may have under any other provision of law. The Director of the Peace Corps shall ensure that volunteers are informed in writing of the rights and remedies provided under this section. The Director of the Peace Corps shall offer the opportunity for volunteers to resolve disputes concerning a complaint or allegation of reprisal or retaliation through mediation in accordance with procedures developed by the Peace Corps. The Director of the Peace Corps may take such disciplinary or other administration action, including termination of service, with respect to a volunteer who unreasonably refuses to cooperate with an investigation into a compliant or allegation of reprisal or retaliation conducted by the Inspector General of the Peace Corps. .
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Protection of Peace Corps volunteers against reprisal or retaliation
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