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	1	+	118THCONGRESS
	2	+	2
	3	+	DSESSION S. 59
	4	+	AN ACT
	5	+	To implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring
	6	+	system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and
	7	+	competency-based hiring.
	8	+	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
	9	+	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2
	10	+	†S 59 ES
	11	+	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
	12	+	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chance to Compete 2
	13	+	Act of 2024’’. 3
	14	+	SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 4
	15	+	(a) A
	16	+	MENDATORYDEFINITIONS.— 5
	17	+	(1) I
	18	+	N GENERAL.—Section 3304 of title 5, 6
	19	+	United States Code, is amended— 7
	20	+	(A) by redesignating subsections (b) 8
	21	+	through (g) as subsections (h) through (m), re-9
	22	+	spectively; 10
	23	+	(B) by redesignating subsection (a) as sub-11
	24	+	section (b); and 12
	25	+	(C) by inserting before subsection (b), as 13
	26	+	so redesignated, the following: 14
	27	+	‘‘(a) D
	28	+	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 15
	29	+	‘‘(1) A
	30	+	GENCY.—The term ‘agency’ means an 16
	31	+	Executive agency. 17
	32	+	‘‘(2) D
	33	+	IRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 18
	34	+	the Director of the Office. 19
	35	+	‘‘(3) E
	36	+	XAMINATION.—The term ‘examination’ 20
	37	+	means the process by which an applicant dem-21
	38	+	onstrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and com-22
	39	+	petencies. 23
	40	+	‘‘(4) E
	41	+	XAMINING AGENCY .—The term ‘exam-24
	42	+	ining agency’ means— 25
	43	+	‘‘(A) the Office; or 26 3
	44	+	†S 59 ES
	45	+	‘‘(B) an agency to which the Director has 1
	46	+	delegated examining authority under section 2
	47	+	1104(a)(2). 3
	48	+	‘‘(5) O
	49	+	FFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the Of-4
	50	+	fice of Personnel Management. 5
	51	+	‘‘(6) P
	52	+	ASSING SCORE.—The term ‘passing 6
	53	+	score’ means a minimum acceptable score or rating, 7
	54	+	consistent with applicable law, that may include a 8
	55	+	quantitative or qualitative assessment that an appli-9
	56	+	cant can pass or fail. 10
	57	+	‘‘(7) R
	58	+	ELEVANT COMMITTEES .—The term ‘rel-11
	59	+	evant committees’ means— 12
	60	+	‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 13
	61	+	and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 14
	62	+	‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Ac-15
	63	+	countability of the House of Representatives. 16
	64	+	‘‘(8) S
	65	+	UBJECT MATTER EXPERT .—The term 17
	66	+	‘subject matter expert’ means an employee or select-18
	67	+	ing official— 19
	68	+	‘‘(A) who possesses an understanding of 20
	69	+	the duties of, and knowledge, skills, and abili-21
	70	+	ties required for, the position for which the em-22
	71	+	ployee or selecting official is developing or ad-23
	72	+	ministering an examination; and 24 4
	73	+	†S 59 ES
	74	+	‘‘(B) whom the delegated examining unit 1
	75	+	of the examining agency that employs the em-2
	76	+	ployee or selecting official designates to assist 3
	77	+	in the development and administration of tech-4
	78	+	nical assessments. 5
	79	+	‘‘(9) T
	80	+	ECHNICAL ASSESSMENT .—The term 6
	81	+	‘technical assessment’ means a position-specific tool 7
	82	+	that is relevant to the position for which the tool is 8
	83	+	developed that— 9
	84	+	‘‘(A) allows for the demonstration of job- 10
	85	+	related skills, abilities, knowledge, and com-11
	86	+	petencies; 12
	87	+	‘‘(B) is based upon a job analysis; and 13
	88	+	‘‘(C) does not solely include or principally 14
	89	+	rely upon a self-assessment from an automated 15
	90	+	examination.’’. 16
	91	+	(2) T
	92	+	ECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND -17
	93	+	MENTS.— 18
	94	+	(A) T
	95	+	ITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Part 19
	96	+	III of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 20
	97	+	(i) in chapter 33— 21
	98	+	(I) in section 3302(2), by strik-22
	99	+	ing ‘‘3304(a)’’ and inserting 23
	100	+	‘‘3304(b)’’; and 24 5
	101	+	†S 59 ES
	102	+	(II) in section 3330a(a)(1)(B), 1
	103	+	by striking ‘‘3304(f)(1)’’ and inserting 2
	104	+	‘‘3304(l)(1)’’; and 3
	105	+	(ii) in section 9810(b), by striking 4
	106	+	‘‘3304(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘3304(h)’’. 5
	107	+	(B) A
	108	+	CT TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION ON 6
	109	+	SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE .— 7
	110	+	Section 8(d)(2) of the Act entitled, ‘‘An Act to 8
	111	+	establish a Commission on Security and Co-9
	112	+	operation in Europe’’, approved June 3, 1976 10
	113	+	(22 U.S.C. 3008(d)(2)) is amended by striking 11
	114	+	‘‘3304(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘3304(i)(1)’’. 12
	115	+	(C) U.S.-C
	116	+	HINA RELATIONS ACT OF 13
	117	+	2000.—Section 308(e)(2) of the U.S.-China Re-14
	118	+	lations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6918(e)(2)) is 15
	119	+	amended by striking ‘‘3304(c)(1)’’ and insert-16
	120	+	ing ‘‘3304(i)(1)’’. 17
	121	+	(D) E
	122	+	NERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECU -18
	123	+	RITY ACT OF 2007.—Section 136(i)(1) of the 19
	124	+	Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 20
	125	+	(42 U.S.C. 17013(i)(1)) is amended by striking 21
	126	+	‘‘3304(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘3304(b)(3)’’. 22
	127	+	(E) S
	128	+	UBSECTION HEADINGS .—Section 23
	129	+	3304 of title 5, United States Code, as amend-24 6
	130	+	†S 59 ES
