Department of State Student Internship Program Improvements Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10387 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10387

 To amend the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 to expand 
             opportunities for certain internship programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2024

 Mr. Castro of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                  to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 to expand 
             opportunities for certain internship programs.

    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 ``Department of State Student 
Internship Program Improvements Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEPARTMENT-PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 9201 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 
(22 U.S. 2737) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ``or have 
        graduated from such an institution within the 6 months 
        preceding application to the Program'' after ``paragraph (1)'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``and gives preference 
        to individuals who have not previously completed internships 
        within the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
        International Development'' after ``career in foreign 
        affairs''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following subsections:
    ``(k) Work Hours Flexibility.--Students participating in the 
Program may work fewer than 40 hours per week and a minimum of 24 hours 
per week to accommodate their academic schedules, provided that the 
total duration of the internship remains consistent with program 
requirements.
    ``(l) Mentorship Program.--The Secretary and Administrator are 
authorized to establish a mentoring and coaching program that pairs 
Foreign Service or Civil Service employees with interns who choose to 
participate throughout the duration of their internship.''.
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