Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4502) 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, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4502 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 ``Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act of 2023''. 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…”