	131	+	ed by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is 1
	132	+	amended— 2
	133	+	(i) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The 3
	134	+	President’’ and inserting ‘‘R
	135	+	ULES.—The 4
	136	+	President’’; 5
	137	+	(ii) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘An 6
	138	+	individual’’ and inserting ‘‘E
	139	+	XAMINATION 7
	140	+	OREXCEPTION REQUIRED.—An indi-8
	141	+	vidual’’; 9
	142	+	(iii) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘(1) 10
	143	+	For the purpose’’ and inserting ‘‘T
	144	+	ECHNI-11
	145	+	CIANS.—(1) For the purpose’’; 12
	146	+	(iv) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘The 13
	147	+	Office’’ and inserting ‘‘C
	148	+	ONSIDERATION OF 14
	149	+	E
	150	+	XPERIENCE.—The office’’; 15
	151	+	(v) in subsection (k), by striking 16
	152	+	‘‘Employees’’ and inserting ‘‘U
	153	+	SE OFPUB-17
	154	+	LICBUILDINGS.—Employees’’; and 18
	155	+	(vi) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘(1) 19
	156	+	Preference eligibles or veterans’’ and in-20
	157	+	serting ‘‘P
	158	+	REFERENCE ELIGIBLES AND 21
	159	+	V
	160	+	ETERANS.—(1) Preference eligibles or 22
	161	+	veterans’’. 23
	162	+	(b) F
	163	+	REESTANDINGDEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 24 7
	164	+	†S 59 ES
	165	+	(1) each term that is defined in section 3304(a) 1
	166	+	of title 5, United States Code, as added by sub-2
	167	+	section (a) of this section, shall have the meaning 3
	168	+	given the term in such section 3304(a); and 4
	169	+	(2) the term ‘‘competitive service’’ has the 5
	170	+	meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, 6
	171	+	United States Code. 7
	172	+	SEC. 3. MODERNIZING FEDERAL HIRING. 8
	173	+	Section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, is 9
	174	+	amended by inserting after subsection (b), as redesignated 10
	175	+	by section 2, the following: 11
	176	+	‘‘(c) E
	177	+	XAMINATIONS.— 12
	178	+	‘‘(1) I
	179	+	N GENERAL.—For the purpose of testing 13
	180	+	applicants for appointment for a position, or class of 14
	181	+	positions, in the competitive service, an examining 15
	182	+	agency shall conduct an examination pursuant to 16
	183	+	subsection (b). 17
	184	+	‘‘(2) I
	185	+	NTERIM EXAMINATION PERIOD .— 18
	186	+	‘‘(A) P
	187	+	REFERENCE FOR TECHNICAL AS -19
	188	+	SESSMENT.—During the 3-year period begin-20
	189	+	ning on the date of enactment of the Chance to 21
	190	+	Compete Act of 2024, an examining agency 22
	191	+	shall preference the use of a technical assess-23
	192	+	ment, to the maximum extent practicable, to as-24
	193	+	sess the job-related skills, abilities, knowledge, 25 8
	194	+	†S 59 ES
	195	+	and competencies of an applicant for a position 1
	196	+	in the competitive service. 2
	197	+	‘‘(B) U
	198	+	SE OF ALTERNATIVE ASSESS -3
	199	+	MENT.—During the 3-year period beginning on 4
	200	+	the date of enactment of the Chance to Com-5
	201	+	pete Act of 2024, if an examining agency deter-6
	202	+	mines that the use of a technical assessment to 7
	203	+	assess the job-related skills, abilities, knowl-8
	204	+	edge, and competencies of an applicant for a 9
	205	+	position in the competitive service is not prac-10
	206	+	ticable, the examining agency may use an alter-11
	207	+	native assessment for that purpose if the exam-12
	208	+	ining agency includes a brief description of the 13
	209	+	rationale for the use of the alternative assess-14
	210	+	ment in the job posting. 15
	211	+	‘‘(3) T
	212	+	RANSITION PLANNING.— 16
	213	+	‘‘(A) I
	214	+	N GENERAL.—Not later 18 months 17
	215	+	after the date of enactment of the Chance to 18
	216	+	Compete Act of 2024, the Director shall submit 19
	217	+	to the relevant committees a plan to transition 20
	218	+	Federal hiring practices to adopt technical as-21
	219	+	sessments in accordance with subsection (d), 22
	220	+	which shall include— 23
	221	+	‘‘(i) the prioritization of— 24
	222	+	‘‘(I) job classifications; and 25 9
	223	+	†S 59 ES
	224	+	‘‘(II) resource requirements; and 1
	225	+	‘‘(ii) a timeline for full implementa-2
	226	+	tion of the transition. 3
	227	+	‘‘(B) A
	228	+	DDITIONAL CONSULTATION .—In de-4
	229	+	veloping the plan under subparagraph (A), the 5
	230	+	Director shall consult with, at minimum— 6
	231	+	‘‘(i) the Director of the Office of Man-7
	232	+	agement and Budget; 8
	233	+	‘‘(ii) the Chair of the Chief Human 9
	234	+	Capital Officers Council; 10
	235	+	‘‘(iii) employee representatives; and 11
	236	+	‘‘(iv) relevant external stakeholders. 12
	237	+	‘‘(4) I
	238	+	MPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICAL ASSESS -13
	239	+	MENTS.— 14
	240	+	‘‘(A) I
	241	+	MPLEMENTATION OF PLAN .—Not 15
	242	+	later than 3 years after the date of enactment 16
	243	+	of the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, the Di-17
	244	+	rector shall implement the plan submitted 18
	245	+	under paragraph (3). 19
	246	+	‘‘(B) A
	247	+	DOPTION OF TECHNICAL ASSESS -20
	248	+	MENTS.—On and after the date that is 3 years 21
	249	+	after the date of enactment of the Chance to 22
	250	+	Compete Act of 2024, an examining agency 23
	251	+	shall use a technical assessment to examine ap-24 10
	252	+	†S 59 ES
	253	+	plicants for positions in the competitive service 1
	254	+	in accordance with subsection (d). 2
	255	+	‘‘(C) W
	256	+	AIVER.— 3
	257	+	‘‘(i) I
	258	+	N GENERAL.—The requirement 4
	259	+	under subparagraph (B) shall not apply to 5
	260	+	an examining agency with respect to a par-6
	261	+	ticular job series if— 7
	262	+	‘‘(I) the examining agency deter-8
	263	+	mines that use of a technical assess-9
	264	+	ment is impracticable for the job se-10
