3.0.0 1424 2019-11-15T21:11:05Z 2019-11-15T21:11:05Z House H HR 2011-04-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:H.R. 1424.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18[Page H2535]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo30 Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-08T13:50:48Z Referred to 2011-04-07T14:01:05Z Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2011 112 762 S 2011-06-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73. Related bill CRS 2011-04-08 hsgo30 Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . Committee 2011-04-07 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2011-04-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 N Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-04-07 Introduced in House 2011-05-27T14:31:02Z Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide that the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall: (1) be chosen on the basis of demonstrated knowledge and expertise in acquisition, human capital, and management; (2) be located in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; and (3) implement acquisition workforce programs.

Establishes a Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) and enumerates its purposes with respect to the development of a professional acquisition workforce.

Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to provide FAI with the necessary budget resources and authority to support government-wide training standards and certification requirements necessary to enhance the mobility and career opportunities of the federal acquisition workforce, and (2) the GSA Administrator to provide FAI with amounts from the acquisition training fund sufficient to meet the annual budget for FAI requested by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.

Directs: (1) the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, acting through FAI, to provide and update government-wide training standards and certification requirements; and (2) all federal civilian agency acquisition internship or acquisition training programs to follow guidelines provided by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to ensure consistent training standards necessary to develop uniform core competencies throughout the federal government.

Directs the GSA Administrator to manage the acquisition workforce training fund through FAI to support FAI activities and to ensure that funds collected are only used for such purposes.

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