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R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. 4060] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on International Relations, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4060) to amend the Peace Corps Act to establish an Ombudsman and an Office of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps, and for other purposes, (Part 2)
VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE
The measure passed by voice vote. There were no recorded votes.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the Committee reports that the findings
and recommendations of the Committee, based on oversight activities
under clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives,
are incorporated in the descriptive portions of this report.
NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES
Clause 3(c)(2) of House Rule XIII is inapplicable because this legislation
does not provide new budgetary authority or increased tax
expenditures.
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE
U.S. CONGRESS,
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,
Washington, DC, April 7, 2004.
Hon. HENRY J. HYDE, Chairman,
Committee on International Relations,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared
the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4060, the Health, Safety,
and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2004.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased
to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Joseph C. Whitehill, who
can be reached at 226–2840.
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
Enclosure
cc: Honorable Tom Lantos,
Ranking Member.
H.R. 4060—Health, Safety, and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers
Act of 2004
H.R. 4060 would establish within the Peace Corps an Office of
the Ombudsman, an Office of Safety and Security, an Office of
Medical Services, and an independent Inspector General. In addition,
the bill would require semi-annual reports from the Ombudsman,
a report on medical screening and placement of volunteers,
and reports on work assignments. Out of all these offices established
by the bill, only the Office of the Ombudsman would be
new—the other offices exist under more general authority. CBO estimates
that implementing the bill would require the hiring of an
additional four personnel and would cost about $500,000 each year,
assuming the appropriation of the necessary funds. The bill would
not affect direct spending or receipts.
Based on information from the Peace Corps, CBO estimates that
staffing an Office of the Ombudsman would require three additional
staff. H.R. 4060 would also require that the head of the Office
of Medical Services not occupy any other position within the
Peace Corps. Thus, providing a full-time head for the office would
require hiring an additional senior officer. Staffing is currently in
place within the Director of the Peace Corps’ organization, for an
Office of Volunteer Safety and Security and an Office of Medical
Services. Under the bill, the Inspector General would be appointed
by the President and control his own budget. CBO estimates that
the change in status of the Inspector General and the new reporting
requirements would not significantly affect spending.
H.R. 4060 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates
as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would
not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
The CBO staff contact is Joseph C. Whitehill, who can be
reached at 226-2840. This estimate was approved by Peter H.
Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
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PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The goals and objectives of this legislation are to improve the
health, safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers, administered
under the authority of the Peace Corps Act of 1961.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Committee finds the authority for this legislation
in article I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution (relating
to making all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United
States).
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
Section 1. Short Title. Section 1 contains a short title, the
‘‘Health, Safety, and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers Act of
2004.’’
Section 2. Ombudsman of the Peace Corps. Section 2 amends the
Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) by inserting after section
4 a new section 4A ‘‘Ombudsman of the Peace Corps.’’
Section 4A is divided into six subsections.
Section 4A(a) establishes in the Peace Corps the Office of the
Ombudsman of the Peace Corps, which shall be headed by the Ombudsman
of the Peace Corps, who shall be appointed by and report
directly to the Director of the Peace Corps.
Section 4A(b) provides that the Ombudsman shall receive and, as
appropriate, inquire into complaints, questions, or concerns submitted
by current or former volunteers regarding services or support
provided by the Peace Corps to its volunteers, including matters
pertaining to the safety and security of volunteers; due process,
including processes relating to separation from the Peace
Corps; benefits and assistance that may be due to current or
former volunteers; medical or other health-related assistance; and
access to files and records of current or former volunteers.
Section 4A(c) provides that the Ombudsman shall receive and, as
appropriate, inquire into complaints, questions, or concerns submitted
by current or former employees of the Peace Corps on any
matters of grievance.
Section 4A(d) provides that the Ombudsman shall recommend responses
to individual matters received under subsections (b) and (c)
of section 4A; make recommendations for administrative or regulatory
adjustments to address recurring problems or other difficulties
of the Peace Corps; identify systemic issues that relate to the
practices, policies, and administrative procedures of the Peace
Corps affecting volunteers and employees; and call attention to
problems not yet adequately considered by the Peace Corps.
Section 4A(e) provides that the Ombudsman shall carry out the
duties under this section in a manner that is independent, impartial
in the conduct of inquiries, and confidential; and consistent
with the revised Standards for the Establishment and Operation of
Ombudsman Offices (August 2003) as endorsed by the American
Bar Association.
