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Utilizing and Supporting Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers Act

Introduced: May 12, 2020 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now May 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1