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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6104 

To promote Federal internships and fellowships to prepare the next generation 

of Federal employees, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 1, 2021 

Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To promote Federal internships and fellowships to prepare 

the next generation of Federal employees, and for other 

purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees 

6 Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Federal internship and fellowship center. 


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Sec. 4. Internship coordinator. 

Sec. 5. Online Federal Government internship platform. 

Sec. 6. Underserved markets and demographics recruitment pilot program. 

Sec. 7. Compensation for Federal interns. 

Sec. 8. Establishment of pathways program. 

Sec. 9. Enhanced hiring for recent college graduates and post-secondary students. 

Sec. 10. Information on use of expedited hiring authority for college graduates. 

Sec. 11. Competitive service examination credit. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) CIVIL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘civil service’’ 

4 has the meaning given such term in section 2101 of 

5 title 5, United States Code. 

6 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

7 agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

8 105 of title 5, United States Code. 

9 (3) FELLOWSHIP.—The term ‘‘fellowship’’ 

10 means a short-term position (other than a post-fel11 lowship service requirement) that— 

12 (A) is not less than one year and not more 

13 than two year in length, or such other period as 

14 determined appropriate by the Director of the 

15 Office of Personnel Management for the pur16 poses of this paragraph; and 

17 (B) is intended to provide the recipient 

18 with work experience with an Executive agency 

19 that is designed to prepare such recipient for 

20 potential permanent employment with an Exec21 utive agency. 


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1 (4) FELLOW.—The term ‘‘fellow’’ means an in2 dividual who receives a fellowship. 

3 (5) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘fellow4 ship program’’ means any sponsoring agency pro5 gram or operation that recruits fellows and admin6 isters fellowships in the Federal Government. 

7 (6) INTERN.—The term ‘‘intern’’ means an in8 dividual serving in an internship. Interns employed 

9 by third-party internship providers and placed in 

10 Executive agencies may, to the extent permitted by 

11 law or regulation, be treated as participants in any 

12 federally sponsored internship programs. 

13 (7) INTERNSHIP.—The term ‘‘internship’’ 

14 means a short-term position (other than a post-fel15 lowship service requirement) for an individual en16 rolled in a high school, trade school, technical or vo17 cational institute, junior college, college, university, 

18 or comparable recognized educational institution, or 

19 the Job Corps program, that is not less than one 

20 year and not more than two years in length (or such 

21 other period as determined appropriate by the Direc22 tor of the Office of Personnel Management for the 

23 purposes of this paragraph), designed to prepare 

24 such individual for potential permanent employment 

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1 ternship program. Interns at Executive agencies who 

2 are supported or administered by third-party intern3 ship providers may, to the extent permitted by law 

4 and regulations, be treated as participants in any 

5 federally sponsored internship program. 

6 (8) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘intern7 ship program’’ has the meaning given that term in 

8 section 3111a(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code. 

9 (9) JOB CORPS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Job 

10 Corps’’ means the Job Corps program authorized 

11 under section 143 of the Workforce Innovation and 

12 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3193 et seq.). 

13 (10) MISSION-CRITICAL SKILL.—The term 

14 ‘‘mission-critical skill’’ means a skill or set of skills 

15 that are critical to effectively carrying out the mis16 sion of an Executive agency, as determined by the 

17 head of such Executive agency in consultation with 

18 the Comptroller General of the United States. 

19 (11) MISSION-CRITICAL SKILL GAP.—The term 

20 ‘‘mission-critical skill gap’’ means a shortage of mis21 sion-critical skills causing, or that poses a risk of 

22 causing, a substantial detrimental effect on the abil23 ity of an Executive agency to effectively carry out 

24 the mission of such Executive agency in a manner 

25 that is cost effective, as determined by the head of 


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1 such Executive agency in consultation with the 

2 Comptroller General of the United States. 

3 (12) SCHOLARSHIP.—The term ‘‘scholarship’’ 

4 means financial support— 

5 (A) paid by an Executive agency to6 wards— 

7 (i) the cost of an individual to attend 

8 either a course of study leading to a cre9 dential that help reduce or eliminate a mis10 sion-critical skill gap or another program 

11 that requires the student to demonstrate 

12 an interest in or agreement to pursue a ca13 reer in public service at an institution of 

14 higher education that is authorized to par15 ticipate in a Federal student aid program 

16 under title IV of the Higher Education Act 

17 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); or 

18 (ii) financial support paid by a Execu19 tive agency towards the cost of an indi20 vidual to procure private instruction in a 

21 mission-critical skill; and 

22 (B) which may be paid directly to— 

23 (i) the individual whose costs the 

24 scholarship is intended to pay; or 


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1 (ii) the institutions of higher edu2 cation in which such individual is enrolled. 

3 (13) SPONSORING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘spon4 soring agency’’ means any entity of the executive 

5 branch of the United States Government, including 

6 any Executive agency, any component of the Depart7 ment of Veterans Affairs, and any other agency (as 

8 defined in section 551 of title 5, United States 

9 Code), that administers a fellowship or scholarship, 

10 or internship program. 

