[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1601 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1601

  To require the Secretary of Defense to require members of the Armed 
Forces, before being deployed, to be trained in management of contracts 
                            and contractors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2009

  Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Defense to require members of the Armed 
Forces, before being deployed, to be trained in management of contracts 
                            and contractors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRAINING OF DEPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN 
              MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Training Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall require 
that, before the deployment of any member of the Armed Forces, the 
member shall be provided training in the management of defense 
contracts and contractors.
    (b) Matters Covered in Training.--
            (1) Basic overview.--The training required under subsection 
        (a) shall provide a basic overview and shall include, at a 
        minimum, briefing on the following:
                    (A) Applicable rules under the Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation, Department of Defense Directive 5000.1, and 
                special provisions allowable for expedited needs.
                    (B) Rules of ethical conduct in interactions with 
                contractors and in oversight of their performance in 
                the field.
                    (C) Policies regarding conflicts of interests, 
                bribery, fraud, and mismanagement.
            (2) Additional training for certain members.--The training 
        required under subsection (a) shall provide additional training 
        for members of the Armed Forces with direct responsibility for 
        decisions regarding contracting, including--
                    (A) fundamental cost analysis principles; and
                    (B) training tools for developing and evaluating 
                alternative proposals, including contract manuals, and 
                simple E-business tools like sample documents, 
                statements of work, and cost comparisons.
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