5 U.S.C. § 3308

Competitive service; examinations; educational requirements prohibited; exceptions

The Office of Personnel Management or other examining agency may not prescribe a minimum educational requirement for an examination for the competitive service except when the Office decides that the duties of a scientific, technical, or professional position cannot be performed by an individual who does not have a prescribed minimum education. The Office shall make the reasons for its decision under this section a part of its public records.

( Pub. L. 89–554 , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 419 ; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2) , (3), Oct. 13, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1224 .)