Number: 98-215 Title: THE PEACE CORPS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS Authors: Curt Tarnoff, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Abstract: The Peace Corps has made efforts in recent years to improve recruitment, including raising the number of minorities represented and recruiting volunteers with newly required skills, such as those with business backgrounds. It has also taken significant steps to meet health care concerns, including ensuring that post-service volunteers were well-informed regarding workers compensation benefits. Pages: 15 Date: Updated March 6, 1998