Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 59 (Introduced in Senate) — To implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Modernizing and reforming the assessment and hiring of Federal job candidates

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Section 3308 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— by striking scientific, technical, or professional ; by inserting legally before performed ; and by inserting in a jurisdiction in which the duties of the position are to be performed after a prescribed minimum education . Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall amend all regulations and guidance documents as necessary to implement the amendments made by subsection (a). Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director and the head of any other examining agency shall amend the hiring practices of the Office or the other examining agency, respectively, in accordance with the amendments made by subsection (a).