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fect during the period any item or service is to be 
provided pursuant to the contract an affidavit that 
shall— 
(A) identify the provider who is to furnish 
such covered item or service, and be signed by 
such provider; 
(B) state that the provider will not submit 
any claim under this Act for any covered item 
or service provided to any individual enrolled 
under this Act during the 2-year period begin-
ning on the date the affidavit is signed; and 
(C) be filed with the Secretary no later 
than 10 days after the first contract to which 
such affidavit applies is entered into. 
(4) ENFORCEMENT.—If a provider signing an 
affidavit described in paragraph (3) knowingly and 
willfully submits a claim under this title for any item 
or service provided or receives any reimbursement or 
amount for any such item or service provided pursu-
ant to a private contract described in paragraph (1) 
with respect to such affidavit— 
(A) any contract described in paragraph 
(1) shall be null and void; and 
(B) no payment shall be made under this 
title for any item or service furnished by the 
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(1) Review and evaluate each practice guideline 
developed under part B of title IX of the Public 
Health Service Act. In so reviewing and evaluating, 
the Center shall determine whether the guideline 
should be recognized as a national practice guideline 
in accordance with and subject to the provisions of 
section 203(c). 
(2) Review and evaluate each standard of qual-
ity, performance measure, and medical review cri-
terion developed under part B of title IX of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299 et seq.). In 
so reviewing and evaluating, the Center shall deter-
mine whether the standard, measure, or criterion is 
appropriate for use in assessing or reviewing the 
quality of items and services provided by health care 
institutions or health care professionals. The use of 
Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Disability-Adjusted 
Life Years, or other similar mechanisms that dis-
criminate against people with disabilities is prohib-
ited for use in any value or cost-effectiveness assess-
ments. The Center shall consider the evidentiary 
basis for the standard, and the validity, reliability, 
and feasibility of measuring the standard. 
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amended by striking ‘‘have been entitled for not less 
than 24 months’’ and inserting ‘‘are entitled’’. 
(3) MEDICARE COVERAGE.—Section 1837(g)(1) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(g)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘25th month of’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘month following the first month of’’. 
(4) RAILROAD RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 
7(d)(2)(ii) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 
(45 U.S.C. 231f(d)(2)(ii)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘has been entitled to an 
annuity’’ and inserting ‘‘is entitled to an annu-
ity’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, for not less than 24 
months’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘could have been entitled 
for 24 calendar months, and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to insurance benefits under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to items and 
services furnished in months beginning after December 1 
following the date of enactment of this Act, and before 
the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of such Act. 
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Regulations, without regard to whether such shareholder 
proposal relates to a significant social policy issue. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
February 12, 2020. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1365) entitled ‘‘An Act to make technical correc-
tions to the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act.’’, 
do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO GUAM WORLD 
WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT. 
Title XVII of division A of Public Law 114–328 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1703(e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘equal to’’ and inserting 
‘‘not to exceed’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘covered into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts’’ and inserting ‘‘used to 
reimburse the applicable appropriations’’;
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(2) in section 1704(a) by striking ‘‘, subject to 
the availability of appropriations,’’ and inserting 
‘‘from the Claims Fund’’; and 
(3) by striking section 1707(a). 
Attest: 
Secretary.
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1702(a) of title 41, United States Code, the Under 
Secretary for Management is the Chief Acquisition 
Officer of the Department. As Chief Acquisition Of-
ficer, the Under Secretary shall have the authorities 
and perform the functions specified in section 
1702(b) of such title, and perform all other func-
tions and responsibilities delegated by the Secretary 
or described in this subsection. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.—In 
addition to the authorities and functions specified in 
section 1702(b) of title 41, United States Code, the 
functions and responsibilities of the Under Secretary 
for Management related to acquisition (as such term 
is defined in section 131 of such title) include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Advising the Secretary regarding ac-
quisition management activities, considering 
risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, or per-
formance parameters, to ensure that the De-
partment achieves its mission through the adop-
tion of widely accepted program management 
best practices (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 714) and standards and, where appro-
priate, acquisition innovation best practices. 
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SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO GUAM WORLD 
WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT. 
Title XVII of division A of Public Law 114–328 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1703(e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘equal to’’ and inserting 
‘‘not to exceed’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘covered into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts’’ and inserting ‘‘used 
to reimburse the applicable appropriations’’; 
(2) in section 1704(a) by striking ‘‘, subject to 
the availability of appropriations,’’ and inserting 
‘‘from the Claims Fund’’; and 
(3) by striking section 1707(a). 
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF TECHNICAL AMEND-
MENTS. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—As 
the budgetary effects for spending provided by this Act 
were estimated and offset as part of the enactment of the 
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act (title XVII 
of division A of Public Law 114–328), the budgetary ef-
fects of this Act shall be determined as if the amendments 
made by this Act were included in the enactment of the 
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act (title XVII 
of division A of Public Law 114–328), for purposes of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Statutory Pay- 
As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) PAY-AS-YOU-GO COMPLIANCE.—The budgetary 
effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter-
mined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budg-
etary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, sub-
mitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on 
passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1365 
AN ACT 
To make technical corrections to the Guam World 
War II Loyalty Recognition Act.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 
To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition 
Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2019 
Mr. SAN NICOLAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II 
Loyalty Recognition Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO GUAM WORLD 
WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT. 
Title XVII of division A of Public Law 114–328 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1703(e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘equal to’’ and inserting 
‘‘not to exceed’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘covered into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts’’ and inserting ‘‘used 
to reimburse the applicable appropriations’’; 
(2) in section 1704(a) by striking ‘‘, subject to 
the availability of appropriations,’’ and inserting 
‘‘from the Claims Fund’’; and 
(3) by striking section 1707(a). 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1862(a)(7) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘1861(s)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘1861(s)(8)(A)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to items and services furnished on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II 
Loyalty Recognition Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO GUAM WORLD 
WAR II LOYALTY RECOGNITION ACT. 