	265	+	ries; and 11
	266	+	‘‘(II) the head of the examining 12
	267	+	agency submits to the Director and 13
	268	+	the relevant committees a certification 14
	269	+	that use of the technical assessment is 15
	270	+	impracticable, which certification shall 16
	271	+	include— 17
	272	+	‘‘(aa) identification of the 18
	273	+	job series; 19
	274	+	‘‘(bb) identification of the 20
	275	+	number of positions that are in-21
	276	+	cluded in the job series within 22
	277	+	the agency for which the exam-23
	278	+	ining agency is conducting exami-24
	279	+	nations; and 25 11
	280	+	†S 59 ES
	281	+	‘‘(cc) a description of the ra-1
	282	+	tionale for the determination. 2
	283	+	‘‘(ii) E
	284	+	FFECTIVENESS OF WAIVER .—A 3
	285	+	waiver under this subparagraph shall be 4
	286	+	effective for the period— 5
	287	+	‘‘(I) beginning on the date that is 6
	288	+	1 day after the date on which the ap-7
	289	+	plicable certification is submitted 8
	290	+	under clause (i)(II); and 9
	291	+	‘‘(II) ending on the date that is 10
	292	+	3 years after the date on which the 11
	293	+	applicable certification is submitted 12
	294	+	under clause (i)(II). 13
	295	+	‘‘(iii) N
	296	+	O DELEGATION OF CERTIFI -14
	297	+	CATION AUTHORITY.—The head of an ex-15
	298	+	amining agency may not delegate the au-16
	299	+	thority to submit a certification under 17
	300	+	clause (i)(II). 18
	301	+	‘‘(d) T
	302	+	ECHNICALASSESSMENT.— 19
	303	+	‘‘(1) I
	304	+	N GENERAL.—For the purpose of con-20
	305	+	ducting an examination for a position in the com-21
	306	+	petitive service, an individual who is determined by 22
	307	+	an examining agency to be a subject matter expert 23
	308	+	in the subject and job field of the position may— 24 12
	309	+	†S 59 ES
	310	+	‘‘(A) develop, in partnership with human 1
	311	+	resources employees of the examining agency, a 2
	312	+	position-specific assessment that is relevant to 3
	313	+	the position, based on job analysis, which may 4
	314	+	include— 5
	315	+	‘‘(i) a structured interview; 6
	316	+	‘‘(ii) a work-related exercise; 7
	317	+	‘‘(iii) a custom or generic procedure 8
	318	+	used to measure an applicant’s employ-9
	319	+	ment or career-related qualifications and 10
	320	+	interests; or 11
	321	+	‘‘(iv) another assessment that— 12
	322	+	‘‘(I) allows for the demonstration 13
	323	+	of job-related technical skills, abilities, 14
	324	+	and knowledge; and 15
	325	+	‘‘(II) is relevant to the position 16
	326	+	for which the assessment is developed; 17
	327	+	and 18
	328	+	‘‘(B) administer the assessment developed 19
	329	+	under subparagraph (A) to— 20
	330	+	‘‘(i) determine whether an applicant 21
	331	+	for the position has a passing score to be 22
	332	+	qualified for the position; or 23 13
	333	+	†S 59 ES
	334	+	‘‘(ii) rank applicants for the position 1
	335	+	for category rating purposes under section 2
	336	+	3319. 3
	337	+	‘‘(2) F
	338	+	EASIBILITY STUDY ON SHARING AND 4
	339	+	CUSTOMIZATION OF ASSESSMENT .—Not later than 1 5
	340	+	year after the date of enactment of the Chance to 6
	341	+	Compete Act of 2024, the Director shall— 7
	342	+	‘‘(A) conduct a feasibility study that exam-8
	343	+	ines the practicability, including a cost benefit 9
	344	+	analysis, of— 10
	345	+	‘‘(i) the sharing of technical assess-11
	346	+	ments by an examining agency with an-12
	347	+	other examining agency; 13
	348	+	‘‘(ii) mechanisms for each examining 14
	349	+	agency to maintain appropriate control 15
	350	+	over examination material that is shared 16
	351	+	by the examining agency as described in 17
	352	+	clause (i); 18
	353	+	‘‘(iii) limits on customization of a 19
	354	+	technical assessment that is shared as de-20
	355	+	scribed in clause (i) and mechanisms to en-21
	356	+	sure that the resulting technical assess-22
	357	+	ment satisfies the requirements under part 23
	358	+	300 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 24
	359	+	(or any successor regulation); and 25 14
	360	+	†S 59 ES
	361	+	‘‘(iv) the development of an online 1
	362	+	platform on which examining agencies can 2
	363	+	share and customize technical assessments 3
	364	+	as described in this subparagraph; and 4
	365	+	‘‘(B) submit to the relevant committees a 5
	366	+	report on the study conducted under subpara-6
	367	+	graph (A). 7
	368	+	‘‘(e) F
	369	+	EDERALAGENCYTALENTTEAMS.— 8
	370	+	‘‘(1) I
	371	+	N GENERAL.—An agency may establish 1 9
	372	+	or more agency talent teams, including at the com-10
	373	+	ponent level. 11
	374	+	‘‘(2) D
	375	+	UTIES.—An agency talent team shall 12
	376	+	provide hiring support to the agency, including by— 13
	377	+	‘‘(A) improving examinations; 14
	378	+	‘‘(B) facilitating the writing of job an-15
	379	+	nouncements for the competitive service; 16
	380	+	‘‘(C) sharing high-quality certificates of eli-17
	381	+	gible applicants; and 18
	382	+	‘‘(D) facilitating hiring for the competitive 19
	383	+	service using examinations. 20
	384	+	‘‘(f) O
	385	+	FFICE OFPERSONNELMANAGEMENTTALENT 21
	386	+	T
	387	+	EAM.—The Director may establish a Federal talent team 22
	388	+	to support agency talent teams by— 23
	389	+	‘‘(1) facilitating hiring actions across the Fed-24
	390	+	eral Government; 25 15
	391	+	†S 59 ES
	392	+	‘‘(2) providing training; 1
	393	+	‘‘(3) creating tools and guides to facilitate hir-2
	394	+	ing for the competitive service; and 3
	395	+	‘‘(4) developing technical assessments. 4
	396	+	‘‘(g) R
	397	+	ULEMAKING.—The Director shall promulgate 5
	398	+	such regulations as are necessary to implement and inter-6
	399	+	pret this section.’’. 7
