Pub. L. 87-293, tit. I, sec. 2A (as amended)
peace corps as an independent agency
peace corps as an independent agency
Sec. 2A. [2501–1] Effective on the date of the enactment of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981, the Peace Corps shall be an independent agency within the executive branch and shall not be an agency within the ACTION Agency, the successor to the ACTION Agency, or any other department or agency of the United States.