11 SEC. 3. FEDERAL INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP CENTER. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL INTERNSHIP AND

13 FELLOWSHIP CENTER.—The Director of the Office of 

14 Personnel Management shall establish and maintain a 

15 Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center to administer, 

16 manage, and promote all Government fellowship and in17 ternship programs within the executive branch to attract 

18 individuals to serve in the Federal Government in a civil19 ian capacity and to facilitate the potential entry of those 

20 individuals into the civil service. 

21 (b) MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL INTERNSHIP AND

22 FELLOWSHIP CENTER.— 

23 (1) CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL

24 GUIDANCE.—The Chief Human Capital Officers 

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1 cilitate interagency cooperation with, the head of the 

2 Federal Internship and Fellowship Center to help 

3 such head more effectively— 

4 (A) identify and attract interns to the civil 

5 service; and 

6 (B) recruit and hire interns who success7 fully complete internships into the civil service. 

8 (2) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall issue 

9 such regulations as may be necessary to implement 

10 and manage the Federal Internship and Fellowship 

11 Center, including the regulations described in section 

12 11(d). 

13 (c) FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL INTERNSHIP AND

14 FELLOWSHIP CENTER.—The head of the Federal Intern15 ship and Fellowship Center shall do the following: 

16 (1) Establish, maintain, and operate an inter17 net-based platform as part of the Platform estab18 lished under section 5, that is accessible to the pub19 lic and contains information regarding every intern20 ship and fellowship described in section 11(a), and 

21 every scholarship opportunity, available in the execu22 tive branch of the Federal Government, including in23 formation on how individuals may apply for each 

24 such opportunity. 


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1 (2) Promote, and facilitate internship, fellow2 ship, and scholarship programs at the request of any 

3 sponsoring agency to meet workforce requirements 

4 of such sponsoring agency, especially in mission-crit5 ical skill areas. 

6 (3) Develop a standard application for Federal 

7 internships and fellowships for use by applicants and 

8 sponsoring agencies as part of the Platform estab9 lished under section 5, which may be supplemented 

10 by additional requirements of each sponsoring agen11 cy. 

12 (4) Ensure eligibility for an appointment under 

13 subsection (d) to a position in the civil service for all 

14 individuals who— 

15 (A)(i) successfully complete at least one 

16 year of an internship or fellowship that is part 

17 of an internship or fellowship program that is 

18 certified under subsection (f); or 

19 (ii) are the recipients of scholarships; and 

20 (B)(i) have obtained a qualifying degree or 

21 completed a qualifying career or technical edu22 cation program, as determined by the Director; 

23 or 


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1 (ii) are graduates (as defined in section 

2 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor3 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192)). 

4 (5) Develop a standard post-fellowship or post5 internship exit interview for use by sponsoring agen6 cies to solicit feedback and input from fellows and 

7 interns about their experiences while performing 

8 Federal service. 

9 (6) Develop and promote best practices guid10 ance for agencies on building effective internship 

11 and fellowship programs. 

12 (7) Take such actions as the Director deter13 mines necessary to help Federal agencies identify 

14 and recruit fellows and interns who could serve as 

15 the next generation of Federal public servants. 

16 (d) LIMITED NONCOMPETITIVE ELIGIBILITY.— 

17 Under such regulations as the Director of the Office of 

18 Personnel Management shall prescribe, a sponsoring agen19 cy may make a noncompetitive appointment leading to 

20 conversion to career or career-conditional employment of 

21 each individual described in subsection (c)(4). 

22 (e) SPONSORING AGENCY REPORTING.— 

23 (1) OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.— 

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1 port on the internship and fellowship programs 

2 of, and scholarship programs offered by, the 

3 sponsoring agency at such time, in such man4 ner, and containing such information as the Di5 rector determines appropriate. 

6 (B) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 

7 days after the date of the enactment of this 

8 Act, the Director shall issue regulations for the 

9 reports required by subparagraph (A). 

10 (2) FEDERAL INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP

11 CENTER.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

14 not less than every two years thereafter, the 

15 head of each sponsoring agency shall submit to 

16 the head of the Federal Internship and Fellow17 ship Center the plan of the sponsoring agen18 cy— 

19 (i) regarding intern and fellow train20 ing and engagement; and 

21 (ii) for ensuring that interns and fel22 lows who complete an internship or fellow23 ship, respectively, of the sponsoring agency 

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1 (B) PLAN APPROVAL.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—The head of the 

3 Federal Internship and Fellowship Center 

4 shall approve or disapprove each plan sub5 mitted under subparagraph (A). 

6 (ii) DISAPPROVAL NOTICE AND SUP7 PORT.—If the head of the Federal Intern8 ship and Fellowship Center disapproves of 

9 a plan submitted under subparagraph (A), 

10 the head shall— 

11 (I) provide notice of the dis12 approval and an explanation why the 

13 plan was disapproved to the head of 

14 the sponsoring agency that submitted 

15 the plan; and 

16 (II) provide technical assistance 

17 to such sponsoring agency to resolve 

18 the deficiencies of such plan and re19 submit it for approval. 

