22 U.S.C. § 2507a
As part of the training provided to all volunteers under section 2507(a) of this title, the President shall develop and implement comprehensive sexual assault risk-reduction and response training that, to the extent practicable, conforms to best practices in the sexual assault field.
In developing the sexual assault risk-reduction and response training under subsection (a), the President shall consult with and incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations and views of experts in the sexual assault field.
Once a volunteer has arrived in his or her country of service, the President shall provide the volunteer with training tailored to the country of service that includes cultural training relating to gender relations, risk-reduction strategies, treatment available in such country (including sexual assault forensic exams, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV exposure, screening for sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy testing), MedEvac procedures, and information regarding a victim's right to pursue legal action against a perpetrator.
Each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer shall be provided, with respect to each country in which the applicant may be invited to serve, with specific, aggregated, and easily accessible information regarding crimes against and risks to volunteers, including-
Upon receiving information1 described in paragraph (1), the applicant shall have the option to change the country of consideration and identify a substitute country.
The President shall provide each applicant, before the applicant enrolls as a volunteer, with-
In this section and sections 2507b through 2507g of this title:
The term "personally identifying information" means individually identifying information for or about a volunteer who is a victim of sexual assault, including information likely to disclose the location of such victim, including the following:
The term "restricted reporting" means a system of reporting that allows a volunteer who is sexually assaulted to confidentially disclose the details of his or her assault to specified individuals and receive the services outlined in section 2507b(c) of this title without the dissemination of his or her personally identifying information except as necessary for the provision of such services, and without automatically triggering an official investigative process.
In cases in which volunteers elect restricted reporting, disclosure of their personally identifying information is authorized to the following persons or organizations when disclosure would be for the following reasons:
In cases in which information is disclosed pursuant to subparagraph (B), the President shall-
The term "sexual assault" means any conduct prescribed by chapter 109A of title 18, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and includes both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
The term "stalking" means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to-
1So in original. Probably should be preceded by "the".
22 U.S.C. § 2507a
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115-256, §302(1), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer shall be provided with information regarding crimes against and risks to volunteers in the country in which the applicant has been invited to serve, including an overview of past crimes against volunteers in the country."Subsec. (f)(2)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 115-256, §302(2), substituted "Victim's Advocates," for "victim advocates".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
OFFSET OF COSTS AND PERSONNEL Pub. L. 112-57, §9, Nov. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 745, provided that: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Direct [probably should be "Director"] of the Peace Corps shall-"(1) eliminate such initiatives, positions, and programs within the Peace Corps (other than within the Office of Inspector General) as the Director deems necessary to ensure any and all costs incurred to carry out the provisions of this Act [see Short Title of 2011 Amendment note set out under section 2501 of this title], and the amendments made by this Act, are entirely offset;"(2) ensure no net increase in personnel are added to carry out the provisions of this Act, with any new full or part time employees or equivalents offset by eliminating an equivalent number of existing staff (other than within the Office of Inspector General);"(3) report to Congress not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 21, 2011] the actions taken to ensure compliance with paragraphs (1) and (2), including the specific initiatives, positions, and programs within the Peace Corps that have been eliminated to ensure that the costs of carrying out this Act will be offset; and"(4) not implement any other provision of this Act (other than paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)) or any amendment made by this Act until the Director has certified that the actions specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) have been completed."
- United States
- The term "United States" means the several States and the District of Columbia.