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§3111a Federal Internship Programs

Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart B— Employment and Retention › Chapter 31— AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT › Subchapter I— EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITIES › § 3111a

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each agency head must name one person in the agency to be the internship coordinator. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must post online each coordinator’s name and contact, the application steps and deadlines for each internship, and links to the web pages with that information. Defined terms: "Internship program" means volunteer programs under section 3111(b); internships under Executive Order 13562 (December 27, 2010; 75 FR 82585); similar paid internship programs run by nongovernmental groups under written agreements; or similar programs authorized by other laws. "Intern" means a person in an internship. "Agency" means an Executive agency.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §3111a

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(a)The head of each agency operating an internship program shall appoint an individual within such agency to serve as an internship coordinator.
(b)(1)The Office of Personnel Management shall make publicly available on the Internet—
(A)the name and contact information of the internship coordinator for each agency; and
(B)information regarding application procedures and deadlines for each internship program.
(2)The Office of Personnel Management shall make publicly available on the Internet links to the websites where the information described in paragraph (1) is displayed.
(c)For purposes of this section—
(1)the term “internship program” means—
(A)a volunteer service program under section 3111(b);
(B)an internship program established under Executive Order 13562, dated December 27, 2010 (75 Federal Register 82585);
(C)a program operated by a nongovernment organization for the purpose of providing paid internships in agencies under a written agreement that is similar to an internship program established under Executive Order 13562, dated December 27, 2010 (75 Federal Register 82585); or
(D)a program that—
(i)is similar to an internship program established under Executive Order 13562, dated December 27, 2010 (75 Federal Register 82585); and
(ii)is authorized under another statutory provision of law;
(2)the term “intern” means an individual participating in an internship program; and
(3)the term “agency” means an Executive agency.

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References in Text

Executive Order 13562, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is set out as a note under section 3301 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Regulations

Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title XI, § 1109(c), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1615, provided that: “The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe

Regulations

to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section].”

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 3111a

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60