; and (B) the Government Publishing Office. (2) Civil service The term civil service has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Competitive service The term competitive service has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code. (4) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office. (5) Excepted service The term excepted service has the meaning given the term in section 2103 of title 5, United States Code. (6) Office The term Office means the Office of Personnel Management. (b) Establishment (1) In general The Director shall establish the Pathways Program. (2) Purpose The purpose of the Pathways Program is to promote employment opportunities in the Federal workforce for students and recent graduates by excepting participants in the Program from competitive service hiring requirements for certain positions in the civil service. (3) Sub-programs The Pathways Program shall consist of an Internship Program and a Recent Graduates Program. (c) Regulations The Director shall issue regulations for the Pathways Program, which shall include— (1) a description of the positions that agencies may fill through the Pathways Program because conditions of good administration necessitate excepting those positions from the competitive hiring rules; (2) rules governing whether, to what extent, and in what manner agencies must provide public notice of job opportunities in the Pathways Program; (3) a description of opportunities for career development, training, and mentorship for participants in the Pathways Program; (4) requirements that managers assess the performance of participants in the Pathways Program to identify the individuals who should be considered for conversion to career civil service positions; (5) a description of oversight by the Office of the use of the Pathways Program by agencies to ensure that— (A) the Pathways Program serves as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the competitive hiring process