Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§2507g Establishment of a confidentiality protection policy
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 34— - THE PEACE CORPS › § 2507g
Summary
The President must create and keep a system for Peace Corps volunteers to report misconduct that protects volunteers and their information and follows confidentiality best practices. Staff who access reports must get training to prevent improper disclosure. Anyone who breaks confidentiality can be disciplined, including fired and, for staff, barred from rehire.
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Title 22, §2507g
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(a)The President shall establish and maintain a process to allow volunteers to report incidents of misconduct or mismanagement, or violations of any policy, of the Peace Corps in order to protect the confidentiality and safety of such volunteers and of the information reported, and to ensure that such information is acted on appropriately. This process shall conform to existing best practices regarding confidentiality.
(b)The President shall provide additional training to officers and employees of the Peace Corps who have access to information reported by volunteers under subsection (a) in order to protect against the inappropriate disclosures of such information and ensure the safety of such volunteers.
(c)Any Peace Corps volunteer or staff member who is responsible for maintaining confidentiality under subsection (a) and who breaches such duty shall be subject to disciplinary action, including termination, and in the case of a staff member, ineligibility for re-employment with the Peace Corps.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 2507g
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73