Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§2507h Removal and assessment and evaluation

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 34— - THE PEACE CORPS › § 2507h

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a volunteer says they are in immediate physical danger, the President must remove that volunteer as quickly as possible and then check the site's safety. No new volunteer may be sent there until the safety check is finished and the site is declared safe. Volunteers already at the site may stay during the check. If the site is unsafe for anyone remaining, the President must remove all volunteers quickly. The President must create a worldwide system to track and record crimes against volunteers.

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Title 22, §2507h

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(a)If a volunteer requests removal from the site in which such volunteer is serving because the volunteer feels at risk of imminent bodily harm, the President shall, as expeditiously as practical after receiving such request, remove the volunteer from the site. If the President receives such a request, the President shall assess and evaluate the safety of such site and may not assign another volunteer to the site until such time as the assessment and evaluation is complete and the site has been determined to be safe. Volunteers may remain at a site during the assessment and evaluation.

(b)If the President determines that a site is unsafe for any remaining volunteers at the site, the President shall, as expeditiously as practical, remove all volunteers from the site.

(c)The President shall establish a global tracking and recording system to track and record incidents of crimes against volunteers.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 2507h

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73