S 1203 · 118th Congress · International Affairs

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-04-19· Sponsored by Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.(2023-07-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes the Peace Corps program through FY2028 and requires or authorizes various policies for the Peace Corps program. For example, the bill increases the minimum rate for readjustment allowances paid to Peace Corps volunteers upon their return to the United States; requires the Peace Corps to establish processes to return volunteers to service after their service has been interrupted by a mandatory evacuation, and to strive to allow evacuated volunteers to return to the country in which they had formerly been assigned (except for Peace Corps missions in China); requires the Peace Corps to provide separating volunteers with information on postservice health care options; provides statutory authority to an executive order that provides returning volunteers with noncompetitive eligibility for federal employment purposes (i.e., eligibility to be noncompetitively appointed to a competitive federal position); requires the Peace Corps to implement a zero-tolerance policy regarding volunteer or trainee involvement with illegal drugs; requires the Peace Corps to take all reasonable measures to prevent and address reprisal or retaliati…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1203, Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023

Aug 17, 2023

As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 25, 2023

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Cosponsors (11)

7 Democrats4 Republicans