3.0.0 3700 2023-01-11T13:42:41Z 2023-01-11T13:42:41Z Senate S 2020-05-12 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-12T22:23:31Z Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act 116 6833 HR 2020-05-12 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2020-05-12 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2020-05-12 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-05-12 True International Affairs Appropriations Asia Cardiovascular and respiratory health China Corporation for National and Community Service Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mongolia National and community service Peace Corps Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Unemployment Worker safety and health International Affairs 00 2020-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-11T16:26:55Z Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act

This bill provides benefits for Peace Corps volunteers, including health insurance for volunteers whose service was terminated due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak.

Such a terminated Peace Corps volunteer shall receive health insurance for two months upon return to the United States. The volunteer may elect to extend such insurance, at the volunteer's expense, until the last day in which the volunteer would be eligible for unemployment benefits under the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act. The Department of Labor shall deem a terminated volunteer eligible for such unemployment benefits if the volunteer is unemployed and not eligible for regular or extended unemployment benefits.

Executive branch departments and agencies with hiring needs, as well as the Corporation for National and Community Service, shall establish expedited processes for hiring and enrolling such terminated Peace Corps volunteers.

The Peace Corps shall (1) resume all programs, to the extent possible, as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided; and (2) establish an expedited process for reenrolling Peace Corps volunteers whose service was terminated due to COVID-19.

The Peace Corps shall inform exiting volunteers of various health care options available after leaving the Peace Corps.

]]> Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act Display Title Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide Peace Corps Volunteers and Trainees whose service was terminated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with health insurance, an expedited redeployment process, and domestic service opportunities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3700is/xml/BILLS-116s3700is.xml 2020-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.