That, in the enrollment of the bill (S.
1280) to amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-reduction and
response training, the development of a sexual assault policy, the
establishment of an Office of Victim Advocacy, the establishment of a Sexual
Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes, the Secretary of the Senate
shall make the following corrections:
Amend section 8C of the Peace Corps Act, in
the quoted material in section 2 of the bill, by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
(e)This section shall cease to be effective on
October 1,
2018.
.
Amend section 8D of the Peace Corps Act, in
the quoted material in section 2 of the bill, by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
(g)This section shall cease to be effective on
October 1,
2018.
.
Amend section 8E of the Peace Corps Act, in
the quoted material in section 2 of the bill—
(1)in subsection (c), by striking The
President shall annually conduct
and inserting Annually through
September 30, 2018, the President shall conduct
;
(2)in subsection (d)—
(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking a
biennial report
and inserting a report, not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this section, and biennially through
September 30, 2018,
; and
(B)in subparagraph (B), by striking not
later than two years after the date of the enactment of this section and every
three years thereafter
and inserting not later than two years
and five years after the date of the enactment of this section
;
and
(3)by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
(e)
(1)The President shall, at least once every 3
years, perform a review to evaluate the allocation and delivery of resources
across the countries the Peace Corps serves or is considering for service. Such
portfolio reviews shall at a minimum include the following with respect to each
such country:
(A)An evaluation of the country’s commitment
to the Peace Corps program.
(B)An analysis of the safety and security of
volunteers.
(C)An evaluation of the country’s need for
assistance.
(D)An analysis of country program
costs.
(E)An evaluation of the effectiveness of
management of each post within a country.
(F)An evaluation of the country’s congruence
with the Peace Corp’s mission and strategic priorities.
(2)Upon request of the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate or the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the President shall brief such
committees on each portfolio review required under paragraph (1). If requested,
each such briefing shall discuss performance measures and sources of data used
(such as project status reports, volunteer surveys, impact studies, reports of
Inspector General of the Peace Corps, and any relevant external sources) in
making the findings and conclusions in such
review.
.
Amend section 8I(a) of the Peace Corps Act,
in the quoted material in section 2, by inserting through September 30,
2018,
after annually
.
Strike section 8.
Redesignate sections 9 and 10 as sections 8
and 9, respectively.
Strike section 11.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives