I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7887 
To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit minimum experience 
or educational requirements for proposed contractor personnel in certain 
contract solicitations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2024 
Ms. MACE (for herself and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit minimum 
experience or educational requirements for proposed con-
tractor personnel in certain contract solicitations, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Allowing Contractors 
to Choose Employees for Select Skills Act’’ or the ‘‘AC-
CESS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING EXPERIENCE 
AND 
EDUCATION 
OF 
CONTRACTOR 
PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) FLEXIBILITY IN CONTRACTOR EDUCATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Chapter 33 of title 41, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 3313. Flexibility in contractor education require-
ments 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—A solicitation may not set forth 
any minimum experience or educational requirement for 
proposed contractor personnel in order for a bidder to be 
eligible for award of a contract unless the contracting offi-
cer includes in the solicitation a written justification that 
explains why the needs of the executive agency cannot be 
met without any such requirement and clarifies how the 
requirement ensures the needs are met. 
‘‘(b) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘executive agency’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 133.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 3313. Flexibility in contractor education requirements.’’. 
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(c) OMB GUIDANCE.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance to 
executive agencies for implementing the amendment made 
by subsection (a) that includes the following: 
(1) Instructions for contracting officers for the 
justifications under section 3313(a) of title 41, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), in-
cluding a requirement that each use of an education 
or experience requirement be separately determined, 
justified, and reviewed. 
(2) In the case of a solicitation in which edu-
cation and work experience requirements are in-
cluded, instructions on how alternative certifications, 
industry-recognized 
credentials, 
and 
work-based 
learning programs, including apprenticeships, may 
satisfy such requirements. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to solicitations issued on 
or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to Congress an evaluation of execu-
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tive agency compliance with section 3313 of title 41, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(f) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 
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