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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5681 
To expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal 
Government positions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 
Mr. KIM of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates 
in Federal Government positions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be called the ‘‘Pipeline to Service Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL EM-
PLOYMENT. 
(a) OPM PROGRAM TO RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR 
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management shall establish 
a program under which the Office enters into part-
nerships with institutions of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to recruit and hire students 
to positions in the Federal Government. 
(2) 
CONTENTS.—The 
program 
established 
under subsection (a) shall be in such form and man-
ner as the Director may prescribe, but at a min-
imum shall— 
(A) advise students on courses of study; 
(B) provide professional development work-
shops to students; 
(C) assist students in searching for Fed-
eral jobs on the website USAJobs.gov; 
(D) provide students training on preparing 
resumes for applying to Federal positions; 
(E) make an effort to recruit students 
from communities that are historically under-
represented in Federal employment, as deter-
mined by the Director; and 
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(F) provide students training on how to be 
competitive when applying for Federal intern-
ships and the Pathways Program. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordi-
nate with Executive agencies in carrying out the 
program established under subsection (a), including 
by engaging in cost sharing with such agencies and 
in establishing agency-specific partnerships with ap-
propriate institutions of higher education. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date the program is established under subsection (a) 
and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit a 
report on the program to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce and the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor and Pensions and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. Each such report shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(A) A description of the Federal position 
in which students are placed during the pre-
vious year. 
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(B) The institutions of higher education 
from which students are recruited during the 
previous year. 
(C) The geographic location of Federal po-
sitions in which students are being placed dur-
ing the previous year. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2025 through 2029 $15,000,000 to 
carry out this subsection. Of the amount appro-
priated to carry out this subsection for any fiscal 
year, at least 30 percent of such amount shall be 
used for recruiting and hiring students from— 
(A) minority-serving institutions (as de-
scribed in section 371(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); 
(B) junior or community colleges (as that 
term is defined in section 312(f) of such Act); 
and 
(C) land-grant colleges and universities (as 
that term is defined in section 1404 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)). 
(b) INCREASE IN PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FEL-
LOWS PROGRAM POSITIONS.—During each of fiscal years 
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2022 through 2027, the Presidential Management Fellows 
Program carried out by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall have a total number of Program positions at 
executive agencies equal to 200 percent of the number of 
such positions established on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) INTERN HOURLY PAY RATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is an in-
tern in the Federal Government, including any in-
tern in a Federal internship program described 
under section 3111a of title 5, United States Code, 
shall be paid a stipend of, at a minimum, $15 for 
each hour that the individual is working as such an 
intern. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT.—Effective January 30 of 
each year, the minimum hourly rate of pay under 
paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by the percent 
change in the price index on January 1 of such year 
over the price index on January 1 of the preceding 
year. In this paragraph, the term ‘‘price index’’ 
means the Consumer Price Index (all items—United 
States city average) published monthly by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics. 
(d) OPM PUBLICATION ON FEDERAL INTERNS.— 
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