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[H.R. 3231 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 289
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3231

                          [Report No. 114-383]

To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 
 Federal government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2015

    Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Ms. Meng) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

                           December 18, 2015

                     Additional sponsor: Ms. Norton

                           December 18, 2015

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               28, 2015]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 
 Federal government from workplace harassment and discrimination, 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 cited as the ``Federal Intern Protection Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(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 subsection, 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 Discrimination 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 institution 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 practices),'' before ``chapter 81''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 5, 
        United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the Federal 
        Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
        for other purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 289

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3231

                          [Report No. 114-383]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 
 Federal government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
                          for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 18, 2015

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed