1.Establishment of Summer
Internship Program
(a)There is hereby established the House of
Representatives Summer Internship Program (hereafter referred to as the
Program
), under which eligible students who are selected to
serve as Interns under the Program shall assist Members of the House during the
summer internship period with legislative duties, including preparing the House
chamber for session, answering phones in the Member cloakrooms, and delivering
correspondence and packages.
(b)The summer internship period for a year shall begin on
Monday of the third week of June and shall end on Friday of the first week of
August.
(c)No compensation
or housing providedInterns under the Program shall serve without
pay and shall not be provided with housing.
(d)Attendance in
weekly classEach Intern under the Program shall attend a weekly
one-hour class sponsored by the Clerk on executive branch, judicial branch, or
legislative branch policies and procedures.
(e)The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
administer the Program.
2.
(a)For purposes of this
resolution, an individual is an eligible student if the individual meets each
of the following requirements:
(1)The individual
will be at least 18 years of age as of the first day of the summer internship
period.
(2)The individual is
a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States (as defined in
section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act), or an individual
lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of
such Act).
(3)The individual is
enrolled in an educational program for which an institution of higher education
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) awards a
bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree, or will be enrolled in such a
program as of the first academic year that begins after the completion of the
summer internship period.
(4)The individual maintained a grade point
average of at least 3.0 in core academic subjects over the previous 2 academic
years.
(5)The individual has
not served previously as an Intern under the Program or as a Page under the
House of Representatives Page Program.
(6)The individual submits to a Member of the
House an application to serve as an Intern under the Program during the summer
internship period that includes such information as the Clerk may
require.
(b)Selection of
interns from eligible students
(1)Forwarding of
applications by MembersAny
Member of the House who receives an application under subsection (a)(6) from an
eligible student to serve as an Intern under the Program during the summer
internship period may forward the application to the Speaker (in the case of a
Member who is associated with the majority party in the House) or the minority
leader (in the case of a Member who is associated with the minority party in
the House).
(2)From
the applications forwarded under paragraph (1), the Speaker and minority leader
(working jointly) shall select not fewer than 70 eligible students to serve as
Interns for the period, such that—
(A)2/3
of the Interns selected had their applications forwarded by Members associated
with the majority party and 1/3 of the Interns selected
had their applications forwarded by Members associated with the minority party;
and
(B)not more than 1
Intern may have had an application forwarded by the same Member unless there
were Members who did not forward any applications from eligible students for
the period.
3.Summer Internship
Program Oversight Board
(a)There is hereby
established the House of Representatives Summer Internship Program Oversight
Board (hereafter referred to as the Board
), which shall make
recommendations to the Clerk regarding the administration of the
Program.
(b)The
Board shall consist of the following members:
(1)Two Members of the
House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(2)Two Members of the
House of Representatives appointed by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives.
(3)After the Program
has been in effect for 2 summer internship periods, 2 individuals who served as
Interns under the Program and who are not Members of the House of
Representatives, who shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker and minority
leader.
(4)The Sergeant at
Arms of the House of Representatives.
(c)Each member of the Board (other than the Sergeant at Arms
and Clerk) shall serve for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed to
additional terms. A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which
the original appointment was made.
(d)No compensation
for serviceMembers of the
Board shall serve without pay, but each member who is not a Member, officer, or
employee of the House shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(e)The
Board shall meet once during a Congress in person in the District of Columbia
and shall meet periodically by teleconference or other electronic means.