20 (C) COMPETITIVE SERVICE EXAMINATION

21 CREDIT.— 

22 (i) IN GENERAL.—If a sponsoring 

23 agency fails to submit a plan required 

24 under subparagraph (A) or that submits a 

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1 graph (B), the interns and fellows partici2 pating in an internship or fellowship of 

3 such sponsoring agency shall be ineligible 

4 for competitive service examination credit 

5 under section 11 until the date on which 

6 such sponsoring agency submits a plan de7 scribed in subparagraph (A) and the head 

8 of the Federal Internship and Fellowship 

9 Center approves such plan. 

10 (ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) does not 

11 apply with respect to a sponsoring agency 

12 that submits a plan that is disapprove 

13 under subparagraph (B) if, during the two14 year period immediately preceding such 

15 disapproval, such sponsoring agency sub16 mitted a plan that was approved under 

17 subparagraph (B). 

18 (f) INTERNSHIP PROVIDER CERTIFICATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Federal In20 ternship and Fellowship Center shall certify each in21 ternship or fellowship program of each sponsoring 

22 agency or third-party internship provider that the 

23 head determines— 


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1 (A) demonstrates a track record of recruit2 ing diverse intern and fellow talent pools, as ap3 plicable, for at least the previous three years; 

4 (B) possesses a meaningful training and 

5 development program for interns and fellows, as 

6 applicable; 

7 (C) uses a non-partisan, merit-based selec8 tion process; 

9 (D) provides career counseling services to 

10 interns and fellows, as applicable; 

11 (E) in the case of a sponsoring agency, 

12 provides to the Office of Personnel Management 

13 the plans of such sponsoring agency described 

14 subsection (e)(2); and 

15 (F) any other standards that the head of 

16 the Federal Internship and Fellowship Center 

17 determines appropriate. 

18 (2) THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER ADDITIONAL RE19 QUIREMENTS.—To ensure the advancement of merit 

20 systems principles and efficient administration of in21 ternship and fellowship programs, the head of the 

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1 lowships programs of such third-party internship 

2 provider under paragraph (1). 

3 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) CAREER APPOINTEE.—The term ‘‘career 

5 appointee’’ has the meaning given such term in sec6 tion 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code. 

7 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

8 the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 

9 SEC. 4. INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR. 

10 (a) INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR.—Each internship 

11 coordinator appointed under section 3111a of title 5, 

12 United States Code, shall— 

13 (1) serve as the main point of contact at the 

14 sponsoring agency on all issues related to fellow15 ships, scholarships, and internships; 

16 (2) establish a mentor program for interns and 

17 fellows at the agency that incorporates best practices 

18 as determined by the Federal Internship and Fellow19 ship Center pursuant to section 2(c); and 

20 (3) generate and submit, in accordance with 

21 subsection (c)(1), an annual report for the one-year 

22 period ending on September 1 of the year in which 

23 such report is submitted including— 

24 (A) the number of interns and fellows who 

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1 (B) a list of third-party organizations that 

2 supplied internships or fellowships to the spon3 soring agency; 

4 (C) information regarding the demographic 

5 characteristics of interns and fellows at such 

6 agency, including, but not limited to educational 

7 background, age, race, gender, and ethnicity, 

8 except that no intern or fellow may be required 

9 to provide such demographic characteristics for 

10 the purposes of such report; 

11 (D) a description of the steps taken by the 

12 sponsoring agency to prepare and recruit suc13 cessful interns and fellows for positions in the 

14 civil service; 

15 (E) a description of any barriers to hiring 

16 interns or fellows who successfully complete 

17 their internships or fellowships, respectively; 

18 (F) a description of activities engaged in 

19 the sponsoring agency to recruit new interns 

20 and fellows, including descriptions of locations 

21 visited, methods used, and schools and stake22 holder organizations engaged; 

23 (G) a list of the position descriptions for 

24 the internships and fellowships offered at each 

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1 (H) a description of the mentorship pro2 grams of such internship and fellowship pro3 grams; 

4 (I) a summary of exit interviews conducted 

5 and surveys administered by a sponsoring agen6 cy with respect to interns and fellows upon 

7 their completion of an internship or fellowship 

8 program at such agency; and 

9 (J) other information as determined nec10 essary by the internship coordinator. 

11 (b) IN GENERAL.—The head of each sponsoring 

12 agency shall submit, in accordance with subsection (c)(1), 

13 an annual report for the one-year period ending on Octo14 ber 1 of the year in which such report is submitted assess15 ing each fellowship and internship program of such spon16 soring agency in which fellows or interns, respectively, par17 ticipated during the reporting period. 

18 (c) SUBMISSION.— 

19 (1) REPORT TO OPM.—Each report required 

20 under subsection (a) or (b) shall be submitted to the 

21 Office of Personnel Management between October 1 

22 and October 31 of each year. 

23 (2) CONGRESSIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 

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1 marizing the information submitted to the Office of 

2 Personnel Management in accordance with para3 graph (1) for such year. 

4 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec5 tion shall be construed as overriding or otherwise permit6 ting any action not permitted under section 552a of title 

7 5, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 5. ONLINE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIP 

9 PLATFORM. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ONLINE FEDERAL GOV11 ERNMENT INTERNSHIP PLATFORM.—The Director of the 

12 Office of Personnel Management shall establish, maintain, 

13 and promote an interactive and integrated internet-based 

14 platform (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Platform’’) 

15 to serve as a centralized resource and database for the 

16 public to learn about and connect with agencies and in17 ternship opportunities in Federal public service and for 

18 agencies with internship needs and opportunities to iden19 tify skill sets and individuals with the skills necessary to 

20 address their needs. 