Section 4A(f) provides that the Ombudsman shall refrain from
any involvement in the merits of individual matters that are the
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subject of ongoing adjudication or litigation, or investigations related
to such adjudication or litigation.
Section 4A(g) requires that not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of section 4A, and semiannually thereafter, the
Ombudsman shall submit to the Director of the Peace Corps, the
Chair of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council, and Congress
a report containing a summary of the complaints, questions, and
concerns considered by the Ombudsman; the inquiries completed by
the Ombudsman; recommendations for action with respect to such
complaints, questions, concerns, or inquiries; and any other matters
that the Ombudsman considers relevant. This subsection further
requires that each report submitted by the Ombudsman in
furtherance of this subsection shall maintain confidentiality on any
matter that the Ombudsman considers appropriate in accordance
with section 4A(e).
Section 4A(g) provides that in section 4A, the term ‘‘employee’’
means an employee of the Peace Corps, an employee of the Office
of Inspector General of the Peace Corps, an individual appointed or
assigned under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et
seq.) to carry out functions under this act, or an individual subject
to a personal services contract with the Peace Corps.’.
Section 3. Office of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps. Section
3 amends the Peace Corps Act inserting a new section 4B after
the new section 4A as amended by section 2.
Section 4B, ‘‘Office of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps’’, is
divided into three subsections.
Section 4B(a) establishes in the Peace Corps the Office of Safety
and Security of the Peace Corps, which shall be headed by the Associate
Director of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps, who
shall be appointed by and report directly to the Director of the
Peace Corps.
Section 4B(b) provides that the office established by section 4B(a)
shall be responsible for all safety and security activities of the
Peace Corps, including background checks of volunteers and staff,
safety and security of volunteers and staff (including training),
safety and security of facilities, security of information technology,
and other responsibilities as required by the director.
Section 4B(c) includes a sense of Congress that the Associate Director
of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps, as appointed pursuant
to section 4B(a), should assign a Peace Corps country security
coordinator for each country where the Peace Corps has a program
of volunteer service for the purposes of carrying out the field
responsibilities of the Office established under section 4B(a); and
that each country security coordinator should be under the supervision
of the Peace Corps country director in each such country;
should report directly to the Associate Director of Safety and Security
of the Peace Corps on all matters of importance as the country
security coordinator considers necessary; should be responsible for
coordinating with the regional security officer of the Peace Corps
responsible for the country to which such country security officer
is assigned; and should be a United States citizen who has access
to information, including classified information, relating to the possible
threats against Peace Corps volunteers.
Section 4. Office of Medical Services of the Peace Corps. Section
4 is divided into three subsections.
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Section 4(a) requires that not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
describes the medical screening procedures and guidelines used by
the office responsible for medical services of the Peace Corps to determine
whether an applicant for Peace Corps service has worldwide
clearance, limited clearance, a deferral period, or is not medically,
including psychologically, qualified to serve in the Peace
Corps as a volunteer; describes the procedures and guidelines used
by the Peace Corps to ensure that applicants for Peace Corps service
are matched with a host country where the applicant, reasonable
accommodations notwithstanding, can complete at least 2
years of volunteer service without interruption due to foreseeable
medical conditions; and with respect to each of the fiscal years
2000 through 2003 and the first 6 months of fiscal year 2004,
states the number of medical screenings of applicants conducted;
applicants who have received worldwide clearance, limited clearance,
deferral periods, and medical disqualifications to serve; appeals
to the Medical Screening Review Board of the Peace Corps
and the number of times that an initial screening decision was
upheld; requests to the head of the office responsible for medical
services of the Peace Corps for reconsideration of a decision of the
Medical Screening Review Board and the number of times that the
decision of the Medical Screening Review Board was upheld by the
head of such office; Peace Corps volunteers who became medically
qualified to serve because of a decision of the Medical Screening
Review Board and who were later evacuated or terminated their
service early due to medical reasons; Peace Corps volunteers who
became medically qualified to serve because of a decision of the
head of the office responsible for medical services of the Peace
Corps and who were later evacuated or terminated their service
early due to medical reasons; Peace Corps volunteers who the agency
has had to separate from service due to the discovery of undisclosed
medical information; and Peace Corps volunteers who have
terminated their service early due to medical, including psychological,
reasons.
Section 4(b) includes a definition of the term ‘‘appropriate congressional
committees.’’
