(2) Promote, and facilitate internship, fellow-
ship, and scholarship programs at the request of any 
sponsoring agency to meet workforce requirements 
of such sponsoring agency, especially in mission-crit-
ical skill areas. 
(3) Develop a standard application for Federal 
internships and fellowships for use by applicants and 
sponsoring agencies as part of the Platform estab-
lished under section 5, which may be supplemented 
by additional requirements of each sponsoring agen-
cy. 
(4) Ensure eligibility for an appointment under 
subsection (d) to a position in the civil service for all 
individuals who— 
(A)(i) successfully complete at least one 
year of an internship or fellowship that is part 
of an internship or fellowship program that is 
certified under subsection (f); or 
(ii) are the recipients of scholarships; and 
(B)(i) have obtained a qualifying degree or 
completed a qualifying career or technical edu-
cation program, as determined by the Director; 
or 
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(ii) are graduates (as defined in section 
142 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192)). 
(5) Develop a standard post-fellowship or post- 
internship exit interview for use by sponsoring agen-
cies to solicit feedback and input from fellows and 
interns about their experiences while performing 
Federal service. 
(6) Develop and promote best practices guid-
ance for agencies on building effective internship 
and fellowship programs. 
(7) Take such actions as the Director deter-
mines necessary to help Federal agencies identify 
and recruit fellows and interns who could serve as 
the next generation of Federal public servants. 
(d) 
LIMITED
NONCOMPETITIVE
ELIGIBILITY.— 
Under such regulations as the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall prescribe, a sponsoring agen-
cy may make a noncompetitive appointment leading to 
conversion to career or career-conditional employment of 
each individual described in subsection (c)(4). 
(e) SPONSORING AGENCY REPORTING.— 
(1) OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each spon-
soring agency shall submit to the Director a re-
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port on the internship and fellowship programs 
of, and scholarship programs offered by, the 
sponsoring agency at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Di-
rector determines appropriate. 
(B) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director shall issue regulations for the 
reports required by subparagraph (A). 
(2) FEDERAL
INTERNSHIP
AND
FELLOWSHIP 
CENTER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
not less than every two years thereafter, the 
head of each sponsoring agency shall submit to 
the head of the Federal Internship and Fellow-
ship Center the plan of the sponsoring agen-
cy— 
(i) regarding intern and fellow train-
ing and engagement; and 
(ii) for ensuring that interns and fel-
lows who complete an internship or fellow-
ship, respectively, of the sponsoring agency 
qualify for the competitive service examina-
tion credit under section 11. 
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(B) PLAN APPROVAL.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The head of the 
Federal Internship and Fellowship Center 
shall approve or disapprove each plan sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A). 
(ii) DISAPPROVAL NOTICE AND SUP-
PORT.—If the head of the Federal Intern-
ship and Fellowship Center disapproves of 
a plan submitted under subparagraph (A), 
the head shall— 
(I) provide notice of the dis-
approval and an explanation why the 
plan was disapproved to the head of 
the sponsoring agency that submitted 
the plan; and 
(II) provide technical assistance 
to such sponsoring agency to resolve 
the deficiencies of such plan and re-
submit it for approval. 
(C) COMPETITIVE SERVICE EXAMINATION 
CREDIT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—If a sponsoring 
agency fails to submit a plan required 
under subparagraph (A) or that submits a 
plan that is disapproved under subpara-
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graph (B), the interns and fellows partici-
pating in an internship or fellowship of 
such sponsoring agency shall be ineligible 
for competitive service examination credit 
under section 11 until the date on which 
such sponsoring agency submits a plan de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) and the head 
of the Federal Internship and Fellowship 
Center approves such plan. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—Clause (i) does not 
apply with respect to a sponsoring agency 
that submits a plan that is disapprove 
under subparagraph (B) if, during the two- 
year period immediately preceding such 
disapproval, such sponsoring agency sub-
mitted a plan that was approved under 
subparagraph (B). 