	400	+	SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE SERVICE CANDIDATE HIRING AND 8
	401	+	REFORM. 9
	402	+	(a) R
	403	+	EVIEW.— 10
	404	+	(1) I
	405	+	N GENERAL.—The Director shall conduct a 11
	406	+	review of examinations for hiring for each position 12
	407	+	in the competitive service that an examining agency 13
	408	+	has determined requires a minimum educational re-14
	409	+	quirement because the position is of a scientific, 15
	410	+	technical, or professional nature pursuant to section 16
	411	+	3308 of title 5, United States Code, to determine 17
	412	+	whether data, evidence, or other information justifies 18
	413	+	the need for educational requirements for the posi-19
	414	+	tion. 20
	415	+	(2) C
	416	+	ONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-21
	417	+	graph (1), the Director shall consult with, at min-22
	418	+	imum— 23
	419	+	(A) agencies, as deemed appropriate by the 24
	420	+	Director; 25 16
	421	+	†S 59 ES
	422	+	(B) employee representatives; 1
	423	+	(C) external experts; and 2
	424	+	(D) relevant stakeholders. 3
	425	+	(b) R
	426	+	EPORT ONHIRINGPRACTICES.—Not later than 4
	427	+	1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 5
	428	+	shall submit to the relevant committees recommendations 6
	429	+	to amend the hiring practices of examining agencies in ac-7
	430	+	cordance with the findings of the review conducted under 8
	431	+	subsection (a)(1). 9
	432	+	SEC. 5. REPORTS. 10
	433	+	(a) I
	434	+	MPLEMENTATION REPORTS.— 11
	435	+	(1) I
	436	+	N GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 12
	437	+	the date of enactment of this Act, and each year 13
	438	+	thereafter ending with the fifth publication and sub-14
	439	+	mission of the report, the Director shall publish on 15
	440	+	a public-facing website, and submit to the relevant 16
	441	+	committees, a report that— 17
	442	+	(A) examines the progress of examining 18
	443	+	agencies in implementing the requirements of 19
	444	+	this Act and the amendments made by this Act; 20
	445	+	and 21
	446	+	(B) identifies any significant difficulties 22
	447	+	encountered in the implementation described in 23
	448	+	subparagraph (A). 24 17
	449	+	†S 59 ES
	450	+	(2) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT .—The Di-1
	451	+	rector may include the report required under para-2
	452	+	graph (1) as an addendum to the report required 3
	453	+	under subsection (b). 4
	454	+	(3) D
	455	+	ELAYED REPORTING .—If the Director is 5
	456	+	unable to publish and submit the report within the 6
	457	+	timeline required under paragraph (1), the Director 7
	458	+	shall publish on a public-facing website, and submit 8
	459	+	to the relevant committees, a notification of the 9
	460	+	delay that— 10
	461	+	(A) provides a reason for the delay; and 11
	462	+	(B) advises the public and the relevant 12
	463	+	committees of the anticipated date of publica-13
	464	+	tion and submission of the report. 14
	465	+	(b) A
	466	+	NNUALREPORT.— 15
	467	+	(1) I
	468	+	N GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 16
	469	+	the date of enactment of this Act, and each year 17
	470	+	thereafter, the Director shall publish on a public-fac-18
	471	+	ing website and submit to the relevant committees a 19
	472	+	report that, with respect to categories of positions in 20
	473	+	the competitive service for which an examining agen-21
	474	+	cy examined applicants during the applicable period, 22
	475	+	includes— 23
	476	+	(A) the type of examination used; and 24 18
	477	+	†S 59 ES
	478	+	(B) summary data from examinations that 1
	479	+	are closed, audited, and anonymous on the use 2
	480	+	of examinations for the competitive service, in-3
	481	+	cluding technical assessments. 4
	482	+	(2) D
	483	+	EMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS .—In carrying 5
	484	+	out paragraph (1), the Director shall break the data 6
	485	+	down by applicant demographic indicators to facili-7
	486	+	tate direct comparability and trendline comparisons 8
	487	+	to data available as of October 1, 2020, as a base-9
	488	+	line. 10
	489	+	(3) L
	490	+	IMITATIONS.—In carrying out this sub-11
	491	+	section, the Director may only publish and submit to 12
	492	+	the relevant committees data relating to examina-13
	493	+	tions for which— 14
	494	+	(A) the related announcement is closed; 15
	495	+	(B) certificates have been audited; and 16
	496	+	(C) all hiring processes are completed. 17
	497	+	(4) D
	498	+	ELAYED REPORTING .—If the Director is 18
	499	+	unable to publish and submit the report within the 19
	500	+	timeline required under paragraph (1), the Director 20
	501	+	shall publish on a public-facing website, and submit 21
	502	+	to the relevant committees, a notification of the 22
	503	+	delay that— 23
	504	+	(A) provides a reason for the delay; and 24 19
	505	+	†S 59 ES
	506	+	(B) advises the public and the relevant 1
	507	+	committees of the anticipated date of publica-2
	508	+	tion and submission of the report. 3
	509	+	(c) P
	510	+	ROVISION OFDATA BYAGENCIES.— 4
	511	+	(1) I
	512	+	N GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 5
	513	+	after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 6
	514	+	shall issue guidance to examining agencies regarding 7
	515	+	the data that the Director needs from the examining 8
	516	+	agencies in order to comply with subsections (a) and 9
	517	+	(b). 10
	518	+	(2) R
	519	+	EPORTING TIMELINES .—Each examining 11
	520	+	agency shall provide the data outlined in the guid-12
	521	+	ance issued by the Director under paragraph (1) on 13
	522	+	a quarterly basis. 14
	523	+	SEC. 6. GAO REPORT. 15
