{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-4502","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 4502","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal agencies to establish educational requirements for certain cybersecurity positions in the competitive service, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal agencies to establish educational requirements for certain cybersecurity positions in the competitive service, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of educational requirements or qualifications in evaluating candidates for certain cybersecurity positions in the competitive service, and for other purposes."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-07-10","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2023-10-02","vote":{"id":"118-2023-h515","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act","result":"Passed","yea":394,"nay":1,"present":0,"not_voting":38,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll515.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2023-10-03"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-10-02","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill modifies educational requirements for cybersecurity positions in the federal government."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill prohibits federal agencies from establishing minimum educational requirements for cybersecurity positions unless such requirements are mandated by law for the position in the state or locality in which the work is to be performed. Agencies may also only consider an applicant's education in conjunction with other minimum qualifications for a position if the applicant's education directly reflects the required competencies for the position."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill applies to positions in the competitive service that are classified under the Information Technology Management Series or any other position that is designated as a cybersecurity position under the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework."},{"k":"p","t":"The Office of Personnel Management must annually publish on its website (1) any changes to minimum qualifications relating to education for these positions, and (2) data on the level of education of those occupying these positions."}],"words":163},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends section 3308 of title 5, United States Code, to limit when federal agencies may set or consider education requirements for certain cybersecurity and information technology positions in the competitive service.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text/eh#H5544AAEC44D6457A87753D2275B6E47B"}]},"core_areas":["Education requirements for federal competitive service cybersecurity positions","Office of Personnel Management reporting on education qualifications"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Allows an agency to set a minimum educational requirement for a covered position only if a minimum education qualification is required by law to perform the position's duties in the State or locality where they are performed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text/eh#H5544AAEC44D6457A87753D2275B6E47B"}},{"text":"Allows an agency to consider education in deciding whether a candidate meets any other minimum qualification only if the candidate's education directly reflects the competencies necessary to meet that qualification and perform the duties of the position.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text/eh#H5544AAEC44D6457A87753D2275B6E47B"}},{"text":"Defines a covered position as a competitive service position in the GS–2210 information technology management series, or any successor series.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text/eh#H5544AAEC44D6457A87753D2275B6E47B"}},{"text":"Defines a covered position to include any other competitive service position designated as \"cybersecurity\" under the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or a successor framework.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text/eh#H5544AAEC44D6457A87753D2275B6E47B"}},{"text":"Requires the Office of Personnel Management, within one year of enactment and annually after that, to publish on its website any changes made to education-related minimum qualifications standards for covered positions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text/eh#H5544AAEC44D6457A87753D2275B6E47B"}},{"text":"Requires the Office of Personnel Management to publish, on the same schedule, aggregate data on the level of educational attainment, sorted by position classification, of all accessions to covered positions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text/eh#H5544AAEC44D6457A87753D2275B6E47B"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2023-10-02","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4502/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-4502.png","v":"ca50a99274ea","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 4502, 118th Congress: Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023. House: 394 Yea, 1 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 2 Oct 2023."}}