21 (b) USE OF THE SERVICE PLATFORM.— 

22 (1) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.—The Director shall 

23 determine, and make accessible to the public on the 

24 Platform, information about Federal internship, fel25 lowship, and scholarship service organizations and 


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1 opportunities, without any requirement that a per2 son seeking such access become a member of the 

3 Platform. 

4 (2) INFORMATION ON FEDERAL AGENCY.— 

5 Each Executive agency that hosts interns or fellows 

6 shall make available on the Platform— 

7 (A) information sufficient for the public to 

8 identify and understand the internship and fel9 lowship opportunities and mission of the Execu10 tive agency; 

11 (B) information on the availability of in12 ternship, fellowship, and scholarship opportuni13 ties of the Executive agency, including location 

14 and duration; 

15 (C) internet links to the hiring and recruit16 ing websites of the Executive agency; and 

17 (D) such additional information as the Di18 rector may determine. 

19 (c) MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—In addition 

20 to the requirements set forth in this section, the Platform 

21 shall do the following: 

22 (1) Provide the public with access to informa23 tion on internship, fellowship, and scholarship oppor24 tunities that is user-friendly, interactive, accessible, 

25 and fully functional through mobile applications and 


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1 other widely used communications media, without a 

2 requirement that any person seeking such access 

3 register as a member. 

4 (2) Provide individuals with the ability to reg5 ister as members to customize their experience, in6 cluding mechanisms to connect members with agency 

7 internship coordinators and internship, fellowship, 

8 and scholarship opportunities that match the inter9 ests of the members, and ensure robust search capa10 bilities to facilitate the ability of members to explore 

11 Federal internship, fellowship, and scholarship op12 portunities. 

13 (3) Include mechanisms to enable agencies to 

14 connect with members who have consented to be 

15 contacted and meet the needs of sponsoring agen16 cies. 

17 (4) Incorporate, to the extent permitted by law 

18 and regulation, the ability of members to securely 

19 upload information on education, employment, and 

20 skills, knowledge, and abilities, consistent with secu21 rity requirements. 

22 (5) Ensure compatibility, to the greatest extent 

23 possible, with relevant information systems of Exec24 utive agencies. 


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1 (6) Retain all personal information in a manner 

2 that protects the privacy of members in accordance 

3 with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and 

4 other applicable law, provide access to information 

5 relating to a member only in accordance with the 

6 consent of the member, and incorporate data secu7 rity and control policies that are adequate to ensure 

8 the confidentiality and security of information pro9 vided and maintained on the internet-based plat10 form. 

11 (d) DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE PLATFORM PLAN.— 

12 (1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 

13 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

14 the Director shall develop a detailed plan to imple15 ment the internet-based platform that complies with 

16 all the requirements of this section. 

17 (2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing 

18 the plan under this subsection, the Director shall 

19 consult with the head of the United States Digital 

20 Service, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, 

21 and as needed, the heads of other Executive agen22 cies. Such consultation may include seeking assist23 ance in the design, development, and creation of the 

24 internet-based platform. 


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1 (e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 

2 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

3 every 12 months thereafter, the Director shall provide a 

4 report to Congress on the internet-based platform. Such 

5 report shall include information on the following: 

6 (1) Details on the status of implementation of 

7 the internet-based platform and plans for further de8 velopment of it. 

9 (2) Participation rates of sponsoring agencies 

10 and members. 

11 (3) The number of individuals visiting the inter12 net-based platform, the number of agencies partici13 pating in the platform, and the number of internship 

14 opportunities posted on the internet-based platform 

15 in the preceding 12-month period. 

16 (4) Any cybersecurity or privacy concerns asso17 ciated with the internet-based platform. 

18 (5) The results of any surveys or studies under19 taken to increase the use and efficacy of the inter20 net-based platform. 

21 (6) Any additional information the Director 

22 considers appropriate. 

23 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Per25 sonnel Management for each fiscal year such funds as may 


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1 be necessary for the development, maintenance, improve2 ment, and promotion of the internet-service platform. 

3 SEC. 6. UNDERSERVED MARKETS AND DEMOGRAPHICS RE4 CRUITMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Per6 sonnel Management shall, in coordination with the compo7 nents of Executive agencies and sponsoring agencies re8 sponsible for recruiting individuals, carry out a pilot pro9 gram to engage individuals from demographic populations, 

10 such as those defined by gender, geography, socioeconomic 

11 status, and mission-critical skills (as determined by a head 

12 of a sponsoring agency), that the Director determines are 

13 underrepresented in the Federal workforce for possible 

14 participation in the civil service. 

15 (b) CONSULTATION.—In developing a pilot program 

16 under this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel 

17 Management shall consult with the head of the Federal 

18 Internship and Fellowship Center, the Chief Human Cap19 ital Officers Council, and the Equal Employment Oppor20 tunity Commission to develop best practices for engaging 

21 individuals described in subsection (a). 