	524	+	Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 16
	525	+	of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 17
	526	+	shall submit to Congress a report that— 18
	527	+	(1) assesses the implementation of this Act and 19
	528	+	the amendments made by this Act; 20
	529	+	(2) assesses the impact of modifications made 21
	530	+	by this Act to the hiring process for the competitive 22
	531	+	service under section 3304 of title 5, United States 23
	532	+	Code; and 24 20
	533	+	†S 59 ES
	534	+	(3) makes recommendations for the improve-1
	535	+	ment of the hiring process for the competitive serv-2
	536	+	ice. 3
	537	+	SEC. 7. EVALUATION FOR POTENTIAL UPDATES OR REVI-4
	538	+	SIONS TO GOVERNMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS OF 5
	539	+	RECORDS AT THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 6
	540	+	MANAGEMENT. 7
	541	+	(a) I
	542	+	NGENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 8
	543	+	date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall evaluate 9
	544	+	whether the Government-wide system of records notices, 10
	545	+	the OPM/GOVT–5 Recruiting, Examining, and Placement 11
	546	+	Records, and the OPM/GOVT–6 Personnel Research and 12
	547	+	Test Validation Records, or any successor materials there-13
	548	+	to, require updating or revision in order to support the 14
	549	+	implementation of this Act and the amendments made by 15
	550	+	this Act. 16
	551	+	(b) I
	552	+	SSUANCE OFUPDATES ORREVISIONS; NOTICE 17
	553	+	TOCONGRESS.—If the Director determines under sub-18
	554	+	section (a) that any updates or revisions are necessary, 19
	555	+	the Director, in accordance with section 552a of title 5, 20 21
	556	+	†S 59 ES
	557	+	United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Privacy 1
	558	+	Act’’), shall promptly— 2
	559	+	(1) issue the updates or revisions; and 3
	560	+	(2) notify the relevant committees. 4
	561	+	Passed the Senate December 12, 2024.
	562	+	Attest:
	563	+	Secretary. 118
	564	+	TH
	565	+	CONGRESS
	566	+	2
	567	+	D
	568	+	S
	569	+	ESSION
	570	+
1	571		S. 59
2		-	One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
3		-	of the
4		-	United States of America
5		-	AT THE SECOND SESSION
6		-	Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
7		-	the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four
8	572		AN ACT
9		-	To implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace
10		-	degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring.
11		-	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
12		-	the United States of America in Congress assembled,
13		-	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
14		-	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chance to Compete Act of
15		-	2024’’.
16		-	SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
17		-	(a) AMENDATORY DEFINITIONS.—
18		-	(1) I
19		-	N GENERAL.—Section 3304 of title 5, United States
20		-	Code, is amended—
21		-	(A) by redesignating subsections (b) through (g) as
22		-	subsections (h) through (m), respectively;
23		-	(B) by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection (b);
24		-	and
25		-	(C) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesig-
26		-	nated, the following:
27		-	‘‘(a) D
28		-	EFINITIONS.—In this section:
29		-	‘‘(1) A
30		-	GENCY.—The term ‘agency’ means an Executive
31		-	agency.
32		-	‘‘(2) D
33		-	IRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director
34		-	of the Office.
35		-	‘‘(3) E
36		-	XAMINATION.—The term ‘examination’ means the
37		-	process by which an applicant demonstrates knowledge, skills,
38		-	abilities, and competencies.
39		-	‘‘(4) E
40		-	XAMINING AGENCY .—The term ‘examining agency’
41		-	means—
42		-	‘‘(A) the Office; or
43		-	‘‘(B) an agency to which the Director has delegated
44		-	examining authority under section 1104(a)(2).
45		-	‘‘(5) O
46		-	FFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the Office of Per-
47		-	sonnel Management.
48		-	‘‘(6) P
49		-	ASSING SCORE.—The term ‘passing score’ means a
50		-	minimum acceptable score or rating, consistent with applicable
51		-	law, that may include a quantitative or qualitative assessment
52		-	that an applicant can pass or fail.
53		-	‘‘(7) R
54		-	ELEVANT COMMITTEES .—The term ‘relevant commit-
55		-	tees’ means—
56		-	‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
57		-	mental Affairs of the Senate; and
58		-	‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability
59		-	of the House of Representatives. S. 59—2
60		-	‘‘(8) S
61		-	UBJECT MATTER EXPERT .—The term ‘subject matter
62		-	expert’ means an employee or selecting official—
63		-	‘‘(A) who possesses an understanding of the duties
64		-	of, and knowledge, skills, and abilities required for, the
65		-	position for which the employee or selecting official is devel-
66		-	oping or administering an examination; and
67		-	‘‘(B) whom the delegated examining unit of the exam-
68		-	ining agency that employs the employee or selecting official
69		-	designates to assist in the development and administration
70		-	of technical assessments.
71		-	‘‘(9) T
72		-	ECHNICAL ASSESSMENT .—The term ‘technical assess-
73		-	ment’ means a position-specific tool that is relevant to the
74		-	position for which the tool is developed that—
75		-	‘‘(A) allows for the demonstration of job-related skills,
76		-	abilities, knowledge, and competencies;
77		-	‘‘(B) is based upon a job analysis; and
78		-	‘‘(C) does not solely include or principally rely upon
79		-	a self-assessment from an automated examination.’’.