Section 4(c) amends section 4(c) of the Peace Corps Act (22
U.S.C. 2503(c)) by adding at the end a new paragraph which requires
the Director of the Peace Corps to ensure that the head of
the office responsible for medical services of the Peace Corps does
not occupy any other position in the Peace Corps.
Section 5. Reports on the ‘‘Five Year Rule’’ and on Work Assignments
of Volunteers of the Peace Corps. Section 5 is divided into
three subsections.
Section 5(a) requires that not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the effects of the
limitation on the duration of employment, appointment, or assignment
of officers and employees of the Peace Corps under section 7
of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2506) on the ability of the Peace
Corps to effectively manage Peace Corps operations. The report
shall include a description of such limitation; a description of the
history of such limitation and the purposes for which it was en-
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acted and amended; an analysis of the impact of such limitation on
the ability of the Peace Corps to recruit capable volunteers, establish
productive and worthwhile assignments for volunteers, provide
for the health, safety, and security of volunteers, and, as declared
in section 2(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501(a)), ‘‘promote
a better understanding of the American people on the part of the
peoples served and a better understanding of other peoples on the
part of the American people’’; an assessment of whether the application
of such limitation has accomplished the objectives for which
it was intended; and recommendations, if any, for legislation to
amend provisions of the Peace Corps Act relating to such limitation.
Section 5(b) requires that not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
extent to which the work assignments of Peace Corps volunteers
fulfill the commitment of the Peace Corps to ensuring that such assignments
are well developed, with clear roles and expectations,
and that volunteers are well-suited for their assignments. The report
shall include an assessment of the extent to which agreements
between the Peace Corps and host countries delineate clear roles
for volunteers in assisting host governments to advance their national
development strategies; an assessment of the extent to which
the Peace Corps recruits volunteers who have skills that correlate
with the expectations cited in the country agreements and assigns
such volunteers to such posts; a description of procedures for determining
volunteer work assignments and minimum standards for
such assignments; a volunteer survey on health, safety, and security
issues as well as satisfaction surveys which will have been conducted
after the date of the enactment of this act; and an assessment
of the plan of the Peace Corps to increase the number of volunteers
who are assigned to projects in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia,
and the Western Hemisphere, particularly among communities of
African descent within countries in the Western Hemisphere,
which help combat HIV/AIDS and other global infectious diseases.
Section 5(c) includes a definition of the term ‘‘appropriate congressional
committees.’’
Section 6. Inspector General of the Peace Corps. Section 6 is divided
into four subsections.
Section 6(a) amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.) in section 8G(a)(2), by striking ‘‘, the Peace Corps’’; in section
9(a)(1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(X)
of the Peace Corps, the office of that agency referred to as the ‘Office
of Inspector General’; and’’; and in section 11, in paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘or the Office of Personnel Management’’ and inserting
‘‘the Office of Personnel Management, or the Peace Corps’’; and in
paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the Peace Corps’’ after ‘‘the Office of
Personnel Management’’.
Section 6(b) provides that the Director of the Peace Corps may
appoint an individual to assume the powers and duties of the Inspector
General of the Peace Corps under the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) on an interim basis until such time as
a person is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, pursuant to the amendments made in this
section.
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Section 6(c) amends section 7 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C.
2506) is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);
and by adding at the end a new subsection which provides that the
provisions of such section that limit the duration of service, appointment,
or assignment of individuals shall not apply to the Inspector
General of the Peace Corps; officers of the Office of the Inspector
General of the Peace Corps; any individual whose official
duties primarily include the safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers
or employees; the head of the office responsible for medical
services of the Peace Corps; or any health care professional within
the office responsible for medical services of the Peace Corps.
Section 6(d) amends section 7 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C.
2506), as amended by section 6(c), by adding at the end a new subsection
(d) which provides that the Inspector General of the Peace
Corps shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
NEW ADVISORY COMMITTEES
H.R. 4060 establishes no new advisory committees.
CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
H.R. 4060 does not apply to the legislative branch.
FEDERAL MANDATES
H.R. 4060 imposes no Federal mandates.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill,
as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted
is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics,
existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):
PEACE CORPS ACT
* * * * * * *
TITLE I—THE PEACE CORPS
* * * * * * *
DIRECTOR OF THE PEACE CORPS AND DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 4. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(c)(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(5) The Director of the Peace Corps shall ensure that the head
of the office responsible for medical services of the Peace Corps does
not occupy any other position in the Peace Corps.
