4. Peace Corps Authorization for Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987

Partial text of Public Law 99-83 [S. 960], 99 Stat. 190 at 272, approved August 8, 1985

AN ACT TO authorize international development and security assistance programs and Peace Corps programs for fiscal years 1986 and 1987, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE XI-PEACE CORPS

SEC. 1101.1 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. * * *

SEC. 1102.2 NUMBER OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS.

SEC. 1103. LIMITATION ON LENGTH OF PEACE CORPS EMPLOYMENT (a)

(b) 3 REPORTS TO CONGRESS.-The Director of the Peace Corps shall, not later than January 1, 1986, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report describing the criteria to be applied by the Director in exercising the authority provided by the amendments made by subsection (a) to make appointments or assignments of individuals for periods of more than five years. Not later than each January 1 thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committees referred to in the preceding sentence a report on

(1) the exercise of such authority during the preceding fiscal year for each of the purposes specified in paragraph (5) of section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section; and

(2) the exercise during that fiscal year of the authority under paragraph (6) of such section 7(a), as added by subsection (a) of this section.

SEC. 1104. PEACE CORPS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

(b) 4 TERMINATION OF SIMILAR ADVISORY BODY.-Any advisory body carrying out functions similar to those assigned to the Peace

1 Sec. 1101 amended sec. 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502) to establish funding levels for fiscal years 1986 and 1987.

2 Sec. 1102 amended secs. 2 and 11 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 and 2510, respectively).

322 U.S.C. 2506 note.

* 22 U.S.C. 2511 note.

Corps National Advisory Council provided for in subsection (a) shall cease to exist sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

5. Independent Implementing Provisions of Public Law 89-134

Partial text of Public Law 89-134 [S. 2045], 79 Stat. 549, approved August 24, 1965

The new Peace Corps personnel system provided for in section 7 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended by section 4 of Public Law 89-134 and section 302 of Public Law 96–53, is to be implemented according to section 5 of Public Law 89-134 which is set forth below.

Sec. 5.1 (a) Section 4 of this Act shall not become effective until the first day of the fourth pay period which begins after the date this Act becomes law.

(b) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, each person employed under authorities repealed by section 4(a) of this Act immediately prior to the effective date of that section shall effective on that date be appointed a Foreign Service Reserve officer or Foreign Service staff officer or employee under the authority of section 7(a)(2) of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, and appointed or assigned to an appropriate class thereof; except that

(1) no person who holds a career or career-conditional appointment immediately prior to the effective date of section 4(a) of this Act shall, without his consent, be so appointed until three years after such effective date; and

(2) each person so appointed who, immediately prior to the effective date of section 4(a) of this Act, held a career or careerconditional appointment at grade 8 or below of the General Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, shall receive an appointment for the duration of operations under the Peace Corps Act, as amended.

Each person appointed under this subsection shall receive basic compensation at the rate of his class determined by the President to be appropriate, but the rate of basic compensation received by such person immediately prior to the effective date of his appointment under this subsection shall not be reduced by the provisions of this subsection.

122 U.S.C. 2506 note.

6. Higher Education Amendments of 1986

Partial text of Public Law 99–498 [S. 1965], 100 Stat. 1268, approved October 17, 1986; amended by Public Law 102-325 [Higher Education Amendments of 1992; S. 1150], 106 Stat. 448, approved July 23, 1992 1

SEC. 465.2 (a) CANCELLATION OF PERCENTAGE OF DEBT BASED ON YEARS OF QUALIFYING SERVICE. (1) The percent specified in paragraphs (3) of this subsection of the total amount of any loan made after June 30, 1972, from a student loan fund assisted under this part shall be canceled for each complete year of service after such date by the borrower under circumstances described in paragraph (2).

(2) Loans shall be canceled under paragraph (1) for service

(E) 3 as a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act or a volunteer under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973;

1 Public Law 102-325 amended and restated sec. 464 (20 U.s.C. 1087dd), eliminating the terms and conditions for deferring the repayment of student loans for Peace Corps volunteers.

2 20 U.S.C. 1087ee.

$22 U.S.C. 2501 note.

7. National and Community Service Act of 1990

Partial text of Public Law 101-610 [S. 1430], 104 Stat. 3127, approved November 16, 1990; amended by Public Law 102-384 [National and community Service Technical Amendment Act of 1992; S. 3175], 106 Stat. 1455, approved October 5, 1992; and by Public Law 103-82 [National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993; H.R. 2010],, 107 Stat. 785, approved September 21, 1993

AN ACT To enhance national and community service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.1 SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "National and Community Service Act of 1990".

NOTE. Title I, subtitle E, of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, relating to "Innovative and Demonstration Programs and Projects", including provisions for training and educational benefits demonstration programs to be carried out under the authority of the Director of the Peace Corps and the Director of ACTION (part III; 42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.) was repealed by sec. 104(a) of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 840).

Here follow sections of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended, that take into consideration the participation of the Peace Corps, and its returning volunteers, in programs of the Corporation of National and Community Service.

SUBTITLE C-NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST PROGRAM 2

PART I-INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE

SEC. 121.3 AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND APPROVED NATIONAL SERVICE POSITIONS.

(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.-Subject to the availability of appropriations for this purpose, the Corporation for National and

1 42 U.S.C. 12401.

2 Added by sec. 101(b) of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 107 Stat. 788).

3 42 U.S.C. 12571.