1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Skills Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term agency means an agency that appoints individuals to positions in the competitive service; (2) the term competitive service has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code; (3) the term Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; (4) the term education means the completion or attainment of a postsecondary degree or other credential at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )); (5) the term personnel assessment means a method of collecting information regarding an individual for the purposes of making a selection decision with respect to the individual; (6) the term qualification standards means the minimum requirements with respect to education, training, and experience that an applicant for employment would need to possess in order to make it likely that the applicant would perform satisfactorily in the position or occupational series that is the subject of the application for employment; and (7) the term selection decision includes a decision regarding an individual with respect to— (A) appointment; (B) placement; (C) promotion; (D) referral; (E) retention; or (F) entry into a program leading to career advancement, such as an apprenticeship program, a training program, or a career development program. 3. Revision of job classification and qualification standards (a) Review (1) In general Consistent with the requirements of this section, the Director, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the head of each agency, shall review and revise all job classification and qualification standards for positions in the competitive service, as necessary. (2) Publication