Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§2519 Security investigations
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 34— - THE PEACE CORPS › § 2519
Summary
People hired, assigned, or serving as volunteers under this chapter must be checked under standards the President sets to protect the national interest. If doubts about loyalty or security appear, the agency must send the case to the FBI, which reports back to both investigators and the employer.
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Title 22, §2519
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All persons employed or assigned to duties under this chapter shall be investigated to insure that the employment or assignment is consistent with the national interest in accordance with standards and procedures established by the President. If an investigation made pursuant to this section develops any data reflecting that the person who is the subject of the investigation is of questionable loyalty or is a questionable security risk, the investigating agency shall refer the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the conduct of a full field investigation. The results of that full field investigation shall be furnished to the initial investigating agency, and to the agency by which the subject person is employed, for information and appropriate action. Volunteers shall be deemed employees of the United States Government for the purpose of this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–293, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 612, known as the Peace Corps Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions Functions of President under this section delegated to Director of Peace Corps by section 1–103 of Ex. Ord. No. 12137,
May 16, 1979, 44 F.R. 29023, eff.
May 16, 1979, set out as a note under section 2501 of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 2519
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73