(f) INTERNSHIP PROVIDER CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Federal In-
ternship and Fellowship Center shall certify each in-
ternship or fellowship program of each sponsoring 
agency or third-party internship provider that the 
head determines— 
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(A) demonstrates a track record of recruit-
ing diverse intern and fellow talent pools, as ap-
plicable, for at least the previous three years; 
(B) possesses a meaningful training and 
development program for interns and fellows, as 
applicable; 
(C) uses a non-partisan, merit-based selec-
tion process; 
(D) provides career counseling services to 
interns and fellows, as applicable; 
(E) in the case of a sponsoring agency, 
provides to the Office of Personnel Management 
the plans of such sponsoring agency described 
subsection (e)(2); and 
(F) any other standards that the head of 
the Federal Internship and Fellowship Center 
determines appropriate. 
(2) THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER ADDITIONAL RE-
QUIREMENTS.—To ensure the advancement of merit 
systems principles and efficient administration of in-
ternship and fellowship programs, the head of the 
Federal Internship and Fellowship Center may im-
pose additional requirements on a third-party intern-
ship provider before certifying the internships or fel-
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lowships programs of such third-party internship 
provider under paragraph (1). 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CAREER
APPOINTEE.—The term ‘‘career 
appointee’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
SEC. 4. INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR. 
(a) INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR.—Each internship 
coordinator appointed under section 3111a of title 5, 
United States Code, shall— 
(1) serve as the main point of contact at the 
sponsoring agency on all issues related to fellow-
ships, scholarships, and internships; 
(2) establish a mentor program for interns and 
fellows at the agency that incorporates best practices 
as determined by the Federal Internship and Fellow-
ship Center pursuant to section 2(c); and 
(3) generate and submit, in accordance with 
subsection (c)(1), an annual report for the one-year 
period ending on September 1 of the year in which 
such report is submitted including— 
(A) the number of interns and fellows who 
served at the sponsoring agency; 
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(B) a list of third-party organizations that 
supplied internships or fellowships to the spon-
soring agency; 
(C) information regarding the demographic 
characteristics of interns and fellows at such 
agency, including, but not limited to educational 
background, age, race, gender, and ethnicity, 
except that no intern or fellow may be required 
to provide such demographic characteristics for 
the purposes of such report; 
(D) a description of the steps taken by the 
sponsoring agency to prepare and recruit suc-
cessful interns and fellows for positions in the 
civil service; 
(E) a description of any barriers to hiring 
interns or fellows who successfully complete 
their internships or fellowships, respectively; 
(F) a description of activities engaged in 
the sponsoring agency to recruit new interns 
and fellows, including descriptions of locations 
visited, methods used, and schools and stake-
holder organizations engaged; 
(G) a list of the position descriptions for 
the internships and fellowships offered at each 
sponsoring agency; 
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(H) a description of the mentorship pro-
grams of such internship and fellowship pro-
grams; 
(I) a summary of exit interviews conducted 
and surveys administered by a sponsoring agen-
cy with respect to interns and fellows upon 
their completion of an internship or fellowship 
program at such agency; and 
(J) other information as determined nec-
essary by the internship coordinator. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The head of each sponsoring 
agency shall submit, in accordance with subsection (c)(1), 
an annual report for the one-year period ending on Octo-
ber 1 of the year in which such report is submitted assess-
ing each fellowship and internship program of such spon-
soring agency in which fellows or interns, respectively, par-
ticipated during the reporting period. 
(c) SUBMISSION.— 
(1) REPORT
TO
OPM.—Each report required 
under subsection (a) or (b) shall be submitted to the 
Office of Personnel Management between October 1 
and October 31 of each year. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 
December 30 of each year, the Office of Personnel 
Management shall submit to Congress a report sum-
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marizing the information submitted to the Office of 
Personnel Management in accordance with para-
graph (1) for such year. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as overriding or otherwise permit-
ting any action not permitted under section 552a of title 
5, United States Code. 
