[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2902 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2902

             To improve the Federal Acquisition Institute.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2009

 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Bennett) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
             on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
             To improve the Federal Acquisition Institute.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Acquisition Institute 
Improvement Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. REORGANIZATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION INSTITUTE.

    (a) Budget Resources and Authority.--The Director of Office of 
Management and Budget and the Administrator of General Services shall 
provide the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) sufficient 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.
    (b) Office of Federal Procurement Policy Control Over Institute.--
The FAI shall report through its Board of Directors to the 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy. The director of the FAI 
shall be appointed by the Administrator and shall report directly to 
the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce.
    (c) Acquisition Internship and Training Programs.--All Federal 
civilian agency acquisition internship or acquisition training programs 
shall 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.
    (d) Government-Wide Training Standards and Certification 
Requirements.--The FAI shall provide and update government-wide 
training standards and certification requirements, including--
            (1) developing and modifying acquisition certification 
        programs;
            (2) ensuring quality assurance for agency implementation of 
        government-wide training and certification standards;
            (3) analyzing the acquisition training curriculum to 
        ascertain if all certification competencies are covered or if 
        adjustments are necessary;
            (4) developing career path information for certified 
        professionals to encourage retention in government positions;
            (5) coordinating with the Office of Personnel Management 
        for human capital efforts; and
            (6) managing rotation assignments to support opportunities 
        to apply skills included in certification.
    (e) Annual Report.--The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
Policy shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives an annual report on 
the projected budget needs and expense plans of the FAI to fulfill its 
mandate.
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