; and (3) to accept any additional terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (b) Internship with defense industry sponsor (1) In general Pursuant to the agreement under subsection (a)(1), each STEM Corps participant shall complete an internship with a defense industry sponsor before the student completes the second academic year of participation in the program. (2) Type of position As part of an internship under paragraph (1), a STEM Corps participant shall perform duties that require a security clearance and that directly support the Department of Defense. (3) Placement The Administrative Agency, in consultation with STEM Corps participants and defense industry sponsors, shall place each STEM Corps participant in an appropriate internship as required under paragraph (1). (c) Employment in Department of Defense (1) Service obligation Pursuant to the agreement under subsection (a)(2), each STEM Corps participant shall accept and continue employment in a STEM or computer-science related position within the Department of Defense, which may include employment in a defense laboratory, for a period of not less than four years. (2) Placement The Administrative Agency shall consult with STEM Corps participants who are in the final year of a bachelor’s or graduate degree program to identify appropriate employment opportunities for such participants within the Department of Defense. To the extent practicable, the Administrative Agency shall consider the skills, training, experience, and preferences of a STEM Corps participant when assigning the participant to a position under paragraph (1). (3) Treatment of service in the armed forces A STEM Corps participant may fulfill the service obligation under paragraph (1) through service in the armed forces. (4) Change of assignment (A) Request for change of assignment After the conclusion of the first year of an assignment under paragraph (1), a STEM Corps participant may submit to the Administrative Agency a request to be reassigned to a different STEM