SEC. 5. ONLINE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIP 
PLATFORM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ONLINE FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT INTERNSHIP PLATFORM.—The Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management shall establish, maintain, 
and promote an interactive and integrated internet-based 
platform (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Platform’’) 
to serve as a centralized resource and database for the 
public to learn about and connect with agencies and in-
ternship opportunities in Federal public service and for 
agencies with internship needs and opportunities to iden-
tify skill sets and individuals with the skills necessary to 
address their needs. 
(b) USE OF THE SERVICE PLATFORM.— 
(1) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.—The Director shall 
determine, and make accessible to the public on the 
Platform, information about Federal internship, fel-
lowship, and scholarship service organizations and 
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opportunities, without any requirement that a per-
son seeking such access become a member of the 
Platform. 
(2) INFORMATION
ON
FEDERAL
AGENCY.— 
Each Executive agency that hosts interns or fellows 
shall make available on the Platform— 
(A) information sufficient for the public to 
identify and understand the internship and fel-
lowship opportunities and mission of the Execu-
tive agency; 
(B) information on the availability of in-
ternship, fellowship, and scholarship opportuni-
ties of the Executive agency, including location 
and duration; 
(C) internet links to the hiring and recruit-
ing websites of the Executive agency; and 
(D) such additional information as the Di-
rector may determine. 
(c) MINIMUM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—In addition 
to the requirements set forth in this section, the Platform 
shall do the following: 
(1) Provide the public with access to informa-
tion on internship, fellowship, and scholarship oppor-
tunities that is user-friendly, interactive, accessible, 
and fully functional through mobile applications and 
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other widely used communications media, without a 
requirement that any person seeking such access 
register as a member. 
(2) Provide individuals with the ability to reg-
ister as members to customize their experience, in-
cluding mechanisms to connect members with agency 
internship coordinators and internship, fellowship, 
and scholarship opportunities that match the inter-
ests of the members, and ensure robust search capa-
bilities to facilitate the ability of members to explore 
Federal internship, fellowship, and scholarship op-
portunities. 
(3) Include mechanisms to enable agencies to 
connect with members who have consented to be 
contacted and meet the needs of sponsoring agen-
cies. 
(4) Incorporate, to the extent permitted by law 
and regulation, the ability of members to securely 
upload information on education, employment, and 
skills, knowledge, and abilities, consistent with secu-
rity requirements. 
(5) Ensure compatibility, to the greatest extent 
possible, with relevant information systems of Exec-
utive agencies. 
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(6) Retain all personal information in a manner 
that protects the privacy of members in accordance 
with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and 
other applicable law, provide access to information 
relating to a member only in accordance with the 
consent of the member, and incorporate data secu-
rity and control policies that are adequate to ensure 
the confidentiality and security of information pro-
vided and maintained on the internet-based plat-
form. 
(d) DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE PLATFORM PLAN.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director shall develop a detailed plan to imple-
ment the internet-based platform that complies with 
all the requirements of this section. 
(2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In developing 
the plan under this subsection, the Director shall 
consult with the head of the United States Digital 
Service, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, 
and as needed, the heads of other Executive agen-
cies. Such consultation may include seeking assist-
ance in the design, development, and creation of the 
internet-based platform. 
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(e) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 12 months thereafter, the Director shall provide a 
report to Congress on the internet-based platform. Such 
report shall include information on the following: 
(1) Details on the status of implementation of 
the internet-based platform and plans for further de-
velopment of it. 
(2) Participation rates of sponsoring agencies 
and members. 
(3) The number of individuals visiting the inter-
net-based platform, the number of agencies partici-
pating in the platform, and the number of internship 
opportunities posted on the internet-based platform 
in the preceding 12-month period. 
(4) Any cybersecurity or privacy concerns asso-
ciated with the internet-based platform. 
