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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 21, 2002
Peace Corps Charter for the 21st Century Act - Amends the Peace Corps Act to require all recruiting of volunteers to be undertaken solely by the Peace Corps. Conditions the President's authority to detail or assign Peace Corps volunteers to certain Federal and State agencies and other entities upon a determination that such a detail or assignment does not contradict the standing of such volunteers as being independent from foreign policy-making and intelligence collection.Requires the Director of the Peace Corps, before implementing any new initiative, to consult with the Peace Corps National Advisory Council and to report to Congress on: (1) the initiative's objectives and costs, and any impact it may have on existing programs and the safety of volunteers; (2) the status of security procedures in any country in which the Peace Corps operates programs or is considering doing so; (3) student loan forgiveness programs currently available to Peace Corps volunteers; and (4) initiatives the Peace Corps intends to pursue in order to solicit requests from eligible countries where the presence of volunteers would facilitate a greater understanding of the world and of diverse cultures and systems of government, including peoples from countries with substantial Muslim populations.Requires the Director to develop a training program for all Peace Corps volunteers in the education, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases.Increases Peace Corps volunteer readjustment allowances to $275 a month.Establishes a program to award grants to private nonprofit corporations in the District of Columbia to serve as incubators for returned Peace Corps volunteers seeking to use their knowledge and expertise to undertake community-based projects.
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Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D–CT
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10594-10598; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10595-10596; text as passed Senate: CR S10596-10598)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10594-10598; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10595-10596; text as passed Senate: CR S10596-10598)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 700.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5903-5905)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5902-5903)
Introduced in Senate
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