10 USC 1742 – Internship, cooperative education, and scholarship programs
(a)
(1) An intern program for purposes of providing highly qualified and talented individuals an opportunity for accelerated promotions, career broadening assignments, and specified training to prepare them for entry into acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.
(2) A cooperative education credit program under which the Secretary arranges, through cooperative arrangements entered into with one or more accredited institutions of higher education, for such institutions to grant undergraduate credit for work performed by students who are employed by the Department of Defense in acquisition positions.
(3) A scholarship program for the purpose of qualifying personnel for acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.
(b)