(5) The results of any surveys or studies under-
taken to increase the use and efficacy of the inter-
net-based platform. 
(6) Any additional information the Director 
considers appropriate. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management for each fiscal year such funds as may 
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be necessary for the development, maintenance, improve-
ment, and promotion of the internet-service platform. 
SEC. 6. UNDERSERVED MARKETS AND DEMOGRAPHICS RE-
CRUITMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management shall, in coordination with the compo-
nents of Executive agencies and sponsoring agencies re-
sponsible for recruiting individuals, carry out a pilot pro-
gram to engage individuals from demographic populations, 
such as those defined by gender, geography, socioeconomic 
status, and mission-critical skills (as determined by a head 
of a sponsoring agency), that the Director determines are 
underrepresented in the Federal workforce for possible 
participation in the civil service. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing a pilot program 
under this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall consult with the head of the Federal 
Internship and Fellowship Center, the Chief Human Cap-
ital Officers Council, and the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission to develop best practices for engaging 
individuals described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 7. COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL INTERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3111 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘volunteer’’ 
and inserting ‘‘student’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding sec-
tion 1342 of title 31, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘voluntary service’’ 
and inserting ‘‘service from a student 
under this section’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting before the semicolon 
the following: ‘‘, but only insofar as the in-
stitution provides academic credit to the 
student for the service’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘voluntary’’ each place it 
appears; and 
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(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, sec-
tion 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e–16),’’ after ‘‘for injury)’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘vol-
untary service’’ and inserting ‘‘service’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(f) An agency may provide reimbursement for trans-
portation and subsistence expenses for any student who 
provides service under subsection (b), pursuant to regula-
tions issued by the Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(g) A scholarship that is awarded by the agency to 
which a student is providing services under subsection (b) 
and that is awarded based at least in part on such services 
shall be deemed to be compensation paid to such student 
for such services.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
in the item relating to section 3111 by striking ‘‘volun-
teer’’ and inserting ‘‘student’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION 3111a.—Section 3111a(c)(1)(A) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘volunteer service’’ and inserting ‘‘student serv-
ice’’. 
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(2) SECTION 7905.—Section 7905(a)(1) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘vol-
untary’’. 
(d) CURRENT STUDENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the amend-
ments made by this Act and section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code, the head of an Executive agen-
cy may accept voluntary services from any student 
(as defined in section 3111(a) of title 5, United 
States Code) who, immediately prior to the enact-
ment of this Act, provides such services to such Ex-
ecutive agency under a program established under 
section 3111(b) of title 5, United States Code, until 
the earliest date on which such student ceases to 
participate in such program. 
(2) CONTROLLING
LAW.—The acceptance of 
voluntary service under this subsection shall be in 
accordance with the law as in effect immediately 
prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATHWAYS PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘com-
petitive service’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 2102 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
(3) EXCEPTED SERVICE.—The term ‘‘excepted 
service’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2103 of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish a 
program, to be known as the Pathways Program, which 
shall— 
(1) promote employment opportunities for stu-
dents and recent graduates in the Federal workforce 
by excepting participants in the Program from the 
competitive service requirements for certain competi-
tive service positions in the civil service; and 
(2) consist of an Internship Program as de-
scribed in subsection (d), a Recent Graduates Pro-
gram as described in subsection (e), and a Presi-
dential Management Fellows Program as described 
in subsection (f). 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall issue regula-
tions for the Pathways Program, including— 
(1) a description of the positions that Executive 
agencies may fill through the Pathways Program be-
cause conditions of good administration necessitate 
excepting those positions from the competitive hiring 
rules; 
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(2) rules governing whether, to what extent, 
and in what manner public notice should be provided 
of job opportunities in the Pathways Program; 
(3) a description of career-development, train-
ing, and mentorship opportunities for participants in 
the Pathways Program; 
(4) requirements that managers assess the per-
formance of participants in the Pathways Program 
to identify those individuals who should be consid-
ered for conversion to career appointments in the 
civil service; 
(5) a description of oversight by the Office of 
Personnel Management of the use by Executive 
agencies of the Pathways Program to ensure that— 
(A) the Pathways Program serves as a 
supplement to, and not a substitute for, the 
competitive hiring process; and 
(B) Executive agencies are using the Path-
ways Program to develop talent for careers in 
the civil service; 
(6) a description of plans by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management to evaluate— 
(A) competitive service requirements for 
certain positions in the civil service; 
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(B) the effectiveness of Executive agencies 
in recruiting and retaining talent using the 
Pathways Program; and 
(C) the satisfaction of those students, 
graduates, and hiring managers participating in 
the Pathways Program; and 
(7) standard naming conventions across Execu-
tive agencies, so that students and recent graduates 
can clearly understand and compare the career path-
way opportunities available to them in the Federal 
Government. 