22 SEC. 7. COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL INTERNS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3111 of title 5, United 

24 States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘volunteer’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘student’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

5 (1)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding sec7 tion 1342 of title 31, the’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘The’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘voluntary service’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘service from a student 

11 under this section’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) by inserting before the semicolon 

14 the following: ‘‘, but only insofar as the in15 stitution provides academic credit to the 

16 student for the service’’; and 

17 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (C) by striking paragraph (2); and 

19 (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

20 paragraph (2); 

21 (3) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘voluntary’’ each place it 

23 appears; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, sec2 tion 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

3 U.S.C. 2000e–16),’’ after ‘‘for injury)’’; 

4 (4) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘vol5 untary service’’ and inserting ‘‘service’’; and 

6 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub7 sections: 

8 ‘‘(f) An agency may provide reimbursement for trans9 portation and subsistence expenses for any student who 

10 provides service under subsection (b), pursuant to regula11 tions issued by the Office of Personnel Management. 

12 ‘‘(g) A scholarship that is awarded by the agency to 

13 which a student is providing services under subsection (b) 

14 and that is awarded based at least in part on such services 

15 shall be deemed to be compensation paid to such student 

16 for such services.’’. 

17 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

18 for chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

19 in the item relating to section 3111 by striking ‘‘volun20 teer’’ and inserting ‘‘student’’. 

21 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

22 (1) SECTION 3111a.—Section 3111a(c)(1)(A) 

23 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik24 ing ‘‘volunteer service’’ and inserting ‘‘student serv25 ice’’. 


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1 (2) SECTION 7905.—Section 7905(a)(1) of title 

2 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘vol3 untary’’. 

4 (d) CURRENT STUDENTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the amend6 ments made by this Act and section 1342 of title 31, 

7 United States Code, the head of an Executive agen8 cy may accept voluntary services from any student 

9 (as defined in section 3111(a) of title 5, United 

10 States Code) who, immediately prior to the enact11 ment of this Act, provides such services to such Ex12 ecutive agency under a program established under 

13 section 3111(b) of title 5, United States Code, until 

14 the earliest date on which such student ceases to 

15 participate in such program. 

16 (2) CONTROLLING LAW.—The acceptance of 

17 voluntary service under this subsection shall be in 

18 accordance with the law as in effect immediately 

19 prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 8. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATHWAYS PROGRAM. 

21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘com23 petitive service’’ has the meaning given that term in 

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1 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

2 the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 

3 (3) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—The term ‘‘excepted 

4 service’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

5 2103 of title 5, United States Code. 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish a 

7 program, to be known as the Pathways Program, which 

8 shall— 

9 (1) promote employment opportunities for stu10 dents and recent graduates in the Federal workforce 

11 by excepting participants in the Program from the 

12 competitive service requirements for certain competi13 tive service positions in the civil service; and 

14 (2) consist of an Internship Program as de15 scribed in subsection (d), a Recent Graduates Pro16 gram as described in subsection (e), and a Presi17 dential Management Fellows Program as described 

18 in subsection (f). 

19 (c) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall issue regula20 tions for the Pathways Program, including— 

21 (1) a description of the positions that Executive 

22 agencies may fill through the Pathways Program be23 cause conditions of good administration necessitate 

24 excepting those positions from the competitive hiring 

25 rules; 


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1 (2) rules governing whether, to what extent, 

2 and in what manner public notice should be provided 

3 of job opportunities in the Pathways Program; 

4 (3) a description of career-development, train5 ing, and mentorship opportunities for participants in 

6 the Pathways Program; 

7 (4) requirements that managers assess the per8 formance of participants in the Pathways Program 

9 to identify those individuals who should be consid10 ered for conversion to career appointments in the 

11 civil service; 

12 (5) a description of oversight by the Office of 

13 Personnel Management of the use by Executive 

14 agencies of the Pathways Program to ensure that— 

15 (A) the Pathways Program serves as a 

16 supplement to, and not a substitute for, the 

17 competitive hiring process; and 

18 (B) Executive agencies are using the Path19 ways Program to develop talent for careers in 

20 the civil service; 

21 (6) a description of plans by the Office of Per22 sonnel Management to evaluate— 

23 (A) competitive service requirements for 

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1 (B) the effectiveness of Executive agencies 

2 in recruiting and retaining talent using the 

3 Pathways Program; and 

4 (C) the satisfaction of those students, 

5 graduates, and hiring managers participating in 

6 the Pathways Program; and 

7 (7) standard naming conventions across Execu8 tive agencies, so that students and recent graduates 

9 can clearly understand and compare the career path10 way opportunities available to them in the Federal 

11 Government. 

12 (d) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Internship Program 

14 shall provide students in high schools, community 

15 colleges, four-year colleges, trade schools, career and 

16 technical education programs, the Job Corps pro17 gram, and other qualifying educational institutions 

18 and programs, as determined by the Director, with 

19 paid opportunities to work in agencies and explore 

20 Federal careers while still in school. 

21 (2) REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES.—The fol22 lowing requirements and policies shall apply to the 

23 Internship Program: 

24 (A) Participants in the Program shall be 

25 students enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, at 


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1 institution or program described in paragraph 

2 (1). 

3 (B) Subject to such exceptions as may be 

4 provided by regulation, Executive agencies shall 

5 provide participants in the Internship Program 

6 with meaningful developmental work and set 

7 clear expectations regarding the work experi8 ence of the participant. 

9 (C) Students employed by third-party, non10 federal internship providers but placed in Exec11 utive agencies may, to the extent permitted by 

12 regulation, be treated as participants in the In13 ternship Program. 

