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Division D--Federal Acquisition Reform Act
Workforce Provisions
SEC. 4307. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
(a) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE- (1) The Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by section
4306, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`SEC. 37. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
`(a) APPLICABILITY- This section does not apply to an executive agency
that is subject to chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code.
`(b) MANAGEMENT POLICIES-
`(1) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES- The head of each
executive agency, after consultation with the Administrator for
Federal Procurement Policy, shall establish policies and procedures
for the effective management (including accession, education,
training, career development, and performance incentives) of the
acquisition workforce of the agency. The development of
acquisition workforce policies under this section shall be carried out
consistent with the merit system principles set forth in section
2301(b) of title 5, United States Code.
`(2) UNIFORM IMPLEMENTATION- The head of each
executive agency shall ensure that, to the maximum extent
practicable, acquisition workforce policies and procedures
established are uniform in their implementation throughout the
agency.
`(3) GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICIES AND EVALUATION-
The Administrator shall issue policies to promote uniform
implementation of this section by executive agencies, with due
regard for differences in program requirements among agencies
that may be appropriate and warranted in view of the agency
mission. The Administrator shall coordinate with the Deputy
Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget
to ensure that such policies are consistent with the policies and
procedures established and enhanced system of incentives provided
pursuant to section 5051(c) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining
Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 263 note). The Administrator shall evaluate
the implementation of the provisions of this section by executive
agencies.
`(c) SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES- Subject to the authority, direction, and control of
the head of an executive agency, the senior procurement executive of the
agency shall carry out all powers, functions, and duties of the head of the
agency with respect to implementation of this section. The senior
procurement executive shall ensure that the policies of the head of the
executive agency established in accordance with this section are
implemented throughout the agency.
`(d) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS- The Administrator
shall ensure that the heads of executive agencies collect and maintain
standardized information on the acquisition workforce related to
implementation of this section. To the maximum extent practicable, such
data requirements shall conform to standards established by the Office of
Personnel Management for the Central Personnel Data File.
`(e) APPLICABILITY TO ACQUISITION WORKFORCE- The
programs established by this section shall apply to the acquisition
workforce of each executive agency. For purposes of this section, the
acquisition workforce of an agency consists of all employees serving in
acquisition positions listed in subsection (g)(1)(A).
`(f) CAREER DEVELOPMENT-
`(1) CAREER PATHS- The head of each executive agency shall
ensure that appropriate career paths for personnel who desire to
pursue careers in acquisition are identified in terms of the education,
training, experience, and assignments necessary for career
progression to the most senior acquisition positions. The head of
each executive agency shall make information available on such
career paths.
`(2) CRITICAL DUTIES AND TASKS- For each career path, the
head of each executive agency shall identify the critical
acquisition-related duties and tasks in which, at minimum,
employees of the agency in the career path shall be competent to
perform at full performance grade levels. For this purpose, the head
of the executive agency shall provide appropriate coverage of the
critical duties and tasks identified by the Director of the Federal
Acquisition Institute.
`(3) MANDATORY TRAINING AND EDUCATION- For each
career path, the head of each executive agency shall establish
requirements for the completion of course work and related
on-the-job training in the critical acquisition-related duties and tasks
of the career path. The head of each executive agency shall also
encourage employees to maintain the currency of their acquisition
knowledge and generally enhance their knowledge of related
acquisition management disciplines through academic programs
and other self-developmental activities.
`(4) PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES- The head of each
executive agency shall provide for an enhanced system of
incentives for the encouragement of excellence in the acquisition
workforce which rewards performance of employees that
contribute to achieving the agency's performance goals. The system
of incentives shall include provisions that--
`(A) relate pay to performance (including the extent to
which the performance of personnel in such workforce
contributes to achieving the cost goals, schedule goals, and
performance goals established for acquisition programs
pursuant to section 313(b) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 263(b)));
and
`(B) provide for consideration, in personnel evaluations and
promotion decisions, of the extent to which the performance
of personnel in such workforce contributes to achieving
such cost goals, schedule goals, and performance goals.
`(g) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- (A) Subject to paragraph (2), the
Administrator shall establish qualification requirements, including
education requirements, for the following positions:
`(i) Entry-level positions in the General Schedule
Contracting series (GS-1102).
`(ii) Senior positions in the General Schedule Contracting
series (GS-1102).
`(iii) All positions in the General Schedule Purchasing series
(GS-1105).
`(iv) Positions in other General Schedule series in which
significant acquisition-related functions are performed.
`(B) Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator shall prescribe the
manner and extent to which such qualification requirements shall
apply to any person serving in a position described in subparagraph
(A) at the time such requirements are established.
`(2) RELATIONSHIP TO REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE- The
Administrator shall establish qualification requirements and make
prescriptions under paragraph (1) that are comparable to those
established for the same or equivalent positions pursuant to chapter
87 of title 10, United States Code, with appropriate modifications.
`(3) APPROVAL OF REQUIREMENTS- The Administrator
shall submit any requirement established or prescription made
under paragraph (1) to the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management for approval. If the Director does not disapprove a
requirement or prescription within 30 days after the date on which
the Director receives it, the requirement or prescription is deemed to
be approved by the Director.
`(h) EDUCATION AND TRAINING-
`(1) FUNDING LEVELS- (A) The head of an executive agency
shall set forth separately the funding levels requested for education
and training of the acquisition workforce in the budget justification
documents submitted in support of the President's budget
submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code.
`(B) Funds appropriated for education and training under this
section may not be obligated for any other purpose.
`(2) TUITION ASSISTANCE- The head of an executive agency
may provide tuition reimbursement in education (including a
full-time course of study leading to a degree) in accordance with
section 4107 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel serving in
acquisition positions in the agency.'.
(2) The table of contents for such Act, contained in section 1(b), is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`Sec. 37. Acquisition workforce.'.
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS- Section 6(d) of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405), is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and
(12) (as transferred by section 4321(h)(1)) as paragraphs (7), (8),
(9), (10), (11), (12), and (13), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out `Government-wide
career management programs for a professional
procurement work force' and inserting in lieu thereof `the
development of a professional acquisition workforce
Government-wide'; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking out `procurement by the' and inserting
in lieu thereof `acquisition by the';
(ii) by striking out `and' at the end of the
subparagraph; and
(iii) by striking out subparagraph (C) and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
`(C) collect data and analyze acquisition workforce data
from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of
executive agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from
individual employees;
`(D) periodically analyze acquisition career fields to identify
critical competencies, duties, tasks, and related academic
prerequisites, skills, and knowledge;
`(E) coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and
recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition fields;
`(F) develop instructional materials for acquisition personnel
in coordination with private and public acquisition colleges
and training facilities;
`(G) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career
development programs for acquisition personnel;
`(H) promote the establishment and utilization of academic
programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields;
`(I) facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies,
interagency intern and training programs; and
`(J) perform other career management or research functions
as directed by the Administrator.'; and
(3) by inserting before paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) the
following new paragraph (6):
`(6) administering the provisions of section 37;'.