(d) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Internship Program 
shall provide students in high schools, community 
colleges, four-year colleges, trade schools, career and 
technical education programs, the Job Corps pro-
gram, and other qualifying educational institutions 
and programs, as determined by the Director, with 
paid opportunities to work in agencies and explore 
Federal careers while still in school. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES.—The fol-
lowing requirements and policies shall apply to the 
Internship Program: 
(A) Participants in the Program shall be 
students enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, at 
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institution or program described in paragraph 
(1). 
(B) Subject to such exceptions as may be 
provided by regulation, Executive agencies shall 
provide participants in the Internship Program 
with meaningful developmental work and set 
clear expectations regarding the work experi-
ence of the participant. 
(C) Students employed by third-party, non- 
federal internship providers but placed in Exec-
utive agencies may, to the extent permitted by 
regulation, be treated as participants in the In-
ternship Program. 
(D) Executive agencies shall participate in 
the Internship Program for the primary pur-
pose of developing and evaluating talent for fu-
ture permanent employment with the Federal 
Government. 
(e) RECENT GRADUATES PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Recent Graduates Pro-
gram shall provide individuals who have recently 
graduated from qualifying educational institutions or 
programs with developmental experiences in the 
Federal Government intended to promote possible 
careers in the civil service. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES.—The fol-
lowing requirements and policies shall apply to the 
Recent Graduates Program: 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), participants in the Recent Graduates Pro-
gram shall have obtained a qualifying degree or 
completed a qualifying career or technical edu-
cation program, as determined by the Director, 
within the 3-year period immediately preceding 
participation in the Recent Graduates Program. 
(B) Any veteran who, due to the military 
service obligation of such veteran, was pre-
cluded from participating in the Recent Grad-
uates Program during the 3-year period de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be eligible to 
participate in the Program within 6 years after 
obtaining a qualifying degree or completing a 
qualifying career or technical education pro-
gram. 
(C) A veteran with respect to which sub-
paragraph (B) applies may participate not more 
than once in the Recent Graduates Program. 
(D) Responsibilities assigned to a partici-
pant in the Recent Graduates Program shall be 
consistent with the qualifications, educational 
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background, and career interests of such partic-
ipant, the purpose of the Recent Graduates 
Program, and the needs of Executive agencies. 
(E) Appointments to the Recent Graduates 
Program may not exceed two years, except that 
the employing Executive agency may extend the 
appointment for up to 120 days. 
(3) 
PRE-GRADUATION
APPOINTMENTS
OF-
FERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Executive agencies 
may, in accordance with subparagraph (B), 
offer appointments to participate in Recent 
Graduates Program to individuals who, not 
later than 182 days after such offer is made, 
will obtain a qualifying degree or complete a 
qualifying career or technical education pro-
gram described in paragraph (2)(A). 
