National Peace Corps Association surveys Peace Corps Safety/Security Legislation
National Peace Corps Association Survey on Peace Corps Safety/Security Legislation
In advance of NPCA President Kevin Quigley's testimony before Congress on June 22nd, the NPCA invites you to share your opinions on legislation pertaining to the health, safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 4060; S. 2454). Click here to open a new window with a summary of the legislation that corresponds with the survey. (You may toggle back and forth between the windows as you go through the survey, if you wish.)
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1) Should an Office of the Ombudsman be created within the Peace Corps?
Yes No
2) Should a Peace Corps Office of Safety and Security, with individual country security coordinators, be established by law?
Yes No
3) Should an independent Inspector General for the Peace Corps be established?
Yes No
4) Should a study be conducted concerning the "Five Year Rule" of employment for Peace Corps staff and the rule's potential implications on issues of recruitment, health, safety and productive work assignments?
Yes No
5) Do you support "Five Year Rule" exemptions for Peace Corps' Office of the Inspector General, Office of Safety and Security, and Office of Medical Services?
Yes No
6) Do you support a report to Congress by Peace Corps concerning medical screening processes and guidelines, including a statistical review of the medical appeals process?
Yes No
7) Do you support a Comptroller General's review and report on issues pertaining to Peace Corps' volunteer work assignments?
Yes No
(Note: Questions 8 - 10 do not directly pertain to details of the legislation)
8) Which of the following most closely represents your views related to general funding for the Peace Corps and current legislation pertaining to health, safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers? (Choose one)
Issues included in congressional legislation are of such importance that they should be given priority attention even if budget constraints require Peace Corps to reduce its number of volunteers in the field.
Peace Corps needs to maintain its current number of volunteers. Any funding that goes beyond meeting current volunteer levels should be prioritized for addressing issues included in the Safety/Security legislation.
Peace Corps should continue to move forward with President Bush's call for expanding the number of volunteers in the field. Congress needs to appropriate sufficient funding to address safety and security concerns and pursue Peace Corps expansion targets.
Changes proposed in the legislation are not necessary. The use of any additional funding should be determined by the Peace Corps and not congressional legislation.
9) While not currently in proposed legislation, there has been some suggestion that all Peace Corps volunteers should work in pairs in an effort to increase security. Should it be a requirement that all volunteers be assigned in pairs?
Yes No
10) While not currently in proposed legislation, there has been some suggestion that all Peace Corps volunteers should have modern communication equipment, such as cell phones. Should volunteers be required to have such equipment?
Yes No
Please use this space to comment further on any of the items above
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