119-hr3893

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3893 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3893

 To direct the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to issue 
 regulations that require all Federal contractors to conduct a 
 comprehensive review of job classifications to identify positions for 
which a college degree is required without a demonstrable occupational 
 necessity.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 10, 2025

 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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 A BILL

 To direct the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to issue 
 regulations that require all Federal contractors to conduct a 
 comprehensive review of job classifications to identify positions for 
which a college degree is required without a demonstrable occupational 
 necessity.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Employment Abundance Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL CONTRACTOR JOB CLASSIFICATION REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, 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--

    (1) conduct a comprehensive review of all job 
 classifications within their Federal contract-related 
 workforce;

    (2) identify each position that requires a bachelor's 
 degree or higher as a condition of employment; and

    (3) determine whether such educational requirements are 
 demonstrably necessary for the performance of essential job 
 functions.

    (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the 
effective date of the regulations issued pursuant to subsection

    (a) , 
each Federal contractor shall submit to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulatory Council a report outlining the results of its job 
classification review, including--

    (1) a list of positions where a degree requirement was 
 determined to lack demonstrable occupational necessity; and

    (2) a plan to revise such job classifications, including 
 alternative criteria that may be used, such as relevant work 
 experience, certifications, or skills assessments.
            (c) Compliance and Enforcement.--Failure to comply with the 
requirements under this section may result in administrative actions, 
including ineligibility for future Federal contracts, subject to 
regulations issued by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.
            (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to prohibit Federal contractors from maintaining educational 
requirements for a case in which such requirements are shown to be 
necessary for job performance or are mandated by law, regulation, or 
professional licensure standards.

    (e) Applicability.--This section applies with respect to any 
contract entered into on and after the effective date of the 
regulations issued pursuant to subsection

    (a) .
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