14 (D) Executive agencies shall participate in 

15 the Internship Program for the primary pur16 pose of developing and evaluating talent for fu17 ture permanent employment with the Federal 

18 Government. 

19 (e) RECENT GRADUATES PROGRAM.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Recent Graduates Pro21 gram shall provide individuals who have recently 

22 graduated from qualifying educational institutions or 

23 programs with developmental experiences in the 

24 Federal Government intended to promote possible 

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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES.—The fol2 lowing requirements and policies shall apply to the 

3 Recent Graduates Program: 

4 (A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

5 (B), participants in the Recent Graduates Pro6 gram shall have obtained a qualifying degree or 

7 completed a qualifying career or technical edu8 cation program, as determined by the Director, 

9 within the 3-year period immediately preceding 

10 participation in the Recent Graduates Program. 

11 (B) Any veteran who, due to the military 

12 service obligation of such veteran, was pre13 cluded from participating in the Recent Grad14 uates Program during the 3-year period de15 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be eligible to 

16 participate in the Program within 6 years after 

17 obtaining a qualifying degree or completing a 

18 qualifying career or technical education pro19 gram. 

20 (C) A veteran with respect to which sub21 paragraph (B) applies may participate not more 

22 than once in the Recent Graduates Program. 

23 (D) Responsibilities assigned to a partici24 pant in the Recent Graduates Program shall be 

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1 background, and career interests of such partic2 ipant, the purpose of the Recent Graduates 

3 Program, and the needs of Executive agencies. 

4 (E) Appointments to the Recent Graduates 

5 Program may not exceed two years, except that 

6 the employing Executive agency may extend the 

7 appointment for up to 120 days. 

8 (3) PRE-GRADUATION APPOINTMENTS OF9 FERS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Executive agencies 

11 may, in accordance with subparagraph (B), 

12 offer appointments to participate in Recent 

13 Graduates Program to individuals who, not 

14 later than 182 days after such offer is made, 

15 will obtain a qualifying degree or complete a 

16 qualifying career or technical education pro17 gram described in paragraph (2)(A). 

18 (B) APPOINTMENT LIMITATIONS.—An ap19 pointment offered under paragraph (A) shall— 

20 (i) be effective on or after the date on 

21 which the offer recipient obtains a quali22 fying degree or completes a qualifying ca23 reer or technical education program de24 scribed in paragraph (2)(A); and 


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1 (ii) be rescinded if the offer recipient 

2 does not obtain such a qualifying degree or 

3 complete such a qualifying career or tech4 nical education program prior to the end of 

5 the 182 day period beginning on the date 

6 on which the offer is made. 

7 (f) PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOWS PRO8 GRAM.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Presidential Manage10 ment Fellows Program shall provide opportunities to 

11 individuals from various academic disciplines at the 

12 graduate level who have an interest in, and commit13 ment to, leading and managing public programs and 

14 policies. 

15 (2) REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES.—The fol16 lowing requirements and policies shall apply to the 

17 Presidential Management Fellows Program: 

18 (A) Participants in the Presidential Man19 agement Fellows Program must have received a 

20 qualifying advanced degree, as determined by 

21 the Director, within the 2-year period imme22 diately preceding participation in the Presi23 dential Management Fellows Program. 

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1 with the qualifications, educational background, 

2 and career interests of the fellow, the purposes 

3 of the Presidential Management Fellows Pro4 gram, and Executive agency needs. 

5 (C) The Office of Personnel Management 

6 shall establish the eligibility requirements and 

7 minimum qualifications for the Presidential 

8 Management Fellows Program, as well as a 

9 process for assessing eligible individuals for 

10 consideration for appointment to participate in 

11 the Presidential Management Fellows Program. 

12 (g) PATHWAY PROGRAM APPOINTMENTS.—The fol13 lowing requirements shall apply to appointments in the 

14 Pathways Program: 

15 (1) Appointments to the Pathways Program 

16 shall be under the excepted service. 

17 (2) Appointments to the Pathways Program 

18 shall not confer any right to further Federal employ19 ment in either the competitive service or the ex20 cepted service upon the expiration of the appoint21 ment. 

22 (h) CONVERSIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an Executive 

24 agency may, in accordance with this subsection and 

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1 5, United States Code, and any other provision of 

2 law relating to the examination, certification, and 

3 appointment of individuals in the competitive serv4 ice— 

5 (A) convert the appointments of partici6 pants in the Pathways Program (other than 

7 participants in the Presidential Management 

8 Fellows Program described in subsection (f)) to 

9 term, career, or career-conditional appointments 

10 in the competitive service; and 

11 (B) convert the appointments of such par12 ticipants who are initially converted to a term 

13 appointment under subparagraph (A) to a ca14 reer or career-conditional appointment in the 

15 competitive service before the term appointment 

16 expires. 

17 (2) CONVERSION REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the re19 quirements under this subsection, the Director 

20 may establish requirements for converting an 

21 appointment under paragraph (1). 

