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SEC. 861. DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION, AND CAREER FIELDS.
(a) Professional Certification
Requirement.--
(1) Professional certification
required for all acquisition workforce personnel.--Section
1701a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (c)
and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection
(b) the following new subsection:
``(c) Professional
Certification.--(1) In General.--The Secretary of Defense
shall implement a certification program to provide for a
professional certification requirement for all members of
the
acquisition workforce. Except as provided in paragraph (2),
the
certification requirement for any acquisition workforce
career field shall be based on standards developed by a
third-party accredited program based on nationally or
internationally recognized standards.
``(2) Requirements for
Secretary.--If the Secretary determines that, for a
particular acquisition workforce career field, a
third-party accredited program based on nationally or
internationally recognized standards does not exist, the
Secretary shall establish the certification requirement
for that career field that conforms with the practices of
national or international accrediting organizations. The
Secretary shall determine the best approach for meeting
the certification requirement for any such career field,
including by implementing such certification requirement
through entities outside the Department of Defense, and
may design and implement such certification requirement
without regard to section 1746 of this title.''.
(2) Performance
management.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking
``encourage'' and inserting ``direct''; and
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting
``and consequences'' after ``warnings''.
(3) Participation in professional
associations.--Subsection (b) of such section is further
amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6),
(7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10),
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5)
the following new paragraph:
``(6) authorize a member of the
acquisition workforce to participate in professional
associations, consistent with the performance plan of such
a member in order to provide the member with the
opportunity to gain leadership and management skills.''.
(4) General education, training, and
experience requirements.--Section 1723 of such title is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by
striking the second sentence; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by
striking ``encourage'' and inserting ``direct''.
(5) Effective date.--The Secretary
of Defense shall implement procedures to institute the
program required by subsection (c) of section 1701a of title
10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), not later
than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Elimination of Statutory Requirement
for Completion of 24
Semester Credit Hours.--
(1) Qualification requirements for
contracting positions.--Section 1724 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(3)--
(i) by striking ``(A)'' after
``(3)''; and
(ii) by striking ``, and (B)'' and
all that follows through ``and management''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking
``requirements'' in the first sentences of paragraphs (1)
and (2) and inserting ``requirement'';
(C) in subsection (e)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``requirements
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3)'' and
inserting
``requirement of subsection
(a)(3)''; and
(II) in subparagraph (C), by
striking
``requirements'' and inserting ``requirement''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by striking ``shall have--''
and all that follows through ``been awarded'' and
inserting ``shall have been awarded'';
(II) by striking ``; or'' and
inserting a period; and
(III) by striking subparagraph
(B); and
(D) in subsection (f), by striking
``, including--'' and all that follows and inserting a
period.
(2) Selection criteria and
procedures.--Section 1732 of such title is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) by striking ``Such
requirements,'' and all the follows through ``the
person--'' and inserting ``Such requirements shall include
a requirement that the person--'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B);
and
(iii) by redesignating clauses (i)
and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
conforming the margins accordingly;
(B) in subsection (c), by striking
``requirements of subsections (b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(B)'' in
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ``requirement of
subsection (b)(1)''; and
(C) in subsection (d)--
(i) by striking ``(1) Except as
provided in paragraph (2),''; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2).
(c) Defense Acquisition
University.--Section 1746 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2)
and (3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1)
the following new paragraphs:
``(2) The professors, instructors,
and lecturers employed under paragraph (1) shall include
individuals from civilian colleges or universities that are
not owned or operated by the Federal Government, commercial
learning and development organizations, industry, or
federally funded research and development centers.
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that--
``(A) not later than September 1,
2021, not less than five full-time visiting professors
employed under paragraph (1) are from civilian colleges or
universities described under paragraph (2); ; and
``(B) not later than September 1,
2022, not less than ten full-time visiting professors
employed under paragraph (1) are from such civilian
colleges or universities.''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting
``, and with commercial training providers,'' after ``military
departments''.