* * * * * * *
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SEC. 4A. OMBUDSMAN OF THE PEACE CORPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Peace Corps
the Office of the Ombudsman of the Peace Corps (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). The Office shall be headed by the
Ombudsman of the Peace Corps (hereinafter in this section referred
to as the ‘‘Ombudsman’’), who shall be appointed by and report directly
to the Director of the Peace Corps.
(b) VOLUNTEER COMPLAINTS AND OTHER MATTERS.—The Ombudsman
shall receive and, as appropriate, inquire into complaints,
questions, or concerns submitted by current or former volunteers regarding
services or support provided by the Peace Corps to its volunteers,
including matters pertaining to—
(1) the safety and security of volunteers;
(2) due process, including processes relating to separation
from the Peace Corps;
(3) benefits and assistance that may be due to current or
former volunteers;
(4) medical or other health-related assistance; and
(5) access to files and records of current or former volunteers.
(c) EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS AND OTHER MATTERS.—The Ombudsman
shall receive and, as appropriate, inquire into complaints,
questions, or concerns submitted by current or former employees of
the Peace Corps on any matters of grievance.
(d) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—The Ombudsman shall—
(1) recommend responses to individual matters received
under subsections (b) and (c);
(2) make recommendations for administrative or regulatory
adjustments to address recurring problems or other difficulties
of the Peace Corps;
(3) identify systemic issues that relate to the practices, policies,
and administrative procedures of the Peace Corps affecting
volunteers and employees; and
(4) call attention to problems not yet adequately considered
by the Peace Corps.
(e) STANDARDS OF OPERATION.—The Ombudsman shall carry
out the duties under this section in a manner that is—
(1) independent, impartial in the conduct of inquiries, and
confidential; and
(2) consistent with the revised Standards for the Establishment
and Operation of Ombudsman Offices (August 2003) as
endorsed by the American Bar Association.
(f) INVOLVEMENT IN MATTERS SUBJECT TO ONGOING ADJUDICATION,
LITIGATION, OR INVESTIGATION.—The Ombudsman shall refrain
from any involvement in the merits of individual matters that
are the subject of ongoing adjudication or litigation, or investigations
related to such adjudication or litigation.
(g) REPORTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, and semiannually thereafter, the
Ombudsman shall submit to the Director of the Peace Corps,
the Chair of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council, and
Congress a report containing a summary of—
(A) the complaints, questions, and concerns considered
by the Ombudsman;
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(B) the inquiries completed by the Ombudsman;
(C) recommendations for action with respect to such
complaints, questions, concerns, or inquiries; and
(D) any other matters that the Ombudsman considers
relevant.
(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Each report submitted under paragraph
(1) shall maintain confidentiality on any matter that the
Ombudsman considers appropriate in accordance with subsection
(e).
(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘employee’’ means an
employee of the Peace Corps, an employee of the Office of Inspector
General of the Peace Corps, an individual appointed or assigned
under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) to
carry out functions under this Act, or an individual subject to a personal
services contract with the Peace Corps.
SEC. 4B. OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE PEACE CORPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Peace Corps
the Office of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). The Office shall be headed
by the Associate Director of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps,
who shall be appointed by and report directly to the Director of the
Peace Corps.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office established under subsection
(a) shall be responsible for all safety and security activities of the
Peace Corps, including background checks of volunteers and staff,
safety and security of volunteers and staff (including training), safety
and security of facilities, security of information technology, and
other responsibilities as required by the Director.
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Associate Director of Safety and Security of the
Peace Corps, as appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
should assign a Peace Corps country security coordinator
for each country where the Peace Corps has a program of volunteer
service for the purposes of carrying out the field responsibilities
of the Office established under subsection (a); and
(2) each country security coordinator—
(A) should be under the supervision of the Peace Corps
country director in each such country;
(B) should report directly to the Associate Director of
Safety and Security of the Peace Corps, as appointed pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section, on all matters of importance
as the country security coordinator considers necessary;
(C) should be responsible for coordinating with the regional
security officer of the Peace Corps responsible for the
country to which such country security officer is assigned;
and
(D) should be a United States citizen who has access
to information, including classified information, relating to
the possible threats against Peace Corps volunteers.