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1 tional appointment under paragraph (1) only if 

2 the participant— 

3 (i) is a citizen of the United States; 

4 (ii) has completed not less than one 

5 year as a participant in the Internship 

6 Program while enrolled as a half- or full7 time degree- or certificate-seeking student 

8 at an institution or program described in 

9 subsection (d)(1); 

10 (iii) in the 180-day period ending on 

11 the date on which the appointment of such 

12 participant is converted under paragraph 

13 (1), has completed a course of study at an 

14 institution or program described in sub15 section (d)(1); 

16 (iv) meets the qualification standards 

17 for the position to which the participant 

18 will be converted, including any require19 ments of the Executive agency in which 

20 such position is located; and 

21 (v) receives a favorable recommenda22 tion from an official of the Executive agen23 cy or agencies in which the participant 

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1 (C) RECENT GRADUATES PROGRAM PAR2 TICIPANT.—The appointment of a participant 

3 in the Recent Graduates Program described in 

4 subsection (e) may be converted to a career or 

5 career-conditional appointment under para6 graph (1) only if the participant— 

7 (i) is a citizen of the United States; 

8 (ii) has completed not less than one 

9 year of continuous service as a participant 

10 in the Recent Graduates Program, except 

11 that such one-year requirement shall be re12 duced by the amount of time, if any, the 

13 participant spent as a participant in the 

14 Internship Program described in sub15 section (d); 

16 (iii) has demonstrated successful per17 formance of the responsibilities of each po18 sition to which the participant has been as19 signed under the Recent Graduates Pro20 gram; 

21 (iv) meets the qualification standards 

22 for the position to which the participant 

23 will be converted, including any require24 ments of the Executive agency in which 

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1 (v) receives a recommendation for 

2 conversion from the immediate supervisor 

3 of the participant under the Recent Grad4 uates Program. 

5 (D) OTHER AGENCY APPOINTMENT.—The 

6 head of an Executive agency may exercise the 

7 authority under paragraph (1) with respect to 

8 a participant in the Pathways Program not ap9 pointed to a position in such Executive agency 

10 only if the appointment of such participant is 

11 converted to an appointment to a position in 

12 such Executive agency. 

13 (3) CONVERSION ELIGIBILITY DATABASE.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 

15 days after the date of the enactment of this 

16 Act, the Director shall establish and maintain a 

17 database of participants in the Pathways pro18 gram whose appointments are eligible for con19 version to career or career-conditional appoint20 ments under paragraph (1). 

21 (B) AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall 

22 make the database established under subpara23 graph (A) available to each Executive agency. 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The head of each 

2 Executive agency shall submit to the Di3 rector such information as determined by 

4 the Director regarding each participant in 

5 the Pathways program appointed to a posi6 tion within such Executive agency whose 

7 appointment is eligible for conversion to 

8 career or career-conditional appointments 

9 under paragraph (1). 

10 (ii) FORM.—The head of each Execu11 tive agency shall submit the information 

12 required under clause (i) at such time and 

13 in such manner and form as determined 

14 appropriate by the Director of the Office of 

15 Personnel Management. 

16 (D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA17 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

18 to the Office of Personnel Management for each 

19 fiscal year such funds as may be necessary to 

20 carry out this paragraph. 

21 (i) SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an Executive 

23 agency may, in accordance with this subsection and 

24 without regard to any provision of chapter 33 of title 

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1 and 3328), appoint current and previous partici2 pants in the Pathways Program to positions in the 

3 competitive service. 

4 (2) APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the re6 quirements under this subsection, the Director 

7 may establish requirements for appointments 

8 under paragraph (1). 

9 (B) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.—A current or 

10 previous participant in the Internship Program 

11 described in subsection (d) may be appointed 

12 under paragraph (1) only if the participant— 

13 (i) is a citizen of the United States; 

14 (ii) has completed not less than one 

15 year as a participant in the Internship 

16 Program while enrolled as a half- or full17 time degree- or certificate-seeking student 

18 at an institution or program described in 

19 subsection (d)(1); 

20 (iii) in the 120-day period ending on 

21 the date on which such participant is ap22 pointed under paragraph (1), has com23 pleted a course of study at an institution 

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1 (iv) meets the qualification standards 

2 for the position to which the participant 

3 will be appointed, including any require4 ments of the Executive agency in which 

5 such position is located; and 

6 (v) receives a favorable recommenda7 tion from an official of the Executive agen8 cy or agencies in which the participant 

9 served under the Internship Program. 

10 (C) RECENT GRADUATES PROGRAM PAR11 TICIPANT.—A current or previous participant in 

12 the Recent Graduates Program described in 

13 subsection (e) may be appointed under para14 graph (1) only if the participant— 

15 (i) is a citizen of the United States; 

16 (ii) has completed not less than one 

17 year of continuous service as a participant 

18 in the Recent Graduates Program, except 

19 that such one-year requirement shall be re20 duced by the amount of time, if any, the 

21 participant spent as a participant in the 

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1 sition to which the participant was as2 signed under the Recent Graduates Pro3 gram; 

4 (iv) meets the qualification standards 

5 for the position to which the participant 

6 will be appointed, including any require7 ments of the Executive agency in which 

8 such position is located; and 

9 (v) receives a recommendation for 

10 such appointment from the immediate su11 pervisor of the participant under the Re12 cent Graduates Program. 

