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This bill requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the Office of Personnel Management to implement comprehensive job classification reviews for federal contractors and executive agencies within one year of enactment. Specifically, both federal contractors and executive agencies must identify job positions that require a bachelor's degree or higher and evaluate whether these educational requirements are truly necessary for performing essential job functions. Contractors and agencies must submit reports within 180 days of the new regulations' effective date, detailing positions where degree requirements lack demonstrable occupational necessity and proposing alternative criteria such as work experience, certifications, or skills assessments. Non-compliance could result in serious consequences for contractors, including potential ineligibility for future federal contracts, and administrative actions for agencies. The bill importantly includes a provision clarifying that educational requirements can still be maintained when they are genuinely necessary for job performance or mandated by law, professional standards, or regulations. The new requirements will apply to contracts, appointments, and promotions occurring on or after the regulations' effective date, with the goal of creating more flexible and merit-based hiring practices that do not unnecessarily exclude qualified candidates without traditional academic credentials.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4052/all-info