22 U.S.C. § 2507 — Training program

(a) Applicants for enrollment and enrolled volunteers^* The President must make provision for such training, including training under section 2507a of this title , as the President deems appropriate for each applicant for enrollment as a volunteer and each enrolled volunteer. All of the provisions of this chapter applicable respectively to volunteers and volunteer leaders is applicable to applicants for enrollment as such during any period of training occurring before enrollment, and the respective terms “volunteers” and “volunteer leaders” must include such applicants during any such period of training. As part of the training provided to all volunteers under subsection (a), and in coordination with the Inspector General of the Peace Corps, the President must provide all volunteers with information regarding the mandate of the Inspector General and the availability (including contact information) of the Inspector General and the Office of Victim Advocacy as a resource for volunteers. The President must ensure that volunteers receive such information at least once during training that occurs before enrollment and at least once during each significant instance of training after enrollment.

(b) Citizen trainees for voluntary programs; foreign nationals as trainees; advances of funds or reimbursement basis; use of credits The President can also make provision, on the basis of advances of funds or reimbursement to the United States^*, for training for citizens of the United States, other than those referred to in subsection

(a) of this section, who have been selected for service abroad^* in programs not carried out under authority of this chapter which are similar to those authorized by this chapter. The provisions of section 2508 of this title must apply, on a similar advance of funds or a reimbursement basis, about persons while within the United States for training under authority of this subsection. Advances or reimbursements received under this subsection can be credited to the current applicable appropriation, fund, or account and is available for the purposes for which such appropriation, fund, or account is authorized to be used.

(c) Training records The President must implement procedures to maintain a record verifying each individual completing training provided to meet each requirement in this section and sections 2507a, 2507b, 2507f, and 2507g(b) of this title.