The Pipeline to Service Act would expand ways for students and recent graduates to enter federal jobs. It would direct the Office of Personnel Management to partner with colleges to advise and train students, help them find federal jobs, and recruit from groups under-represented in federal employment. The bill would set a minimum hourly pay rate for federal interns and make some interns eligible for noncompetitive hiring. It would also expand and set rules for the Presidential Management Fellows Program, including training, work assignments, and possible hiring after successful completion.
Students could receive career guidance, job-search help, and application training through college partnerships. Federal interns would receive at least $15 per hour, with the minimum adjusted for inflation each year. Eligible graduate degree holders could apply to become Presidential Management Fellows. The bill would also require public demographic information about interns and program participants, without personal identifying information.
The bill authorizes $15 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for the student recruitment program. At least 30% of that funding would be used to recruit and appoint students from minority-serving institutions, junior or community colleges, and land-grant colleges and universities. The bill does not state a total cost. The authorization does not itself provide the funding.
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