; (B) there is a lapse in appropriations with respect to any Executive agency at which the individual has applied for employment; or (C) the individual is receiving disability compensation under section 8142 of title 5, United States Code, based on their service as a Peace Corp volunteer, retroactive to the date the individual applied for such compensation. (2) For purposes of subsection (b)— (A) the term hiring freeze means any memorandum, Executive order, or other action by the President that prohibits an Executive agency from filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions; and (B) the term Executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, and includes the United States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission, but does not include the Government Accountability Office. . 7. Memorandum of Agreement with Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State (a) In general At least once every five years, the Director of the Peace Corps and the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security shall review the Memorandum of Agreement between the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State and the Peace Corps regarding security support and protection of Peace Corps volunteers and staff members abroad and update such Memorandum of Agreement, as appropriate. (b) Notification The Director of the Peace Corps and the Assistance Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security shall jointly submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate any update to the Memorandum of Agreement under subsection (a) not later than 30 days before such update shall take effect. 8. Clarification regarding eligibility of United States nationals The Peace Corps Act is amended— (1) in section 7(a)(5) ( 22 U.S.C. 2506(a)(5) ), by inserting or nationals of the United States after citizens each place such term appears