Public Law 87-293

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Public Law 87-293 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1961 that formally established and authorized the Peace Corps as a permanent agency for volunteer service abroad.

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Public Law 87-293 canonical 3
P.L. 87-293 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Public Law ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy Executive Branch of the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Peace Corps Act of 1961 ⓘ
linked to: Peace Corps Act
authorizes Peace Corps ⓘ
authorizesActivity assignment of volunteers overseas ⓘ
recruitment of Peace Corps volunteers ⓘ
support of volunteers in host countries ⓘ
training of Peace Corps volunteers ⓘ
codifiedIn 22 U.S. Code (Foreign Relations and Intercourse) ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned September 22, 1961 ⓘ
definesAsPermanentAgency Peace Corps ⓘ
enactedBy 87th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Peace Corps ⓘ
governs powers and duties of the Peace Corps Director ⓘ
terms and conditions of Peace Corps service ⓘ
historicalContext Cold War era foreign policy ⓘ
initialAdministeringAgency Department of State ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force as amended ⓘ
legislativeBranch United States Congress ⓘ
policyGoal to help developing countries meet their needs for trained manpower ⓘ
to increase mutual understanding between Americans and peoples of other nations ⓘ
to strengthen free and democratic institutions abroad ⓘ
programFocus agriculture ⓘ
education ⓘ
health ⓘ
programTypeAuthorized volunteer service abroad ⓘ
providesFor appointment of a Peace Corps Director ⓘ
benefits and allowances for Peace Corps volunteers ⓘ
use of appropriated funds for Peace Corps operations ⓘ
publicLawNumber P.L. 87-293 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 87-293
purpose to establish a Peace Corps ⓘ
to help peoples of other countries meet their needs for trained manpower ⓘ
to promote world peace and friendship ⓘ
to provide trained volunteers to interested countries ⓘ
regionOfImpact developing countries ⓘ
relatedOrganization Peace Corps ⓘ
relatedPresidentInitiative John F. Kennedy Peace Corps initiative ⓘ
linked to: Peace Corps Act
shortTitle Peace Corps Act ⓘ
signedBy John F. Kennedy ⓘ
signingPresident John F. Kennedy ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 75 Stat. 612 ⓘ
subjectMatter United States foreign policy ⓘ
foreign assistance ⓘ
international development ⓘ
volunteerism ⓘ
titleOfAct An Act to provide for a Peace Corps to help the peoples of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for skilled manpower ⓘ
yearEnacted 1961 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peace Corps → legalBasis → Public Law 87-293 ⓘ
Peace Corps Act → publicLawNumber → Public Law 87-293 ⓘ
Public Law 87-293 → publicLawNumber → P.L. 87-293 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 87-293
Director of the Peace Corps → legalBasis → Public Law 87-293 ⓘ