; and (B) to submit to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management a report on the results of each such study. (3) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may promulgate regulations to make a demonstration project permanent, without requesting separate statutory approval therefor, if at least 1 of the 2 officers evaluating the demonstration project under paragraph (1) recommends in such evaluation that the demonstration project be expanded Governmentwide. In exercising the authority under this paragraph, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may consider the reports made under paragraph (2). . 350. Advanced assessment tools for Executive agency hiring (a) Adoption of skills-Based assessment technology The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall support the distribution to, and use by, Executive agencies in their hiring processes of advanced skills-based assessment technology that the Director of the Office of Personnel Management has validated as effective for the recruitment, qualification, and assessment of candidates. The Office of Personnel Management shall not charge an Executive agency for the use of advanced skills-based assessment technology that the Office has developed or procured under this subsection. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section, including for entering into licensing arrangements, purchasing technology, providing training, and incurring other expenses related to the use and distribution to Executive agencies of the technology described in subsection (a). 351. Competency standards for human resources specialists Section 1303(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 5 U.S.C. 1401 note) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and to establish competency standards for human resources employees, including technical knowledge, analytical skills, and collaborative skills . 352. Evaluation of