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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-331—AUG. 2, 1978

92 STAT. 415

"(h) The President may provide hospitalization and medical treatment to Foreign Service local employees who are within the United States for training related to their employment under this Act, for illnesses, injuries, or conditions other than those arising out of and in the course of employment, which, in the judgment of the President, began during such employee's travel related to such training or so near to the beginning of such travel that the onset of the illness, injury, or condition could not have been known, and for which immediate medical treatment or hospitalization is reasonably required.". (b) The amendment made by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall 22 USC 2509 apply to claims made after the date of the enactment of this Act. "ot^(c) Section 10(a) of such Act is further amended— 22 USC 2509. (1) by inserting the following new paragraph after paragraph "(3) assign volunteers to duty or otherwise make them available to any entity referred to in paragraph (1), in order to assist such organizations and agencies in providing development or other relief assistance to displaced persons and refugees in any country, if the government of the country agrees to such assignment;"; and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. SEC. 6. Section 11 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2510) is Reports to amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: Congress. "Each report shall contain information describing efforts undertaken to improve coordination of activities of the Peace Corps with activities of international voluntary service organizations, such as the United Nations volunteer program, and of host country voluntary service organizations, including— "(1) a description of the purpose and scope of any development project which the Peace Corps undertook during the preceding fiscal year as a joint venture with any such international or host country voluntary service organization; and " (2) recommendations for improving coordination of development projects between the Peace Corps and any such international or host country voluntary service organization.". SEC. 7. Section 301(b)(1) of the Peace Corps Act is amended to 22 USC 2501a. read as follows: "(b)(1) Activities carried out by the President in furtherance of the purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be limited to— " (A) furnishing technical assistance, materials, tools, supplies, and training appropriate to the support of volunteer programs in such countries or areas; and "(B) conducting demonstration projects in such countries or areas. None of the funds made available to carry out the purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of subsection (a) may be used to pay the administrative costs of any program or project, other than a demonstration project, or to assist any program or project of a paramilitary or military nature. Funds allocated for activities set forth in this paragraph should be kept to a minimum so that such allocation will not be detrimental to other Peace Corps programs and activities.".