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Title
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015
Official Title
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.
Summary
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2015
This bill extends protections against discrimination in a federal workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in a federal agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internships.
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsIntroducedFebruary 2nd, 2016
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