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Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act
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.
Summary
This bill limits the use of educational requirements in hiring for federal cybersecurity positions. Agencies may only require a minimum level of education if required by law in the state or locality where the position is located, and may only consider education as a qualification if it directly demonstrates competencies needed for the job. The Office of Personnel Management must publish annually on its website any changes to educational standards for these positions and aggregate data on the educational attainment of new hires. The bill applies to information technology management positions and positions designated as cybersecurity under the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education framework.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
2 cosponsors
Actions (4)
- Feb 4, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. · house
- Feb 4, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Aug 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Aug 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 19, 2025
Ms. Mace (for herself and Ms. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
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.
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 “Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act”.
SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SERVICE CYBERSECURITY POSITIONS.
Section 3308 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “The Office of Personnel Management” and inserting “(a) In General.—Consistent with subsection (b), the Office of Personnel Management”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Education Requirements for Cybersecurity Positions.—
“(1) In general.—With respect to any covered position—
“(A) an agency may prescribe a minimum educational requirement for employment in such a position only if a minimum education qualification is required by law to perform the duties of the position in the State or locality where the duties of the position are to be performed; and
“(B) an agency may consider education in determining a candidate’s satisfaction of any other minimum qualification only if the candidate’s education directly reflects the competencies necessary to satisfy that qualification and perform the duties of the position.
“(2) Publication.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act and annually thereafter, the Office of Personnel Management shall publish on the Office’s website—
“(A) any changes made to minimum qualifications standards concerning education for covered positions; and
“(B) aggregate data indicating the level of educational attainment, sorted by position classification, of all accessions to covered positions.
“(3) Covered position defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘covered position’ means—
“(A) any position in the competitive service classified under the GS-2210 information technology management series, or any successor series; and
“(B) any other position in the competitive service designated as ‘cybersecurity’ under the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800-181), or successor framework.”. <all>
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