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(a) For the purpose of this section, "volunteer" means--
(1) a volunteer enrolled in the Peace Corps under section 2504 of title
22;
(2) a volunteer leader enrolled in the Peace Corps under section 2505 of
title 22; and
(3) an applicant for enrollment as a volunteer or volunteer leader
during a period of training under section 2507(a) of title 22 before
enrollment.
(b) Subject to the provisions of this section, this subchapter applies
to a volunteer, except that entitlement to disability compensation
payments does not commence until the day after the date of termination of
his service as a volunteer.
(c) For the purpose of this subchapter--
(1) a volunteer is deemed receiving monthly pay at the minimum rate for
GS-7;
(2) a volunteer leader referred to by section 2505 of title 22, or a
volunteer with one or more minor children as defined in section 2504 of
title 22 is deemed receiving monthly pay at the minimum rate for GS-11;
(3) an injury suffered by a volunteer when he is outside the several
States and the District of Columbia is deemed proximately caused by his
employment, unless the injury or disease is--
(A) caused by willful misconduct of the volunteer;
(B) caused by the volunteer's intention to bring about the injury or
death of himself or of another; or
(C) proximately caused by the intoxication of the injured volunteer; and
(4) the period of service of an individual as a volunteer includes--
(A) any period of training under section 2507(a) of title 22 before
enrollment as a volunteer; and
(B) the period between enrollment as a volunteer and the termination of
service as a volunteer by the President or by death or resignation.
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