,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #h1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend title #da1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to prohibit minimum education    
requirements for proposed contractor    
personnel in certain contract           
solicitations1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,allowing ,contractors to       
,choose ,employees for ,select ,skills  
,act or the ,,access ,act4  #b4 ,use of 
requirements regarding experience and   
education of contractor personnel  7a7  
,flexibility in contractor education    
requirements ,chapter #cc of title #da1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #ccac4 ,flexibility in        
contractor education requirements  7a7  

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,education requirement ,the term        
education requirement includes a        
requirement that can be met through--   
7,a7 education2  7,b7 experience2 or    
7,c7 a combination of education and     
experience4  7#b7 ,executive agency ,the
 term executive agency has the meaning  
given that term in section #acc4  7b7   
,prohibition ,a solicitation may not set
 forth any minimum education requirement
 for proposed contractor personnel in   
order for a bidder to be eligible for   
award of a contract unless the          
contracting officer includes in the     
solicitation a written justification    
that explains why the needs of the      
executive agency cannot be met without  
such requirement and clarifies how the  
requirement ensures the needs are met4  
4  7b7 ,technical and conforming        
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #cc of title #da1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new item3  ,sec4  

#ccac4 ,flexibility in contractor       
education requirements4  4  7c7 ,,omb   
,guidance ,not later than #fj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,director of the ,office of        
,management and ,budget shall issue     
guidance to executive agencies for      
implementing the amendment made by      
subsection 7a7 that includes the        
following3 7#a7 ,instructions for       
contracting officers on the manner in   
which the written justification         
requirement of section #ccac7;b7 of     
title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a71 may be met1    
including a requirement that each use of
 an education requirement be separately 
determined1 justified1 and reviewed4    
7#b7 ,in the case of a solicitation in  
which education requirements are        
included1 instructions on how           
alternative certifications1             
industry-recognized credentials1 and    
work-based learning programs1 including 
apprenticeships1 may satisfy such       

requirements4  7d7 ,applicability ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to solicitations     
issued on or after the date that is #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  7e7 ,,gao report ,not later
 than #ah months after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general shall submit to ,congress an  
evaluation of executive agency          
compliance with section #ccac of title  
#da1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by 
subsection 7a74  7f7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,education           
requirement ,the term education         
requirement includes a requirement that 
can be met through-- 7,a7 education2    
7,b7 experience2 or  7,c7 a combination 
of education and experience4  7#b7      
,executive agency ,the term executive   
agency has the meaning given that term  
in section #acc of title #da1 ,united   
,states ,code4