117 HR 6957 IH: Pipeline to Service Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-03-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6957IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 7, 2022Mr. Kim of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal Government positions, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be called the Pipeline to Service Act.

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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.