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§2521 Foreign language proficiency

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 34— - THE PEACE CORPS › § 2521

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Title 22, §2521

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No person shall be assigned to duty as a volunteer under this chapter in any foreign country or area unless at the time of such assignment he possesses such reasonable proficiency as his assignment requires in speaking the language of the country or area to which he is assigned.

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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

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note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.

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22 U.S.C. § 2521

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73