Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2259) to amend the Peace Corps Act to expand services and benefits for volunteers, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2259 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I--PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SUPPORT Sec. 101. Peace Corps volunteer medical care reform. Sec. 102. Post-service peace corps volunteer medical care reform. Sec. 103. Peace Corps impact survey. Sec. 104. Extension of positions for Peace Corps employees. TITLE II--PEACE CORPS OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY Sec. 201. Peace Corps volunteer access to Inspector General. Sec. 202. Publication requirement for volunteer surveys. Sec. 203. Consultation with Congress required before opening or closing overseas offices and country programs. TITLE III--CRIME RISK REDUCTION ENHANCEMENTS Sec. 301. Independent review of volunteer death. Sec. 302. Additional disclosures to applicants for enrollment as volunteers. Sec. 303. Additional protections against sexual misconduct. Sec. 304. Extension of the office of victim advocacy. Sec. 305.…
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