(d) Designation of Security Cooperation
as an Acquisition Position.--Section 1721(b) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (11) to read
as follows:
``(11) Security cooperation.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(13) Other positions, as
necessary.''.
(e) Career Paths.--
(1) Career path required for each
acquisition workforce career field.--Paragraph (4) of section
1701a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(4) develop and implement a career
path, as described in section 1722(a) of this title, for each
career field designated by the Secretary under section 1721(a)
of this title as an acquisition workforce career field;''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section
1722(a) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``appropriate career
paths'' and inserting ``an appropriate career path''; and
(B) by striking ``are identified''
and inserting ``is identified for each acquisition workforce
career field''.
(3) Deadline for implementation of
career paths.--Not later than the end of the two-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall carry out the requirements of
paragraph (4) of section 1701a(b) of title 10, United States
Code (as amended by paragraph (1)).
(f) Career Fields.--
(1) Designation of acquisition
workforce career fields.--
Section 1721(a) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The
Secretary shall also designate in regulations those career
fields in the Department of Defense that are acquisition
workforce career fields for purposes of this chapter.''.
(2) Clerical amendments.--(A) The
heading of section 1721 of such title is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 1721. Designation of
acquisition positions and acquisition
workforce career fields''.
(B) The item relating to such
section in the table of sections at the beginning of
subchapter II of chapter 87 of such title is amended to read
as follows:
``1721. Designation of acquisition positions and acquisition
workforce
career fields.''.
(3)(A) The heading of subchapter II of chapter 87 of such
title
is amended to read as follows:
``subchapter ii--acquisition positions and acquisition
workforce career
fields''.
(B) The item relating to such
subchapter in the table of
subchapters at the beginning of such chapter is amended to
read as follows:
``II. Acquisition Positions And Acquisition Workforce Career
Fields...........................................................1721''.
(4) Deadline for designation of career
fields.--Not later than the end of the six-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall carry out the requirements of the
second sentence of section 1721(a) of title 10, United States
Code (as added by paragraph (1)).
(g) Key Work Experiences.--
(1) Development of key work
experiences for each acquisition workforce career
field.--Section 1722b of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Key Work Experiences.--In
carrying out subsection (b)(2), the
Secretary shall ensure that key work experiences, in the form
of
multidisciplinary experiences, are developed for each
acquisition
workforce career field.''.
(2) Plan for implementation of key
work experiences.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan
identifying the specific actions the Secretary has taken, and
is planning to take, to develop and establish key work
experiences for each acquisition workforce career field as
required by subsection (c) of section 1722b of title 10,
United States Code (as added by paragraph (1)). The plan shall
specify the percentage of the acquisition workforce, or funds
available for administration of the acquisition workforce on
an annual basis, that the Secretary will dedicate towards
developing and establishing such key work experiences.
(h) Applicability of Career Path
Requirements to All Members of Acquisition Workforce.--Section
1723(b) of such title is amended by striking ``the critical
acquisition-related''.
(i) Competency Development.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter V of
chapter 87 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 1765. Competency development
``For each acquisition workforce
career field, the Secretary of
Defense shall--
``(1) establish, for the civilian
personnel in that career field, defined proficiency
standards and technical and nontechnical competencies
which shall be used in personnel qualification
assessments; and
``(2) assign resources to
accomplish such technical and nontechnical
competencies.''.
(2) The table of sections at the
beginning of such subchapter II is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
``1765. Competency development.''.
(3) Deadline for
implementation.--Not later than the end of the two-year
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the requirements of
section 1765 of title 10, United States Code (as added by
paragraph
(1)).
(j) Termination of Defense Acquisition
Corps.--
(1) The Acquisition Corps for the
Department of Defense referred to in section 1731(a) of title
10, United States Code, is terminated.
(2) Section 1733 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (a); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (b)
as subsection (a).
(3) Subsection (b) of section 1731 of
such title is transferred to the end of section 1733 of such
title, as amended by paragraph (2), and amended--
(A) by striking ``Acquisition
Corps'' in the heading and inserting ``the Acquisition
Workforce''; and
(B) by striking ``selected for the
Acquisition Corps'' and inserting ``in the acquisition
workforce''.
