2011 US Code
Title 41 - Public Contracts
Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy (§§ 101 - 4711)
Division B - Office of Federal Procurement Policy (§§ 1101 - 2313)
Chapter 17 - AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES (§§ 1701 - 1713)
Section 1704 - Planning and policy-making for acquisition workforce
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS Subtitle I - Federal Procurement Policy Division B - Office of Federal Procurement Policy CHAPTER 17 - AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES Sec. 1704 - Planning and policy-making for acquisition workforce |
Contains | section 1704 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3706; Pub. L. 111-383, div. A, title X, §1075(e)(15), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4375; Pub. L. 112-81, div. A, title VIII, §864(a), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1522. |
Statutes at Large References | 122 Stat. 251, 4553 124 Stat. 3706, 4375, 3677 125 Stat. 1522 |
Public Law References | Public Law 110-181, Public Law 110-417, Public Law 111-350, Public Law 111-383, Public Law 112-81 |
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(a)
(1)
(2)
(b)
(1) supervising the acquisition workforce training fund established under section 1703(i) of this title;
(2) developing, in coordination with Chief Acquisition Officers and Chief Human Capital Officers, a strategic human capital plan for the acquisition workforce of the Federal Government;
(3) reviewing and providing input to individual agency acquisition workforce succession plans;
(4) recommending to the Administrator and other senior government officials appropriate programs, policies, and practices to increase the quantity and quality of the Federal acquisition workforce;
(5) implementing workforce programs under subsections (f) through (l) of section 1703 of this title; and
(6) carrying out other functions that the Administrator may assign.
(c)
(1)
(2)
(A) have curricula covering a broad range of acquisition and contracting disciplines corresponding to the specific acquisition and contracting needs of the agency involved;
(B) be developed and applied according to rigorous standards; and
(C) be designed to maximize efficiency, through the use of self-paced courses, online courses, on-the-job training, and the use of remote instructors, wherever those features can be applied without reducing the effectiveness of the training or negatively affecting academic standards.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(1)
(2)
(A) recruitment goals for personnel from procurement intern programs;
(B) the agency's acquisition workforce training needs;
(C) actions to retain high performing acquisition professionals who possess critical relevant skills;
(D) recruitment goals for personnel from the Federal Career Intern Program; and
(E) recruitment goals for personnel from the Presidential Management Fellows Program.
(g)
(1)
(A) develop a specific and actionable 5-year plan to increase the size of the acquisition workforce; and
(B) operate a government-wide acquisition intern program for the Federal agencies.
(2)
(3)
(A) The variety and complexity of acquisitions conducted by each Federal agency covered by the plan, and the workforce needed to effectively carry out the acquisitions.
(B) The development of a sustainable funding model to support efforts to hire, retain, and train an acquisition workforce of appropriate size and skill to effectively carry out the acquisition programs of the Federal agencies covered by the plan, including an examination of interagency funding methods and a discussion of how the model of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund could be applied to civilian agencies.
(C) Any strategic human capital planning necessary to hire, retain, and train an acquisition workforce of appropriate size and skill at each Federal agency covered by the plan.
(D) Methodologies that Federal agencies covered by the plan can use to project future acquisition workforce personnel hiring requirements, including an appropriate distribution of such personnel across each category of positions designated as acquisition workforce personnel under section 1703(g) of this title.
(E) Government-wide training standards and certification requirements necessary to enhance the mobility and career opportunities of the Federal acquisition workforce within the Federal agencies covered by the plan.
(F) If the Associate Administrator recommends as part of the plan a growth in the acquisition workforce of the Federal agencies covered by the plan below 25 percent over the next 5 years, an examination of each of the matters specified in subparagraphs (A) to (E) in the context of a 5-year plan that increases the size of such acquisition workforce by not less than 25 percent, or an explanation why such a level of growth would not be in the best interest of the Federal Government.
(4)
(5)
(h)
(i)
(Pub. L. 111–350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3706; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, §1075(e)(15), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4375; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title VIII, §864(a), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1522.)
Amendments Not Shown in TextSubsec. (g) of this section was derived from Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VIII, §869, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4553, which was set out as a note under section 433a of former Title 41, Public Contracts, prior to being repealed and reenacted as subsec. (g) of this section by Pub. L. 111–350, §§3, 7(b), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3677, 3855. Section 869 of Pub. L. 110–417 was amended by Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, §1075(e)(15), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4375. For applicability of that amendment to this section, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 111–350, set out as a Transitional and Savings Provisions note preceding section 101 of this title. Section 869 of Pub. L. 110–417 was amended as follows:
(1) in subsection (b), by striking “433(a)” and inserting “433a(a)”; and
(2) in subsection (c)(4)—
(A) by striking “37(j)” and inserting “37(g)”; and
(B) by striking “433(j)” and inserting “433(g)”.
Such references did not appear in the text of subsec. (g) as enacted. See Historical and Revision Notes below.
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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1704(a)(1) | no source. | |
1704(a)(2) | 41:433a(h). | Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VIII, §855, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 251. |
1704(b)–(f) | 41:433a(a)–(e). | |
1704(g) | 41:433a note. | Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title VIII, §869, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4553. |
1704(h), (i) | 41:433a(f), (g). |
In subsection (a), the definition of “executive agency” is omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (f)(1), the words “Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act” are omitted as obsolete.
In subsection (g)(2), the words “Associate Administrator” are substituted for “Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs designated under section 855(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 251; 41 U.S.C. 433(a))” because of subsection (a)(1).
In subsection (g)(3)(D), the reference to “section 37(j) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act” is changed to “section 1703(g) of this title” to correct an error in the law.
Amendments2011—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–81, §864(a)(2), which directed substitution of “The Associate Administrator shall be located in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.” for “The Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall be located in the Federal Acquisition Institute (or its successor).”, was executed by making the substitution for “The Associate Administrator shall be located in the Federal Acquisition Institute (or its successor).” in introductory provisions, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 112–81, §864(a)(1), inserted “The Associate Administrator shall be chosen on the basis of demonstrated knowledge and expertise in acquisition, human capital, and management.” after “Programs.” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 112–81, §864(a)(3)–(5), added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6).
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