[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1225.3]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER XII--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
PART 1225--VOLUNTEER DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1225.3  Definitions.

    Unless the context requires otherwise, in this Part:
    (a) Director means the Director of Peace Corps for all Peace Corps 
applicant, trainee, or Volunteer complaints processed under this part, 
or the Director of ACTION for all domestic applicant, trainee, or 
Volunteer complaints processed under this part. The term shall also 
refer to any designee of the respective Director.
    (b) EO Director means the Director of the Equal Opportunity Division 
of the Office of Compliance, ACTION. The term shall also refer to any 
designee of the EO Director.
    (c) Illegal discrimination means discrimination on the basis of 
race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, handicap or political 
affiliation as defined in section 5(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2504); section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000-16); 
Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791, et seq.); and 
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101, et seq.). Further 
clarification of the scope of matters covered by this definition may be 
obtained by referring to the following regulations: Sex Discrimination: 
29 CFR part 1604; Religious Discrimination: 29 CFR part 1605; National 
Origin Discrimination: 29 CFR part 1606; Age Discrimination: 45 CFR part 
90; Handicap Discrimination: 29 CFR 1613.701 through 1613.707.
    (d) Applicant means a person who has submitted to the appropriate 
agency personnel a completed application required for consideration of 
eligibility for Peace Corps or ACTION volunteer service. ``Applicant'' 
may also mean a person who alleges that the actions of agency personnel 
precluded him or her from submitting such an application or any other 
information reasonably required by the appropriate personnel as 
necessary for a determination of the individual's eligibility for 
volunteer service.
    (e) Trainee means a person who has accepted an invitation issued by 
Peace Corps or ACTION and has registered for Peace Corps or ACTION 
training.
    (f) Volunteer means a person who has completed successfully all 
necessary training; met all clearance standards; has taken, if required, 
the oath prescribed in either section 5(j) of the Peace Corps Act (22 
U.S.C. 2504), or section 104(c) of the Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 104(c)) and has been enrolled as a full-time 
Volunteer by the appropriate agency.
    (g) Complaint means a written statement signed by the complainant 
and submitted to the EO Director. A complaint shall set forth 
specifically and in detail:
    (1) A description of the Peace Corps or ACTION management policy or 
practice, if any, giving rise to the complaint;
    (2) A detailed description including names and dates, if possible, 
of the actions of the Peace Corps or ACTION officials which resulted in 
the alleged illegal discrimination;
    (3) The manner in which the Peace Corps or ACTION action directly 
affected the complainant; and
    (4) The relief sought.

A complaint shall be deemed filed on the date it is received by the 
appropriate agency official. When a complaint does not conform with the 
above definition, it shall nevertheless be accepted. The complainant 
shall be notified of the steps necessary to correct the deficiencies of 
the complaint. The complainant shall have 30 days from his or her 
receipt of notification of the complaint defects to resubmit an amended 
complaint.
    (h) Counselor means an official designated by the EO Director to 
perform the functions of conciliation as detailed in this part.
    (i) Agent means a class member who acts for the class during the 
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of a class complaint. In order to be accepted as the agent for a class 
complaint, in addition to those requirements of a complaint found in 
Sec. 1225.3(g) of this part, the complaint must meet the requirements 
for a class complaint as found in subpart C of these regulations.