Title XVII of division A of Public Law 114–328 is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1703(e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘equal to’’ and inserting 
‘‘not to exceed’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘covered into the Treasury 
as miscellaneous receipts’’ and inserting ‘‘used 
to reimburse the applicable appropriations’’; 
(2) in section 1704(a) by striking ‘‘, subject to 
the availability of appropriations,’’ and inserting 
‘‘from the Claims Fund’’; and 
(3) by striking section 1707(a). 
SEC. 2. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF TECHNICAL AMEND-
MENTS. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—As 
the budgetary effects for spending provided by this Act 
were estimated and offset as part of the enactment of the 
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act (title XVII 
of division A of Public Law 114–328), the budgetary ef-
fects of this Act shall be determined as if the amendments 
made by this Act were included in the enactment of the 
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act (title XVII 
of division A of Public Law 114–328), for purposes of the 
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Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Statutory Pay- 
As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(b) PAY-AS-YOU-GO COMPLIANCE.—The budgetary 
effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be deter-
mined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budg-
etary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, sub-
mitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on 
passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1368 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated with reference to 
the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2019 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. WELCH, 
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. MOORE, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. 
JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. EVANS, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. 
RUSH, Mr. COHEN, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. OMAR, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. JUDY 
CHU of California, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. CLARK of 
Massachusetts, Mr. TONKO, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. HECK, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, 
Mr. ROUDA, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. GARCIA of 
Texas, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CAS-
TRO of Texas, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. BASS, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Mr. NEAL, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 
Mr. MCNERNEY, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. COX of California, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, and Mr. CRIST) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1369 
To prohibit lifting of United States sanctions imposed with respect to North 
Korea. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2019 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit lifting of United States sanctions imposed with 
respect to North Korea. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON LIFTING OF UNITED STATES 
SANCTIONS 
IMPOSED 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
NORTH KOREA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 
(North Korea) has a history of cheating on nuclear 
accords. 
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(2) The United Nations Commission of Inquiry 
on Human Rights in North Korea concluded in 2014 
that Kim Jong Un and the North Korean leadership 
was perpetrating ‘‘unspeakable atrocities’’ against 
its own people on a vast scale and committed ‘‘wide-
spread, systematic, and gross violations’’ that 
amount to crimes against humanity. 
(3) The chair of the United Nations Commis-
sion of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea 
called these atrocities ‘‘strikingly similar’’ to crimes 
committed by Nazi Germany in World War II, in-
cluding execution, enslavement, starvation, rape, and 
forced abortion, and warned Kim Jong Un of his 
own personal culpability in a special letter attached 
to the report. 
(4) Under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, there are 
reports of newborn babies in prison being fed to 
guard dogs, punishment and possible execution of 
starving prisoners caught digging for edible plants, 
and forced abortions. 
(5) Kim Jong Un, after taking over the leader-
ship of North Korea, launched political purges, en-
compassing relatives, including his uncle and half- 
brother, who was murdered by a chemical weapon in 
Malaysia in 2017. 
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cidental to humane husbandry con-
ducted pursuant to a species-specific, 
publicly available, peer-edited popu-
lation management and care plan that 
has been provided to the Secretary 
with justifications that the plan— 
‘‘(aa) 
reflects 
established 
conservation science principles; 
‘‘(bb) incorporates genetic 
and demographic analysis of a 
multi-institution 
population 
of 
animals covered by the plan; and 
‘‘(cc) promotes animal wel-
fare by ensuring that the fre-
quency of breeding is appropriate 
for the species; 
‘‘(ii) ensures that during public exhi-
bition of a lion (Panthera leo), tiger 
(Panthera 
tigris), 
leopard 
(Panthera 
pardus), snow leopard (Uncia uncia), jag-
uar 
(Panthera 
onca), 
cougar 
(Puma 
concolor), or any hybrid thereof, the ani-
mal is at least 15 feet from members of 
the public unless there is a permanent bar-
rier sufficient to prevent public contact; 
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(6) Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old American col-
lege student, was brutally tortured by the North Ko-
rean regime under Kim Jong Un and died shortly 
after his release from North Korea. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) any negotiation with North Korea regarding 
denuclearization should include an equivalent de-
mand for transparency regarding North Korea’s 
human rights situation; 
(2) the United States should not trust Kim 
Jong Un and the leadership of North Korea to vol-
untarily and peacefully end its nuclear program as 
long as they continue to commit mass atrocities 
against the North Korean people; and 
(3) no sanctions relief should be provided to 
North Korea until the President certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that the lives of 
ordinary North Koreans are improving and the Kim 
family has made progress on North Korea’s deplor-
able human rights situation. 
(c) LIMITATION ON WAIVER OF SANCTIONS.—The 
President may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief 
from, or otherwise limit the application of United States 
sanctions imposed with respect to North Korea until the 
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President certifies to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that North Korea— 
(1) has repudiated and ceased engaging in 
gross human rights abuses, including operation of 
slave-labor and political prisoner camps; 
(2) has established a disclosure and trans-
parency process to identify crimes committed by the 
North Korean regime against its people; and 
(3) has issued a formal apology to the family of 
Otto Warmbier for the unlawful detention, torture, 
and murder of Otto Warmbier. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code); and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational in-
stitution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel prac-
tices),’’ before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 136 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect 
unpaid interns in the Federal Government from 
workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
for other purposes.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 136 
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 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. MENG, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. NORTON, 
and Mr. MEADOWS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid 
interns in the Federal Government from workplace har-
assment and discrimination, 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 cited as the ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational in-
stitution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel prac-
tices),’’ before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 
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