S. 5691: Memorializing Peace Corps Service Act

This bill would change the rules for using the Peace Corps’ official seal, emblem, logo, and name.

What it would do

• It would update the Peace Corps Act to explicitly include the logo along with the seal, emblem, and name in the law’s restrictions on use.
• It would adjust the language in the law so that the President, rather than “he,” is identified as the official with authority under that section.
• It would create an exception allowing the Peace Corps seal, emblem, logo, and name to be used for death-related commemorative purposes for people who served as Peace Corps volunteers, officers, or employees.
• Allowed commemorative uses would include items such as:
  • death announcements
  • gravestones
  • plaques
  • other grave markers
• The Peace Corps Director would be able to set rules for how these commemorative uses are carried out.

Practical effect

In plain terms, the bill would let families or others use Peace Corps symbols on memorial materials for deceased Peace Corps service members, while keeping the general protections against unauthorized use of those symbols in place.

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