Sec. 203. CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED BEFORE OPENING OR CLOSING OVERSEAS OFFICES AND COUNTRY PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 203 CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED BEFORE OPENING OR CLOSING OVERSEAS OFFICES AND COUNTRY PROGRAMS Section 10 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2509) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(k) > > > ####
(1)> > Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director of the Peace Corps may not open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program unless the Director has notified and consulted with the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance. > > > #### “(2) > > The Director of the Peace Corps may waive the application of paragraph
(1)for a period of not more than 5 days after an action described in such paragraph if the Director determines such action is necessary to ameliorate a substantial security risk to Peace Corps volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel. > > > #### “(3) > > For the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.” > . # TITLE III CRIME RISK REDUCTION ENHANCEMENTS
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CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED BEFORE OPENING OR CLOSING OVERSEAS OFFICES AND COUNTRY PROGRAMS
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