(B) APPOINTMENT LIMITATIONS.—An ap-
pointment offered under paragraph (A) shall— 
(i) be effective on or after the date on 
which the offer recipient obtains a quali-
fying degree or completes a qualifying ca-
reer or technical education program de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A); and 
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(ii) be rescinded if the offer recipient 
does not obtain such a qualifying degree or 
complete such a qualifying career or tech-
nical education program prior to the end of 
the 182 day period beginning on the date 
on which the offer is made. 
(f) PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOWS PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Presidential Manage-
ment Fellows Program shall provide opportunities to 
individuals from various academic disciplines at the 
graduate level who have an interest in, and commit-
ment to, leading and managing public programs and 
policies. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES.—The fol-
lowing requirements and policies shall apply to the 
Presidential Management Fellows Program: 
(A) Participants in the Presidential Man-
agement Fellows Program must have received a 
qualifying advanced degree, as determined by 
the Director, within the 2-year period imme-
diately preceding participation in the Presi-
dential Management Fellows Program. 
(B) Responsibilities assigned to a Presi-
dential Management Fellow shall be consistent 
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with the qualifications, educational background, 
and career interests of the fellow, the purposes 
of the Presidential Management Fellows Pro-
gram, and Executive agency needs. 
(C) The Office of Personnel Management 
shall establish the eligibility requirements and 
minimum qualifications for the Presidential 
Management Fellows Program, as well as a 
process for assessing eligible individuals for 
consideration for appointment to participate in 
the Presidential Management Fellows Program. 
(g) PATHWAY PROGRAM APPOINTMENTS.—The fol-
lowing requirements shall apply to appointments in the 
Pathways Program: 
(1) Appointments to the Pathways Program 
shall be under the excepted service. 
(2) Appointments to the Pathways Program 
shall not confer any right to further Federal employ-
ment in either the competitive service or the ex-
cepted service upon the expiration of the appoint-
ment. 
(h) CONVERSIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an Executive 
agency may, in accordance with this subsection and 
without regard to any provision of chapter 33 of title 
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5, United States Code, and any other provision of 
law relating to the examination, certification, and 
appointment of individuals in the competitive serv-
ice— 
(A) convert the appointments of partici-
pants in the Pathways Program (other than 
participants in the Presidential Management 
Fellows Program described in subsection (f)) to 
term, career, or career-conditional appointments 
in the competitive service; and 
(B) convert the appointments of such par-
ticipants who are initially converted to a term 
appointment under subparagraph (A) to a ca-
reer or career-conditional appointment in the 
competitive service before the term appointment 
expires. 
(2) CONVERSION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the re-
quirements under this subsection, the Director 
may establish requirements for converting an 
appointment under paragraph (1). 
(B) 
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM
PARTICI-
PANT.—The appointment of a participant in the 
Internship Program described in subsection (d) 
may be converted to a career or career-condi-
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tional appointment under paragraph (1) only if 
the participant— 
(i) is a citizen of the United States; 
(ii) has completed not less than one 
year as a participant in the Internship 
Program while enrolled as a half- or full- 
time degree- or certificate-seeking student 
at an institution or program described in 
subsection (d)(1); 
(iii) in the 180-day period ending on 
the date on which the appointment of such 
participant is converted under paragraph 
(1), has completed a course of study at an 
institution or program described in sub-
section (d)(1); 
(iv) meets the qualification standards 
for the position to which the participant 
will be converted, including any require-
ments of the Executive agency in which 
such position is located; and 
(v) receives a favorable recommenda-
tion from an official of the Executive agen-
cy or agencies in which the participant 
serves under the Internship Program. 
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(C) RECENT
GRADUATES
PROGRAM
PAR-
TICIPANT.—The appointment of a participant 
in the Recent Graduates Program described in 
subsection (e) may be converted to a career or 
career-conditional appointment under para-
graph (1) only if the participant— 
(i) is a citizen of the United States; 
(ii) has completed not less than one 
year of continuous service as a participant 
in the Recent Graduates Program, except 
that such one-year requirement shall be re-
duced by the amount of time, if any, the 
participant spent as a participant in the 
Internship Program described in sub-
section (d); 
(iii) has demonstrated successful per-
formance of the responsibilities of each po-
sition to which the participant has been as-
signed under the Recent Graduates Pro-
gram; 
(iv) meets the qualification standards 
for the position to which the participant 
will be converted, including any require-
ments of the Executive agency in which 
such position is located; and 
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(v) receives a recommendation for 
conversion from the immediate supervisor 
of the participant under the Recent Grad-
uates Program. 
