22 USC § 2507c - Office of Victim Advocacy

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title: "22 USC § 2507c - Office of Victim Advocacy"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2507c"
section_name: "Office of Victim Advocacy"
chapter_number: 34
chapter_name: "THE PEACE CORPS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–293, title I, § 8C, as added Pub. L. 112–57, § 2, Nov. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 739; amended Pub. L. 115–256, title III, § 304, Oct. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 3658.)"
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# § 2507c. Office of Victim Advocacy

**1** **Establishment of Office of Victims 1 Advocacy**

So in original. Probably should be “Victim”.

**(1)** **In general** The President shall establish an Office of Victim Advocacy in Peace Corps headquarters headed by a full-time Victim’s Advocate who shall report directly to the Director. The Office of Victim Advocacy may deploy personnel abroad when necessary to help assist victims.

**(2)** **Prohibition** Peace Corps Medical Officers, Safety and Security Officers, and program staff may not serve as Victim’s Advocates. The Victim’s Advocate referred to in paragraph (1) may not have any other duties in the Peace Corps that are not reasonably connected to victim advocacy.

**(3)** **Exemption** section 2506(a) of this title

The Victim’s Advocate and any additional Victim’s Advocates shall be exempt from the limitations specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and paragraph (5) under .

**(b)** **Responsibilities**

**(1)** **Victims of sexual assault** section 2507a of this titlesection 2507b of this titlesection 2507b(c) of this title

The Office of Victim Advocacy shall help develop and update the sexual assault risk-reduction and response training described in  and the sexual assault policy described in , ensure that volunteers who are victims of sexual assault receive services specified in , and facilitate their access to such services.

**(2)** **Other crimes** In addition to assisting victims of sexual assault in accordance with paragraph (1), the Office of Victim Advocacy shall assist volunteers who are victims of crime by making such victims aware of the services available to them and facilitating their access to such services.

**(3)** **Priority** The Office of Victim Advocacy shall give priority to cases involving serious crimes, including sexual assault and stalking.

**(c)** **Status updates** The Office of Victim Advocacy shall provide to volunteers who are victims regular updates on the status of their cases if such volunteers have opted to pursue prosecution.

**(d)** **Transition** section 2507b(c) of this title

The Office of Victim Advocacy shall assist volunteers who are victims of crime and whose service has terminated in receiving the services specified in  requested by such volunteer.

**(e)** **Policymaking** The Director of the Peace Corps shall include the head of the Office of Victim Advocacy in agency-wide policymaking processes in the same manner and to the same extent as the directors or associate directors of other offices within the Peace Corps.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–293, title I, § 8C, as added Pub. L. 112–57, § 2, Nov. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 739; amended Pub. L. 115–256, title III, § 304, Oct. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 3658.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). , (2), substituted “Victim’s Advocate” for “victim advocate” and “Victim’s Advocates” for “victim advocates” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (e). , amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “This section shall cease to be effective on .”