13 (D) PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FEL14 LOWS PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—A previous par15 ticipant in the Presidential Management Fel16 lows Program described in subsection (f) may 

17 be appointed under paragraph (1) only if the 

18 participant— 

19 (i) is a citizen of the United States; 

20 (ii) successfully completed the Presi21 dential Management Fellows Program in 

22 accordance with the standards set by the 

23 Office of Personnel Management and the 

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1 (iii) for each position to which the 

2 participant was assigned under the Presi3 dential Management Fellows Program— 

4 (I) if the performance of the par5 ticipant for such position was assessed 

6 under the performance appraisal pro7 gram of the Executive agency in 

8 which this position was located, re9 ceived a rating for such performance 

10 that is not less than fully successful 

11 or an equivalent rating; and 

12 (II) for any other such position, 

13 demonstrated successful performance 

14 of the responsibilities of such position; 

15 (iv) meets the qualification standards 

16 for the position to which the participant 

17 will be appointed, including any require18 ments of the Executive agency in which 

19 such position is located; and 

20 (v) receives a recommendation for 

21 such appointment from the immediate su22 pervisor of the participant under the Presi23 dential Management Fellows Program. 

24 (j) INTERACTION WITH OTHER LAW.—Beginning 

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1 program that may be established or operated under this 

2 section, Executive Order 13562 (75 Fed. Reg. 82583, re3 lating to recruiting and hiring students and recent grad4 uates), or Executive Order 13318 (68 Fed. Reg. 66317, 

5 relating to the Presidential Management Fellows Pro6 gram) and any authority provided under this section and 

7 such Executive Orders, shall be deemed to be established, 

8 operated, and provided, as applicable, under this section. 

9 (k) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL INTERNSHIP PRO10 GRAM.—Section 3111a(c)(1) of title 5, United States 

11 Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), 

13 and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respec14 tively; 

15 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(B) the Internship Program established 

18 under section 8 of the Building the Next Gen19 eration of Federal Employees Act;’’; 

20 (3) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by 

21 inserting after ‘‘(75 Federal Register 82525)’’ the 

22 following: ‘‘or the Internship Program established 

23 under section 8 of the Building the Next Generation 

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1 (4) in subparagraph (E)(i), as so redesignated, 

2 by inserting after ‘‘(75 Federal Register 82525)’’ 

3 the following: ‘‘or the Internship Program estab4 lished under section 8 of the Building the Next Gen5 eration of Federal Employees Act’’. 

6 SEC. 9. ENHANCED HIRING FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRAD7 UATES AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS. 

8 (a) RECENT GRADUATE HIRING AUTHORITY.—Sec9 tion 3115(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

10 by striking all that follows ‘‘exceed’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

11 greater of either 15 percent of the number of individuals 

12 that the agency head appointed during the previous fiscal 

13 year to permanent employment or 1 percent of the average 

14 number of permanent employees in the agency during the 

15 previous fiscal year.’’. 

16 (b) POST-SECONDARY STUDENT HIRING AUTHOR17 ITY.—Section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking all that fol20 lows ‘‘exceed’’ and inserting ‘‘the greater of either 

21 15 percent of the number of individuals that the 

22 agency head appointed during the previous fiscal 

23 year to permanent employment or 1 percent of the 

24 average number of permanent employees in the 

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1 (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘640’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘400’’. 

3 SEC. 10. INFORMATION ON USE OF EXPEDITED HIRING AU4 THORITY FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Executive agen6 cy shall submit to the Director of the Office of Personnel 

7 Management information on the use of the authority 

8 under section 3115 of title 5, United States Code, by such 

9 Executive agency at such time, in such manner, and con10 taining such information as the Director determines ap11 propriate. 

12 (b) PUBLICATION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than once each fis14 cal-year quarter, the Director of the Office of Per15 sonnel Management shall publish on a database de16 scribed in paragraph (2) the information received 

17 under subsection (a), including— 

18 (A) the number individuals appointed 

19 under section 3115 of title 5, United States 

20 Code; 

21 (B) the demographic information of such 

22 individuals; 

23 (C) the occupational series of the positions 

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1 (2) EXISTING DATABASE USE.—The database 

2 described in this paragraph is a publicly available 

3 online database that is publicly available online as of 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 11. COMPETITIVE SERVICE EXAMINATION CREDIT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 

7 3(e)(2)(C), in examinations for the competitive service in 

8 which experience is an element of qualification, a fellow 

9 or intern shall be entitled to 5 additional points above the 

10 earned rating of such fellow or intern if such fellow or 

11 intern completes a fellowship or internship, respectively, 

12 that— 

13 (1) is not less than six months in duration; 

14 (2) the Director of the Office of Personnel 

15 Management has approved as entitling the individ16 uals who complete such fellowship or internship to 

17 such credit. 

18 (b) CREDIT AVAILABILITY.—The credit under sub19 section (a) shall remain available for a period of 12 

20 months beginning on the later of the date on which the 

21 fellowship or internship of the fellow or intern ends or the 

22 date on which the fellow or intern graduates from a quali23 fying institution, as determined by the Director of the Of24 fice of Personnel Management. 


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1 (c) APPLICATION.—A sponsoring agency or third2 party internship provider seeking the approval described 

3 in subsection (a)(2) for a fellowship or internship offered 

4 by such entity shall submit to the Director of the Office 

5 of Personnel Management an application at such time, in 

6 such manner, and containing such information as the Di7 rector determines appropriate. 

8 (d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 

10 issue regulations carrying out this section. 

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