,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbd,mr4   
,br[n 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,ms4  
,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to remove educational     
b>ri]s to ,f$]al employm5t = work]s :o  
are skill$ ?r\gh alt]native r\tes1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,jobs =         
,s,t,a,rs ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m employee means
 an individual appo9t$ to a position 9 !
 civil s]vice 7z def9$ 9 section #baja (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 9 an    
executive ag5cy2  7#b7 ! t]m executive  
ag5cy means a dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 (fice1 or
 o!r e/abli%m5t 9 ! executive bran* ( ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7#c7 ! t]m ,,/>    
means an individual :o-- 7,a7 is active 
9 ! labor =ce2  7,b7 has n obta9$ a     
ba*elor's degree or a high] degree2 &   
7,c7 has develop$ job-relat$ skills     

?r\gh alt]native r\tes1 :i* may include 
at a community college1 9 an            
appr5tice%ip1 ?r\gh a bootcamp1 ?r\gh   
milit>y s]vice1 ?r\gh p>tial college    
completion1 9 o!r tra9+ programs1 or    
?r\gh on-!-job exp]i5ce4  #c4           
,transp>5cy & directives on educational 
requirem5ts = ,f$]al public sector jobs 
,to improve transp>5cy & directives     
relat$ to educational requirem5ts =     
positions 9 executive ag5cies1 !        
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t %all-- 7#a7 prohibit ! head (
 an executive ag5cy f requir+ a m9imum  
educational atta9m5t z qualification = a
 position z an employee ( ! executive   
ag5cy1 unless ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,p]sonnel ,managem5t det]m9es t su*     
educational atta9m5t is necess>y = !    
position bas$ on specifi$ skills requir$
 = ! position t c only be obta9$ ?r\gh a
 c]ta9 degree2  7#b7 prescribe          
regulations = hir+ ( employees by       
executive ag5cies reg>d+ alt]native     
qualifications to educational atta9m5t t

 w\ld meet ! k1 skills1 & abilities     
requirem5ts = a position2  7#c7 review !
 addition ( educational requirem5ts =   
employees dur+ audits ( hir+ actions )9 
executive ag5cies2 &  7#d7 e/abli% a    
hir+ pa? d$icat$ to positions = :i* ,,/>
 work]s are eligible to apply )9        
usajobs4gov1 or any successor website1 &
 direct executive ag5cies to id5tify job
 po/+s t are )9 t hir+ pa?1 s t ,,/>    
work]s may se>* = positions bas$ on ?is 
crit]ion4  #d4 ,feasibility /udy on     
tra9+ programs = />s ,! ,director ( !   
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 ! ,deputy
 ,director = ,managem5t ( ! ,(fice (    
,managem5t & ,budget1 & ! head ( any o!r
 appropriate executive ag5cy %all       
jo9tly-- 7#a7 conduct a feasibility /udy
 reg>d+ res\rces requir$ to e/abli% a   
program to provide ,,/> employees )     
pa?ways = acquir+ fur!r tra9+ & high]   
education1 includ+ fell[%ips1 s*ol>%ips1
 appr5tice%ips1 & tuition assi/ance1 if 
! employee *ooses to initiate or cont9ue
 pursuit ( fur!r tra9+ or high]         

education :ile an employee2 &  7#b7 n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 submit a report on 
! f9d+s ( ! feasibility /udy to-- 7,a7 !
 ,committee on ,homel& ,security &      
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &            
,acc\ntability ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives4