§ 5549. House Intern Resource Office

Statutory text

Establishment; Coordinator

There is established in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives the House Intern Resource Office (hereinafter referred to as the “Office”).

Appointment

The Office shall be headed by the House Intern Resource Coordinator (hereinafter referred to as the “Coordinator”), who shall be employed by the Chief Administrative Officer in consultation with the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration.

Duties

In consultation with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and such other offices as the Coordinator considers appropriate, the Office shall—

provide support services, such as accommodations, training, and professional development, to interns of offices of the House of Representatives;

serve as a center for resources and best practices for the recruitment, hiring, training, and use of interns by offices of the House of Representatives; and

gather demographic and other data about interns of offices of the House of Representatives.

Addressing inequities in access to internships

In carrying out its duties, the Office shall consider inequities in access to internships in offices of the House of Representatives, and shall consider the viability of establishing an intern stipend program for interns from underrepresented backgrounds, including those who attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and other Minority Serving Institutions described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Effective date

This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2022
Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2023
Pub. L. 117–328 div. I title I § 113 · 136 Stat. 4459
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 5549
(Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 113, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4922.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 113, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4922.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 113. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 113, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4922.)