Peace Corps Act
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The Peace Corps Act is the U.S. federal law that formally established the Peace Corps and defines its mission, structure, and operations for sending American volunteers abroad.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peace Corps Act canonical | 4 |
| Peace Corps Act of 1961 | 2 |
| John F. Kennedy Peace Corps initiative | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1148987 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peace Corps Act Context triple: [Peace Corps, legalBasis, Peace Corps Act]
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A.
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized and modernized American foreign aid programs, establishing the framework for economic and military assistance to other countries.
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B.
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is a U.S. government volunteer program that sends Americans abroad to assist with social and economic development while promoting mutual understanding between Americans and other peoples.
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C.
Foreign Service Act of 1946
The Foreign Service Act of 1946 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and modernized the United States diplomatic service, establishing the framework for the professional career Foreign Service.
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D.
Foreign Service Act of 1980
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and codified the structure, personnel system, and operations of the United States Foreign Service.
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E.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peace Corps Act Target entity description: The Peace Corps Act is the U.S. federal law that formally established the Peace Corps and defines its mission, structure, and operations for sending American volunteers abroad.
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A.
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized and modernized American foreign aid programs, establishing the framework for economic and military assistance to other countries.
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B.
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is a U.S. government volunteer program that sends Americans abroad to assist with social and economic development while promoting mutual understanding between Americans and other peoples.
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C.
Foreign Service Act of 1946
The Foreign Service Act of 1946 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and modernized the United States diplomatic service, establishing the framework for the professional career Foreign Service.
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D.
Foreign Service Act of 1980
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law that modernized and codified the structure, personnel system, and operations of the United States Foreign Service.
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E.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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founding statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Director of the Peace Corps ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Peace Corps staff
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Peace Corps volunteers ⓘ |
| authorizes |
assignment of volunteers to foreign countries
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financial and logistical support for volunteers ⓘ recruitment of American volunteers for service abroad ⓘ training of Peace Corps volunteers ⓘ |
| authorizesAgency | Peace Corps ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Code Title 22 ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
authorization of appropriations for the Peace Corps
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coordination with U.S. foreign policy objectives ⓘ health and safety protections for volunteers ⓘ limitations on political activities of volunteers ⓘ readjustment allowances for returning volunteers ⓘ selection standards for volunteers ⓘ terms and conditions of volunteer service ⓘ training requirements for volunteers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| definesMissionOf | Peace Corps ⓘ |
| definesOperationsOf | Peace Corps ⓘ |
| definesStructureOf | Peace Corps ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1961-09-22 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | Peace Corps ⓘ |
| goal |
to contribute to social and economic development abroad through volunteer service
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to encourage mutual understanding between Americans and people of other nations ⓘ |
| hasLongTitle | An Act to provide for a Peace Corps to help the peoples of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for skilled manpower ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | Peace Corps programs worldwide ⓘ |
| originallyAdministeredWithin |
Department of State
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linked to:
United States Department of State
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| partOf | United States foreign assistance legislation ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 87-293 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to help interested countries meet their need for trained manpower
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to help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of peoples served ⓘ to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans ⓘ to promote world peace and friendship ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Peace Corps
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United States foreign aid programs ⓘ |
| signedBy | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1961-09-22 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 75 Stat. 612 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
U.S. foreign relations
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foreign assistance ⓘ international volunteer service ⓘ |
| title | An Act to provide for a Peace Corps to help the peoples of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for skilled manpower ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1961 ⓘ |
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Subject: Peace Corps Act Description of subject: The Peace Corps Act is the U.S. federal law that formally established the Peace Corps and defines its mission, structure, and operations for sending American volunteers abroad.
Referenced by (7)
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