* * * * * * *
PEACE CORPS EMPLOYEES
SEC. 7. (a) * * *
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ø(c)¿ (b) In each country or area in which volunteers serve
abroad, the President may appoint an employee or a volunteer as
a Peace Corps representative to have direction of other employees
of the Peace Corps abroad and to oversee the activities carried on
under this Act in such country or area. Unless a representative is
a volunteer, the compensation, allowances and benefits, and other
terms and conditions of service of each such representative, shall
be the same as those of a person appointed or assigned pursuant
to paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section, except that
any such representative may, notwithstanding any provision of
law, be removed by the President in his discretion.
(c) The provisions of this section that limit the duration of service,
appointment, or assignment of individuals shall not apply to—
(1) the Inspector General of the Peace Corps;
(2) officers of the Office of the Inspector General of the
Peace Corps;
(3) any individual whose official duties primarily include
the safety and security of Peace Corps volunteers or employees;
(4) the head of the office responsible for medical services of
the Peace Corps; or
(5) any health care professional within the office responsible
for medical services of the Peace Corps.
(d) The Inspector General of the Peace Corps shall be compensated
at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
* * * * * * *
UTILIZATION OF FUNDS
SEC. 15. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d) Funds available for the purposes of this Act shall be available
for—
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(4) purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles: Provided,
That, except as may otherwise be provided in an appropriation
or other Act, passenger motor vehicles for administrative
purposes abroad may be purchased for replacement only,
and such vehicles may be exchanged or sold and replaced by
an equal number of such vehicles, and the cost, including exchange
allowance, of each such replacement shall not exceed
the applicable cost limitation described in section 636(a)(5) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in the case of an automobile
for any Peace Corps country representative appointed under
section ø7(c)¿ 7(b): Provided further, That the provisions of section
1343 of Title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to
the purchase of vehicles for the transportation, maintenance,
or direct support of volunteers overseas: Provided further, That
passenger motor vehicles may be purchased for use in the
United States only as may be specifically provided in an appropriation
or other Act;
* * * * * * *
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INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978
* * * * * * *
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL ENTITIES AND DESIGNATED FEDERAL
ENTITIES
SEC. 8G. (a) Notwithstanding section 11 of this Act, as used in
this section—
(1) * * *
(2) the term ‘‘designated Federal entity’’ means Amtrak,
the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, the Board for International
Broadcasting, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Communications
Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
the Federal Election Commission, the Election Assistance
Commission, the Federal Housing Finance Board, the Federal
Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Maritime Commission,
the Federal Trade Commission, the Legal Services Corporation,
the National Archives and Records Administration, the National
Credit Union Administration, the National Endowment
for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the
National Labor Relations Board, the National Science Foundation,
the Panama Canal Commissionø, the Peace Corps¿, the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Smithsonian Institution, the United
States International Trade Commission, and the United States
Postal Service;
* * * * * * *
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
SEC. 9. (a) There shall be transferred—
(1) to the Office of Inspector General—
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(U) of the Veterans’ Administration, the offices of that
agency referred to as the ‘‘Office of Audits’’ and the ‘‘Office
of Investigations’’; øand¿
* * * * * * *
(X) of the Peace Corps, the office of that agency referred
to as the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’; and
* * * * * * *
DEFINITIONS
SEC. 11. As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘head of the establishment’’ means the Secretary
of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy,
Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development,
the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Homeland Security,
or the Treasury; the Attorney General; the Adminis-
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trator of the Agency for International Development, Environmental
Protection, General Services, National Aeronautics and
Space, or Small Business, or Veterans’ Affairs; the Director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, øor the Office of
Personnel Management¿ the Office of Personnel Management,
or the Peace Corps; the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission or the Railroad Retirement Board; the Chairperson
of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board; the
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and
Community Service; the Administrator of the Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund; the chief executive officer
of the Resolution Trust Corporation; the Chairperson of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the Commissioner of
Social Security, Social Security Administration; the Board of
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority; or the President
of the Export-Import Bank; as the case may be;
(2) the term ‘‘establishment’’ means the Department of Agriculture,
Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and
Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior,
Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Homeland Security,
or the Treasury; the Agency for International Development, the
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the General Services Administration, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, the Office of Personnel Management, the
Peace Corps, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Resolution
Trust Corporation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
the Small Business Administration, the Corporation for National
and Community Service, or the Veterans’ Administration,
the Social Security Administration, the Tennessee Valley
Authority, or the Export-Import Bank, as the case may be;
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