,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 
,torres of ,new ,york introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,federal ,acquisition        
,regulatory ,council and the ,office of 
,personnel ,management to issue         
regulations that require all ,federal   
contractors and executive agencies to   
conduct comprehensive reviews of job    
classifications to identify positions   
for which a college degree is required  
without a demonstrable occupational     
necessity4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,employment         
,abundance ,act4  #b4 ,federal          
contractor job classification review    
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act--  7#a7 the ,federal ,acquisition  
,regulatory ,council shall issue        
regulations that require any ,federal   

contractor that enters into a contract  
subject to the ,federal ,acquisition    
,regulation to-- 7,a7 conduct a         
comprehensive review of all job         
classifications within their ,federal   
contract-related workforce2  7,b7       
identify each position that requires a  
bachelor's degree or higher as a        
condition of employment2 and  7,c7      
determine whether such educational      
requirements are demonstrably necessary 
for the performance of essential job    
functions2 and  7#b7 the ,office of     
,personnel ,management shall issue      
regulations that require each ,executive
 agency 7as defined in section #aje of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 to--   
7,a7 conduct a comprehensive review of  
all job classifications within such     
agency2  7,b7 identify each position    
that requires a bachelor's degree or    
higher as a condition of appointment or 
promotion2 and  7,c7 determine whether  
such educational requirements are       
demonstrably necessary for the          

performance of essential job functions4 
7b7 ,reporting requirement ,not later   
than #ahj days after the effective date 
of the regulations issued pursuant to   
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 each ,federal     
contractor shall submit to the ,federal 
,acquisition ,regulatory ,council a     
report outlining the results of its job 
classification review1 including--  7,a7
 a list of positions where a degree     
requirement was determined to lack      
demonstrable occupational necessity2 and
  7,b7 a plan to revise such job        
classifications1 including alternative  
criteria that may be used1 such as      
relevant work experience1               
certifications1 or skills assessments2  
and  7#b7 each executive agency shall   
submit to the ,office of ,personnel     
,management a report outlining the      
results of its job classification       
review1 including-- 7,a7 a list of      
positions where a degree requirement was
 determined to lack demonstrable job    
necessity2 and  7,b7 a plan to revise   

such job classifications by including   
alternative criteria that may be used1  
such as relevant work experience1       
certifications1 or skills assessments4  
7c7 ,compliance and enforcement ,failure
 to comply with the requirements under  
this section may--  7#a7 for ,federal   
contractors1 result in administrative   
actions1 including ineligibility for    
future ,federal contracts1 as determined
 by the ,federal ,acquisition           
,regulatory ,council2 and  7#b7 for     
agencies1 result in administrative      
actions under chapter #ge of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 or other remedies
 determined by the ,office of ,personnel
 ,management4  7d7 ,rule of construction
 ,nothing in this section may be        
construed to prohibit ,federal          
contractors or agencies from maintaining
 educational requirements for a case in 
which such requirements are shown to be 
necessary for job performance or are    
mandated by law1 regulation1 or         
professional licensure standards4  7e7  

,applicability ,this section applies    
with respect to--  7#a7 any contract    
entered into on and after the effective 
date of the regulations issued pursuant 
to subsection 7a77#a72 and  7#b7 any    
appointment or promotion occurring on or
 after the effective date of the        
regulations issued pursuant to          
subsection 7a77#b74