Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2521 Foreign Language Proficiency
Title 22 › CHAPTER 34 — THE PEACE CORPS › § 2521
Summary
Volunteers cannot be sent to work in another country unless they already speak the local language well enough for the job they will do.
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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
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102