; (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 the individual’s service as a Peace Corps volunteer, retroactive to the date the individual applied for such compensation. (3) Applicability The period of eligibility for noncompetitive appointment status to the civil service under subsection (a) shall apply to a Peace Corps volunteer— (A) whose service ended involuntarily as a result of a suspension of volunteer operations by the Director, but may not last longer than 1 year after the date on which such service ended involuntarily; or (B) who re-enrolls as a volunteer in the Peace Corps after completion of a term of service. . 8. Extension of period of existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers The Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 5B, as added by section 7 of this Act, the following: 5C. Extension of period of existing noncompetitive eligibility Federal hiring status for returning volunteers (a) In general Subject to section 5B, Executive Order 11103 ( 22 U.S.C. 2504 note; relating to Providing for the Appointment of Former Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services), as amended by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055