(D) OTHER AGENCY APPOINTMENT.—The 
head of an Executive agency may exercise the 
authority under paragraph (1) with respect to 
a participant in the Pathways Program not ap-
pointed to a position in such Executive agency 
only if the appointment of such participant is 
converted to an appointment to a position in 
such Executive agency. 
(3) CONVERSION ELIGIBILITY DATABASE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director shall establish and maintain a 
database of participants in the Pathways pro-
gram whose appointments are eligible for con-
version to career or career-conditional appoint-
ments under paragraph (1). 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—The Director shall 
make the database established under subpara-
graph (A) available to each Executive agency. 
(C) CONVERSION
ELIGIBILITY
REPORT-
ING.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—The head of each 
Executive agency shall submit to the Di-
rector such information as determined by 
the Director regarding each participant in 
the Pathways program appointed to a posi-
tion within such Executive agency whose 
appointment is eligible for conversion to 
career or career-conditional appointments 
under paragraph (1). 
(ii) FORM.—The head of each Execu-
tive agency shall submit the information 
required under clause (i) at such time and 
in such manner and form as determined 
appropriate by the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management. 
(D) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Office of Personnel Management for each 
fiscal year such funds as may be necessary to 
carry out this paragraph. 
(i) SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an Executive 
agency may, in accordance with this subsection and 
without regard to any provision of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, (other than sections 3303 
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and 3328), appoint current and previous partici-
pants in the Pathways Program to positions in the 
competitive service. 
(2) APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the re-
quirements under this subsection, the Director 
may establish requirements for appointments 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.—A current or 
previous participant in the Internship Program 
described in subsection (d) may be appointed 
under paragraph (1) only if the participant— 
(i) is a citizen of the United States; 
(ii) has completed not less than one 
year as a participant in the Internship 
Program while enrolled as a half- or full- 
time degree- or certificate-seeking student 
at an institution or program described in 
subsection (d)(1); 
(iii) in the 120-day period ending on 
the date on which such participant is ap-
pointed under paragraph (1), has com-
pleted a course of study at an institution 
or program described in subsection (d)(1); 
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(iv) meets the qualification standards 
for the position to which the participant 
will be appointed, including any require-
ments of the Executive agency in which 
such position is located; and 
(v) receives a favorable recommenda-
tion from an official of the Executive agen-
cy or agencies in which the participant 
served under the Internship Program. 
(C) RECENT
GRADUATES
PROGRAM
PAR-
TICIPANT.—A current or previous participant in 
the Recent Graduates Program described in 
subsection (e) may be appointed under para-
graph (1) only if the participant— 
(i) is a citizen of the United States; 
(ii) has completed not less than one 
year of continuous service as a participant 
in the Recent Graduates Program, except 
that such one-year requirement shall be re-
duced by the amount of time, if any, the 
participant spent as a participant in the 
Internship Program described in sub-
section (d); 
(iii) has demonstrated successful per-
formance of the responsibilities of each po-
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sition to which the participant was as-
signed under the Recent Graduates Pro-
gram; 
(iv) meets the qualification standards 
for the position to which the participant 
will be appointed, including any require-
ments of the Executive agency in which 
such position is located; and 
(v) receives a recommendation for 
such appointment from the immediate su-
pervisor of the participant under the Re-
cent Graduates Program. 
