110 HR 5535 IH: Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-03-05 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 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5535 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2008 Mr. Farr (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Honda, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Petri, and Ms. McCollum of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Peace Corps Act to provide continued funding for the Peace Corps, to increase the readjustment allowance for returning Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2008.

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Funding for the Peace Corps

Section 3(b)(1) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)(1)) is amended— (1)by striking and; and (2)by inserting before the period at the end the following: , $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.

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Readjustment allowance for Peace Corps volunteers

Section 5(c) of the Peace Corp Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(c)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking $125 and inserting $225.