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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Public Law 108-136

House Conference Report 108-354

SEC. 831. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE.

(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CAREER MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS, BOARDS, AND POLICIES- Sections 1703, 1705, 1706, and 1707 of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Chapter 87 of such title is amended--

(1) in section 1724(d)--

(A) in the first sentence, by striking `The acquisition career program board concerned' and all that follows through `if the board certifies' and inserting `The Secretary of Defense may waive any or all of the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) with respect to an employee of the Department of Defense or member of the armed forces if the Secretary determines';

(B) in the second sentence, by striking `the board' and inserting `the Secretary'; and

(C) by striking the third sentence;

(2) in section 1732(b)--

(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking `, as validated by the appropriate career program management board'; and

(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking `has been certified by the acquisition career program board of the employing military department as possessing' and inserting `possess';

(3) in section 1732(d)--

(A) in paragraph (1)--

(i) in the first sentence, by striking `the acquisition career program board of a military department' and all that follows through `if the board certifies' and inserting `the Secretary of Defense may waive any or all of the requirements of subsection (b) with respect to an employee if the Secretary determines';

(ii) in the second sentence, by striking `the board' and inserting `the Secretary'; and

(iii) by striking the third sentence; and

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking `The acquisition career program board of a military department' and inserting `The Secretary';

(4) in section 1734--

(A) in subsection (d)--

(i) by striking paragraph (2); and

(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2), and in that paragraph by striking the second sentence; and

(B) in subsection (e)(2), by striking `, by the acquisition career program board of the department concerned,'; and

(5) in section 1737(c)--

(A) by striking paragraph (2); and

(B) by striking `(1) The Secretary' and inserting `The Secretary'.

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 841) that would amend the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) to give the Secretary of Defense greater flexibility in managing the acquisition and support workforce. Specifically, the provision would give the Secretary the flexibility to establish different experience, educational, and tenure requirements for acquisition positions; require the establishment of a single acquisition corps; and streamline obsolete and outdated provisions of DAWIA.

The House bill contained no similar provision.

The House recedes with an amendment to split the provision into several sections.

Senate Report 108-046

The committee recommends a provision that would amend the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) to give the Secretary of Defense greater flexibility in managing the acquisition and support workforce. Specifically, the provision would give the Secretary the flexibility to establish different experience, educational, and tenure requirements for acquisition positions; require the establishment of a single acquisition corps; and streamline obsolete and outdated provisions of DAWIA.