80		-	(2) T
81		-	ECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS .—
82		-	(A) T
83		-	ITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE .—Part III of title
84		-	5, United States Code, is amended—
85		-	(i) in chapter 33—
86		-	(I) in section 3302(2), by striking ‘‘3304(a)’’
87		-	and inserting ‘‘3304(b)’’; and
88		-	(II) in section 3330a(a)(1)(B), by striking
89		-	‘‘3304(f)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘3304(l)(1)’’; and
90		-	(ii) in section 9810(b), by striking ‘‘3304(b)’’ and
91		-	inserting ‘‘3304(h)’’.
92		-	(B) A
93		-	CT TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND
94		-	COOPERATION IN EUROPE .—Section 8(d)(2) of the Act enti-
95		-	tled, ‘‘An Act to establish a Commission on Security and
96		-	Cooperation in Europe’’, approved June 3, 1976 (22 U.S.C.
97		-	3008(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘3304(c)(1)’’ and
98		-	inserting ‘‘3304(i)(1)’’.
99		-	(C) U.S.-C
100		-	HINA RELATIONS ACT OF 2000 .—Section
101		-	308(e)(2) of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
102		-	6918(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘3304(c)(1)’’ and
103		-	inserting ‘‘3304(i)(1)’’.
104		-	(D) E
105		-	NERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF
106		-	2007.—Section 136(i)(1) of the Energy Independence and
107		-	Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(i)(1)) is amended
108		-	by striking ‘‘3304(a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘3304(b)(3)’’.
109		-	(E) S
110		-	UBSECTION HEADINGS .—Section 3304 of title 5,
111		-	United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1) of this
112		-	subsection, is amended—
113		-	(i) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The President’’
114		-	and inserting ‘‘R
115		-	ULES.—The President’’;
116		-	(ii) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘An individual’’
117		-	and inserting ‘‘E
118		-	XAMINATION OR EXCEPTION
119		-	R
120		-	EQUIRED.—An individual’’;
121		-	(iii) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘(1) For the pur-
122		-	pose’’ and inserting ‘‘T
123		-	ECHNICIANS.—(1) For the pur-
124		-	pose’’;
125		-	(iv) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘The Office’’ and
126		-	inserting ‘‘C
127		-	ONSIDERATION OF EXPERIENCE.—The
128		-	office’’; S. 59—3
129		-	(v) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘Employees’’ and
130		-	inserting ‘‘U
131		-	SE OFPUBLICBUILDINGS.—Employees’’;
132		-	and
133		-	(vi) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘(1) Preference
134		-	eligibles or veterans’’ and inserting ‘‘P
135		-	REFERENCE
136		-	E
137		-	LIGIBLES ANDVETERANS.—(1) Preference eligibles or
138		-	veterans’’.
139		-	(b) F
140		-	REESTANDING DEFINITIONS.—In this Act—
141		-	(1) each term that is defined in section 3304(a) of title
142		-	5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section,
143		-	shall have the meaning given the term in such section 3304(a);
144		-	and
145		-	(2) the term ‘‘competitive service’’ has the meaning given
146		-	the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code.
147		-	SEC. 3. MODERNIZING FEDERAL HIRING.
148		-	Section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
149		-	inserting after subsection (b), as redesignated by section 2, the
150		-	following:
151		-	‘‘(c) E
152		-	XAMINATIONS.—
153		-	‘‘(1) I
154		-	N GENERAL.—For the purpose of testing applicants
155		-	for appointment for a position, or class of positions, in the
156		-	competitive service, an examining agency shall conduct an
157		-	examination pursuant to subsection (b).
158		-	‘‘(2) I
159		-	NTERIM EXAMINATION PERIOD .—
160		-	‘‘(A) P
161		-	REFERENCE FOR TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT .—
162		-	During the 3-year period beginning on the date of enact-
163		-	ment of the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, an examining
164		-	agency shall preference the use of a technical assessment,
165		-	to the maximum extent practicable, to assess the job-
166		-	related skills, abilities, knowledge, and competencies of
167		-	an applicant for a position in the competitive service.
168		-	‘‘(B) U
169		-	SE OF ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT .—During the
170		-	3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the
171		-	Chance to Compete Act of 2024, if an examining agency
172		-	determines that the use of a technical assessment to assess
173		-	the job-related skills, abilities, knowledge, and com-
174		-	petencies of an applicant for a position in the competitive
175		-	service is not practicable, the examining agency may use
176		-	an alternative assessment for that purpose if the examining
177		-	agency includes a brief description of the rationale for
178		-	the use of the alternative assessment in the job posting.
179		-	‘‘(3) T
180		-	RANSITION PLANNING .—
181		-	‘‘(A) I
182		-	N GENERAL.—Not later 18 months after the date
183		-	of enactment of the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, the
184		-	Director shall submit to the relevant committees a plan
185		-	to transition Federal hiring practices to adopt technical
186		-	assessments in accordance with subsection (d), which shall
187		-	include—
188		-	‘‘(i) the prioritization of—
189		-	‘‘(I) job classifications; and
190		-	‘‘(II) resource requirements; and
191		-	‘‘(ii) a timeline for full implementation of the
192		-	transition.
193		-	‘‘(B) A
194		-	DDITIONAL CONSULTATION .—In developing the
195		-	plan under subparagraph (A), the Director shall consult
196		-	with, at minimum— S. 59—4
197		-	‘‘(i) the Director of the Office of Management and
198		-	Budget;
199		-	‘‘(ii) the Chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers
200		-	Council;
201		-	‘‘(iii) employee representatives; and
202		-	‘‘(iv) relevant external stakeholders.
