H.R. 653 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 44 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 653 [Report No. 115–78] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2017 Mr. Cummings (for himself, Ms. Meng, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform April 4, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017. 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. April 4, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed