; or (B) financial support paid by an Executive agency towards an individual’s cost of procuring private instruction in a critical skill. (5) Third-party internship or fellowship The term third-party internship or fellowship means an internship or a fellowship in the Federal Government that is facilitated and organized through a nongovernmental, third-party organization that has a formal arrangement with 1 or more Executive agencies, or with the legislative branch, to provide such internships or fellowships. (b) Appointment in competitive service The head of any Executive agency or military department may appoint in the competitive service any individual who has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management, within the 12-month period preceding the appointment, as having successfully completed any internship, scholarship, or fellowship program, or a third-party internship or fellowship. (c) Documentation The Director of the Office of Personnel Management, through the Executive Director of the Federal Fellowship and Scholarship Center established under section 361, shall issue such documentation as is necessary to certify individuals under subsection (b) as eligible for noncompetitive appointments in the competitive service. 371. Facilitation of Federal employee reskilling (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Competitive service