113 HR 1573 IH: Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-04-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2013 Mr. Sires (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Honda, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Peace Corps Act to allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013.

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Use of official seal, emblem, and name of the Peace Corps

Subsection (b) of section 19 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2518) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that the official seal or emblem and the name Peace Corps may be used on any death announcement, gravestone, plaque, or other grave marker of any person who served as a volunteer or applicant for enrollment as a volunteer under such rules as may be prescribed by the Director; and (2)in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by inserting or in accordance with the exception specified in paragraph (1), before shall be fined.