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Long history of failure to protect women from sexual assault at Peace Corps

          




Proposal to Sunset the Peace Corps and Redirect Funding to the Universal Pilot Health Plan




Executive Summary



This proposal recommends the complete shutdown of the Peace Corps and the permanent redirection of its funding to support the Universal Pilot Health Plan. The Peace Corps has suffered from decades of systemic failure to protect its female volunteers from sexual assault. Despite legislative efforts, including the Kate Puzey Act of 2011, internal reforms have failed to produce transparency, accountability, or meaningful protection for vulnerable service members. This is not merely a failure of policy—it is a moral failure of the institution.


We cannot tolerate government inaction when it comes to sexual violence. The Peace Corps has lost the trust of the public and of the volunteers it claims to serve. It is time to shut it down.





I. Justification for Dissolution




A. Systemic and Ongoing Failure





B. Legislative Failure



  • The Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act, while well-intentioned, has failed in practice.
  • Independent audits and survivor testimony confirm that safety protocols remain broken or ignored.




C. Institutional Irreparbility 



  • The problem is not isolated—it is structural.
  • Decades of reports, reforms, and hearings have produced no culture of accountability.
  • Sexual violence is not a bureaucratic glitch—it is a breach of public trust and human rights.






II. Action Plan for Shutdown




A. Legislative Action



  • Introduce and pass a “Peace Corps Sunset Act” to:
    • Legally dissolve the Peace Corps by the end of FY 2026.
    • Ensure safe and honorable return of all current volunteers.
    • Freeze new recruitment and training immediately.




B. Staff Transition and Accountability



  • All domestic Peace Corps staff will be offered:
    • Employment assistance.
    • Exit interviews to document institutional knowledge and misconduct.
    • Whistleblower protections and full cooperation with ongoing investigations.




C. Historical Record



  • An independent commission will compile and publish a final Peace Corps report, including:
    • A public record of reported assaults and agency response failures.
    • Testimony from survivors, staff, and oversight bodies.




III. Redirection of Funds: Universal Pilot Health Plan




A. Funding Transfer



  • Redirect the annual Peace Corps budget (~$450 million) to permanently fund and scale the Universal Pilot Health Plan.
  • Establish a Permanent Health Equity Fund to support:
    • Public hospital pilot sites (e.g., Crozer-Chester, Taylor Hospital).
    • Data collection, outcome measurement, and scalability of universal care.
    • Community health worker jobs in underserved American regions—providing safer, local service opportunities.




B. Program Philosophy



  • Where the Peace Corps failed to protect American volunteers abroad, this plan redeploys service dollars to protect American lives at home.
  • Healthcare is the most urgent human need. Every dollar saved from an unfixable institution will go toward building a just and functional one.






Conclusion



I believe this is the best way to honor the memory of Kate Puzey . The Peace Corps was born in hope, but it has descended into institutional negligence and hidden harm. We cannot continue to fund an agency that fails in its most basic duty: to protect its people. It is time to end it—and redirect its resources toward healing, dignity, and real impact at home.












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