(4) Subsection (e) of section 1732 of
such title is transferred to the end of section 1733 of such
title, as amended by paragraphs (2) and (3), redesignated as
subsection (c), and amended--
(A) by striking ``in the Acquisition
Corps'' in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ``in
critical acquisition positions''; and
(B) by striking ``serving in the
Corps'' in paragraph (2)
and inserting ``employment''.
(5) Sections 1731 and 1732 of such
title are repealed.
(6)(A) Section 1733 of such title, as
amended by paragraphs
(2), (3), and (4), is redesignated as section 1731.
(B) The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter III of chapter 87 of such title is
amended by striking the items relating to sections 1731,
1732, and 1733 and inserting the following new item:
``1731. Critical acquisition positions.''.
(7)(A) The heading of subchapter III
of chapter 87 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``subchapter iii--critical acquisition
positions''.
(B) The item relating to such
subchapter in the table of subchapters at the beginning of
such chapter is amended to read as follows:
``III. Critical Acquisition
Positions............................1731''.
(8) Section 1723(a)(2) of such title
is amended by striking ``section 1733 of this title'' and
inserting ``section 1731 of this title''.
(9) Section 1725 of such title is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by
striking ``Defense Acquisition Corps'' and inserting
``acquisition workforce''; and
(B) in subsection (d)(2), by
striking ``of the Defense Acquisition Corps'' and inserting
``in the acquisition workforce serving in critical
acquisition positions''.
(10) Section 1734 of such title is
amended--
(A) by striking ``of the Acquisition
Corps'' in subsections (e)(1) and (h) and inserting ``of the
acquisition workforce''; and
(B) in subsection (g)--
(i) by striking ``of the
Acquisition Corps'' in the first sentence and inserting
``of the acquisition workforce'';
(ii) by striking ``of the Corps''
and inserting ``of
the acquisition workforce''; and
(iii) by striking ``of the
Acquisition Corps'' in the second sentence and inserting
``of the acquisition workforce in critical acquisition
positions''.
(11) Section 1737 of such title is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by
striking ``of the Acquisition Corps'' and inserting ``of the
acquisition workforce''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking
``of the Corps'' and inserting ``of the acquisition
workforce''.
(12) Section 1742(a)(1) of such title
is amended by striking ``the Acquisition Corps'' and inserting
``acquisition positions in the Department of Defense''.
(13) Section 2228(a)(4) of such title
is amended by striking ``under section 1733(b)(1)(C) of this
title'' and inserting ``under section 1731 of this title''.
(14) Section 7016(b)(5)(B) of such
title is amended by striking ``under section 1733 of this
title'' and inserting ``under section 1731 of this title''.
(15) Section 8016(b)(4)(B) of such
title is amended by striking ``under section 1733 of this
title'' and inserting ``under section 1731 of this title''.
(16) Section 9016(b)(4)(B) of such
title is amended by striking ``under section 1733 of this
title'' and inserting ``under section 1731 of this title''.
(17) Paragraph (1) of section 317 of
title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(1) is a member of the acquisition
workforce selected to
serve in, or serving in, a critical acquisition position
designated
under section 1731 of title 10.''.
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Defense acquisition workforce
certification, education, and career fields (sec. 861)
The House amendment contained a provision
(sec. 861) that would amend several sections of chapter 87, of
title 10, United States Code, to modify how the defense
acquisition workforce is managed, trained, and selected. The
provision would also require the Defense Acquisition University
to have at least 25 percent of its civilian instructors be
visiting professors from civilian colleges or universities.
The Senate bill contained no similar
provision.
The Senate recedes with an amendment
that would require the Defense Acquisition University to employ
at least five visiting professors by September 1st, 2021.
House Report
116-120
Section
861--Modifications to the Defense Acquisition System
This section would enforce acquisition reforms already enacted
by Congress, enact new policy on the recommendations of
congressionally chartered panels, and lay the foundation for a
continued culture of reform in acquisition. |
