To expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal Government positions, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.6957 | Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy (D-NJ)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Pipeline to Service Act
This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish a program for entering partnerships with institutions of higher education to recruit and hire students for positions in the federal government. The bill also (1) doubles the number of Presidential Management Fellows Program participants for FY2022-FY2027, and (2) requires federal agencies to pay interns a stipend of $15 per hour of work.

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 Representatives 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 EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) OPM Program To Recruit Students for Federal Employment.--
            (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 partnerships with institutions of higher education 
        (as defined 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 manner as the Director may prescribe, 
        but at a minimum shall--
                    (A) advise students on courses of study;
                    (B) provide professional development workshops to 
                students;
                    (C) assist students in searching for Federal 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 underrepresented in 
                Federal employment; and
                    (F) provide students training on how to be 
                competitive when applying for Federal internships and 
                the Pathways Program.
    (b) Increase in Presidential Management Fellows Program 
Positions.--During each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027, the 
Presidential Management Fellows Program carried out by the Office of 
Personnel Management 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.--Any individual who is an intern in the 
Federal Government, including any intern in a Federal internship 
program described under section 3111a of title 5, United States Code, 
shall be paid a stipend of $15 for each hour that the individual is 
working as an intern.
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