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Union Calendar No. 289 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3231 

[Report No. 114–383] 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 

Federal government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 28, 2015 

Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. MENG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

DECEMBER 18, 2015 

Additional sponsor: Ms. NORTON

DECEMBER 18, 2015 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 28, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid 

interns in the Federal government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Intern Protec5 tion Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 

10 subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 

11 be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 

12 to an intern and an applicant for internship. 

13 ‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this subsection, 

14 a reference to an employee shall be considered a reference 

15 to an intern in— 

16 ‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 

17 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 

18 ‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina19 tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 

20 633a); and 

21 ‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

22 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 

23 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an in24 dividual who performs uncompensated voluntary service in 


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1 an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational insti2 tution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) of 

4 title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘sec5 tion 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel practices),’’ 

6 before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 

5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 

Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 289 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3231 

[Report No. 114–383] 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect 

for other purposes. workplace harassment and discrimination, and unpaid interns in the Federal government from 

DECEMBER 18, 2015 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:49 Dec 19, 2015 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H3231.RH H3231

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