203		-	‘‘(4) I
204		-	MPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS .—
205		-	‘‘(A) I
206		-	MPLEMENTATION OF PLAN .—Not later than 3 years
207		-	after the date of enactment of the Chance to Compete
208		-	Act of 2024, the Director shall implement the plan sub-
209		-	mitted under paragraph (3).
210		-	‘‘(B) A
211		-	DOPTION OF TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS .—On and
212		-	after the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment
213		-	of the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, an examining agency
214		-	shall use a technical assessment to examine applicants
215		-	for positions in the competitive service in accordance with
216		-	subsection (d).
217		-	‘‘(C) W
218		-	AIVER.—
219		-	‘‘(i) I
220		-	N GENERAL.—The requirement under subpara-
221		-	graph (B) shall not apply to an examining agency
222		-	with respect to a particular job series if—
223		-	‘‘(I) the examining agency determines that use
224		-	of a technical assessment is impracticable for the
225		-	job series; and
226		-	‘‘(II) the head of the examining agency submits
227		-	to the Director and the relevant committees a cer-
228		-	tification that use of the technical assessment is
229		-	impracticable, which certification shall include—
230		-	‘‘(aa) identification of the job series;
231		-	‘‘(bb) identification of the number of posi-
232		-	tions that are included in the job series within
233		-	the agency for which the examining agency
234		-	is conducting examinations; and
235		-	‘‘(cc) a description of the rationale for the
236		-	determination.
237		-	‘‘(ii) E
238		-	FFECTIVENESS OF WAIVER .—A waiver under
239		-	this subparagraph shall be effective for the period—
240		-	‘‘(I) beginning on the date that is 1 day after
241		-	the date on which the applicable certification is
242		-	submitted under clause (i)(II); and
243		-	‘‘(II) ending on the date that is 3 years after
244		-	the date on which the applicable certification is
245		-	submitted under clause (i)(II).
246		-	‘‘(iii) N
247		-	O DELEGATION OF CERTIFICATION
248		-	AUTHORITY.—The head of an examining agency may
249		-	not delegate the authority to submit a certification
250		-	under clause (i)(II).
251		-	‘‘(d) T
252		-	ECHNICALASSESSMENT.—
253		-	‘‘(1) I
254		-	N GENERAL.—For the purpose of conducting an exam-
255		-	ination for a position in the competitive service, an individual
256		-	who is determined by an examining agency to be a subject
257		-	matter expert in the subject and job field of the position may—
258		-	‘‘(A) develop, in partnership with human resources
259		-	employees of the examining agency, a position-specific
260		-	assessment that is relevant to the position, based on job
261		-	analysis, which may include—
262		-	‘‘(i) a structured interview; S. 59—5
263		-	‘‘(ii) a work-related exercise;
264		-	‘‘(iii) a custom or generic procedure used to
265		-	measure an applicant’s employment or career-related
266		-	qualifications and interests; or
267		-	‘‘(iv) another assessment that—
268		-	‘‘(I) allows for the demonstration of job-related
269		-	technical skills, abilities, and knowledge; and
270		-	‘‘(II) is relevant to the position for which the
271		-	assessment is developed; and
272		-	‘‘(B) administer the assessment developed under
273		-	subparagraph (A) to—
274		-	‘‘(i) determine whether an applicant for the posi-
275		-	tion has a passing score to be qualified for the position;
276		-	or
277		-	‘‘(ii) rank applicants for the position for category
278		-	rating purposes under section 3319.
279		-	‘‘(2) F
280		-	EASIBILITY STUDY ON SHARING AND CUSTOMIZATION
281		-	OF ASSESSMENT .—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
282		-	ment of the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, the Director
283		-	shall—
284		-	‘‘(A) conduct a feasibility study that examines the prac-
285		-	ticability, including a cost benefit analysis, of—
286		-	‘‘(i) the sharing of technical assessments by an
287		-	examining agency with another examining agency;
288		-	‘‘(ii) mechanisms for each examining agency to
289		-	maintain appropriate control over examination mate-
290		-	rial that is shared by the examining agency as
291		-	described in clause (i);
292		-	‘‘(iii) limits on customization of a technical assess-
293		-	ment that is shared as described in clause (i) and
294		-	mechanisms to ensure that the resulting technical
295		-	assessment satisfies the requirements under part 300
296		-	of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor
297		-	regulation); and
298		-	‘‘(iv) the development of an online platform on
299		-	which examining agencies can share and customize
300		-	technical assessments as described in this subpara-
301		-	graph; and
302		-	‘‘(B) submit to the relevant committees a report on
303		-	the study conducted under subparagraph (A).
304		-	‘‘(e) F
305		-	EDERALAGENCYTALENTTEAMS.—
306		-	‘‘(1) I
307		-	N GENERAL.—An agency may establish 1 or more
308		-	agency talent teams, including at the component level.
309		-	‘‘(2) D
310		-	UTIES.—An agency talent team shall provide hiring
311		-	support to the agency, including by—
312		-	‘‘(A) improving examinations;
313		-	‘‘(B) facilitating the writing of job announcements for
314		-	the competitive service;
315		-	‘‘(C) sharing high-quality certificates of eligible
316		-	applicants; and
317		-	‘‘(D) facilitating hiring for the competitive service using
318		-	examinations.
319		-	‘‘(f) O
320		-	FFICE OFPERSONNELMANAGEMENT TALENTTEAM.—The
321		-	Director may establish a Federal talent team to support agency
322		-	talent teams by—
323		-	‘‘(1) facilitating hiring actions across the Federal Govern-
324		-	ment; S. 59—6
325		-	‘‘(2) providing training;
326		-	‘‘(3) creating tools and guides to facilitate hiring for the
327		-	competitive service; and
328		-	‘‘(4) developing technical assessments.
329		-	‘‘(g) R
330		-	ULEMAKING.—The Director shall promulgate such regula-
331		-	tions as are necessary to implement and interpret this section.’’.
332		-	SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE SERVICE CANDIDATE HIRING AND REFORM.