(D) PRESIDENTIAL
MANAGEMENT
FEL-
LOWS PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—A previous par-
ticipant in the Presidential Management Fel-
lows Program described in subsection (f) may 
be appointed under paragraph (1) only if the 
participant— 
(i) is a citizen of the United States; 
(ii) successfully completed the Presi-
dential Management Fellows Program in 
accordance with the standards set by the 
Office of Personnel Management and the 
relevant agency; 
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(iii) for each position to which the 
participant was assigned under the Presi-
dential Management Fellows Program— 
(I) if the performance of the par-
ticipant for such position was assessed 
under the performance appraisal pro-
gram of the Executive agency in 
which this position was located, re-
ceived a rating for such performance 
that is not less than fully successful 
or an equivalent rating; and 
(II) for any other such position, 
demonstrated successful performance 
of the responsibilities of such position; 
(iv) meets the qualification standards 
for the position to which the participant 
will be appointed, including any require-
ments of the Executive agency in which 
such position is located; and 
(v) receives a recommendation for 
such appointment from the immediate su-
pervisor of the participant under the Presi-
dential Management Fellows Program. 
(j) INTERACTION WITH OTHER LAW.—Beginning 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
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(4) in subparagraph (E)(i), as so redesignated, 
by inserting after ‘‘(75 Federal Register 82525)’’ 
the following: ‘‘or the Internship Program estab-
lished under section 8 of the Building the Next Gen-
eration of Federal Employees Act’’. 
SEC. 9. ENHANCED HIRING FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRAD-
UATES AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS. 
(a) RECENT GRADUATE HIRING AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 3115(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking all that follows ‘‘exceed’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
greater of either 15 percent of the number of individuals 
that the agency head appointed during the previous fiscal 
year to permanent employment or 1 percent of the average 
number of permanent employees in the agency during the 
previous fiscal year.’’. 
(b) POST-SECONDARY STUDENT HIRING AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking all that fol-
lows ‘‘exceed’’ and inserting ‘‘the greater of either 
15 percent of the number of individuals that the 
agency head appointed during the previous fiscal 
year to permanent employment or 1 percent of the 
average number of permanent employees in the 
agency during the previous fiscal year.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘640’’ and 
inserting ‘‘400’’. 
SEC. 10. INFORMATION ON USE OF EXPEDITED HIRING AU-
THORITY FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Executive agen-
cy shall submit to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management information on the use of the authority 
under section 3115 of title 5, United States Code, by such 
Executive agency at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Director determines ap-
propriate. 
(b) PUBLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than once each fis-
cal-year quarter, the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management shall publish on a database de-
scribed in paragraph (2) the information received 
under subsection (a), including— 
(A) the number individuals appointed 
under section 3115 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(B) the demographic information of such 
individuals; 
(C) the occupational series of the positions 
to which such individuals were appointed; and 
(D) the rates of pay for such individuals. 
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(2) EXISTING DATABASE USE.—The database 
described in this paragraph is a publicly available 
online database that is publicly available online as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 11. COMPETITIVE SERVICE EXAMINATION CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 
3(e)(2)(C), in examinations for the competitive service in 
which experience is an element of qualification, a fellow 
or intern shall be entitled to 5 additional points above the 
earned rating of such fellow or intern if such fellow or 
intern completes a fellowship or internship, respectively, 
that— 
(1) is not less than six months in duration; 
(2) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management has approved as entitling the individ-
uals who complete such fellowship or internship to 
such credit. 
(b) CREDIT AVAILABILITY.—The credit under sub-
section (a) shall remain available for a period of 12 
months beginning on the later of the date on which the 
fellowship or internship of the fellow or intern ends or the 
date on which the fellow or intern graduates from a quali-
fying institution, as determined by the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management. 
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(c) APPLICATION.—A sponsoring agency or third- 
party internship provider seeking the approval described 
in subsection (a)(2) for a fellowship or internship offered 
by such entity shall submit to the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Di-
rector determines appropriate. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
issue regulations carrying out this section. 
Æ 
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