333		-	(a) REVIEW.—
334		-	(1) I
335		-	N GENERAL.—The Director shall conduct a review of
336		-	examinations for hiring for each position in the competitive
337		-	service that an examining agency has determined requires a
338		-	minimum educational requirement because the position is of
339		-	a scientific, technical, or professional nature pursuant to section
340		-	3308 of title 5, United States Code, to determine whether
341		-	data, evidence, or other information justifies the need for edu-
342		-	cational requirements for the position.
343		-	(2) C
344		-	ONSULTATION.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the
345		-	Director shall consult with, at minimum—
346		-	(A) agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Director;
347		-	(B) employee representatives;
348		-	(C) external experts; and
349		-	(D) relevant stakeholders.
350		-	(b) R
351		-	EPORT ONHIRINGPRACTICES.—Not later than 1 year after
352		-	the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to
353		-	the relevant committees recommendations to amend the hiring prac-
354		-	tices of examining agencies in accordance with the findings of
355		-	the review conducted under subsection (a)(1).
356		-	SEC. 5. REPORTS.
357		-	(a) IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS.—
358		-	(1) I
359		-	N GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
360		-	of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter ending
361		-	with the fifth publication and submission of the report, the
362		-	Director shall publish on a public-facing website, and submit
363		-	to the relevant committees, a report that—
364		-	(A) examines the progress of examining agencies in
365		-	implementing the requirements of this Act and the amend-
366		-	ments made by this Act; and
367		-	(B) identifies any significant difficulties encountered
368		-	in the implementation described in subparagraph (A).
369		-	(2) I
370		-	NCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT .—The Director may
371		-	include the report required under paragraph (1) as an
372		-	addendum to the report required under subsection (b).
373		-	(3) D
374		-	ELAYED REPORTING .—If the Director is unable to pub-
375		-	lish and submit the report within the timeline required under
376		-	paragraph (1), the Director shall publish on a public-facing
377		-	website, and submit to the relevant committees, a notification
378		-	of the delay that—
379		-	(A) provides a reason for the delay; and
380		-	(B) advises the public and the relevant committees
381		-	of the anticipated date of publication and submission of
382		-	the report.
383		-	(b) A
384		-	NNUALREPORT.—
385		-	(1) I
386		-	N GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
387		-	of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Director
388		-	shall publish on a public-facing website and submit to the
389		-	relevant committees a report that, with respect to categories S. 59—7
390		-	of positions in the competitive service for which an examining
391		-	agency examined applicants during the applicable period,
392		-	includes—
393		-	(A) the type of examination used; and
394		-	(B) summary data from examinations that are closed,
395		-	audited, and anonymous on the use of examinations for
396		-	the competitive service, including technical assessments.
397		-	(2) D
398		-	EMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS .—In carrying out paragraph
399		-	(1), the Director shall break the data down by applicant demo-
400		-	graphic indicators to facilitate direct comparability and
401		-	trendline comparisons to data available as of October 1, 2020,
402		-	as a baseline.
403		-	(3) L
404		-	IMITATIONS.—In carrying out this subsection, the
405		-	Director may only publish and submit to the relevant commit-
406		-	tees data relating to examinations for which—
407		-	(A) the related announcement is closed;
408		-	(B) certificates have been audited; and
409		-	(C) all hiring processes are completed.
410		-	(4) D
411		-	ELAYED REPORTING .—If the Director is unable to pub-
412		-	lish and submit the report within the timeline required under
413		-	paragraph (1), the Director shall publish on a public-facing
414		-	website, and submit to the relevant committees, a notification
415		-	of the delay that—
416		-	(A) provides a reason for the delay; and
417		-	(B) advises the public and the relevant committees
418		-	of the anticipated date of publication and submission of
419		-	the report.
420		-	(c) P
421		-	ROVISION OFDATA BYAGENCIES.—
422		-	(1) I
423		-	N GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date
424		-	of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guidance
425		-	to examining agencies regarding the data that the Director
426		-	needs from the examining agencies in order to comply with
427		-	subsections (a) and (b).
428		-	(2) R
429		-	EPORTING TIMELINES .—Each examining agency shall
430		-	provide the data outlined in the guidance issued by the Director
431		-	under paragraph (1) on a quarterly basis.
432		-	SEC. 6. GAO REPORT.
433		-	Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
434		-	Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
435		-	to Congress a report that—
436		-	(1) assesses the implementation of this Act and the amend-
437		-	ments made by this Act;
438		-	(2) assesses the impact of modifications made by this Act
439		-	to the hiring process for the competitive service under section
440		-	3304 of title 5, United States Code; and
441		-	(3) makes recommendations for the improvement of the
442		-	hiring process for the competitive service. S. 59—8
443		-	SEC. 7. EVALUATION FOR POTENTIAL UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO
444		-	GOVERNMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS OF RECORDS AT THE OFFICE
445		-	OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
446		-	(a) INGENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
447		-	ment of this Act, the Director shall evaluate whether the Govern-
448		-	ment-wide system of records notices, the OPM/GOVT–5 Recruiting,
449		-	Examining, and Placement Records, and the OPM/GOVT–6 Per-
450		-	sonnel Research and Test Validation Records, or any successor
451		-	materials thereto, require updating or revision in order to support
452		-	the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this
453		-	Act.
454		-	(b) I
455		-	SSUANCE OF UPDATES OR REVISIONS; NOTICE TOCON-
456		-	GRESS.—If the Director determines under subsection (a) that any
457		-	updates or revisions are necessary, the Director, in accordance
458		-	with section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known
459		-	as the ‘‘Privacy Act’’), shall promptly—
460		-	(1) issue the updates or revisions; and
461		-	(2) notify the relevant committees.
462		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives.
463		-	Vice President of the United States and
464		-	President of the Senate.
	573	+	To implement merit-based reforms to the civil serv-
	574	+	ice hiring system that replace degree-based hiring
	575	+	with skills- and competency-based hiring.