1.This Act may be cited as the
Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of
2011
.
2.Acquisition workforce improvements
(a)Section 1704(b) of title 41, United States Code, is
amended—
(1)by inserting after the first sentence the
following: The Associate Administrator shall be chosen on the basis of
demonstrated knowledge and expertise in acquisition, human capital, and
management.
;
(2)by striking The Associate
Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall be located in the
Federal Acquisition Institute (or its successor).
and inserting
The Associate Administrator shall be located in the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy.
;
(3)in paragraph (4), by striking ;
and
and inserting a semicolon;
(4)by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(6); and
(5)by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following new paragraph:
(5)implementing workforce programs under
subsections (f) through (k) of section 1703 of this title;
and
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(b)Federal
Acquisition Institute
(1)Division B of title 41, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 11 the following new chapter:
12Federal
Acquisition Institute
Sec.
1201. Federal Acquisition Institute.
1201.Federal Acquisition Institute
(a)There is established a Federal Acquisition
Institute (FAI) in order to—
(1)foster and promote the development of a
professional acquisition workforce Government-wide;
(2)promote and coordinate Government-wide
research and studies to improve the procurement process and the laws, policies,
methods, regulations, procedures, and forms relating to acquisition by the
executive agencies;
(3)collect data and analyze acquisition
workforce data from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of executive
agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from individual employees;
(4)periodically analyze acquisition career
fields to identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, and related academic
prerequisites, skills, and knowledge;
(5)coordinate and assist agencies in
identifying and recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition
fields;
(6)develop instructional materials for
acquisition personnel in coordination with private and public acquisition
colleges and training facilities;
(7)evaluate the effectiveness of training and
career development programs for acquisition personnel;
(8)promote the establishment and utilization
of academic programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields;
(9)facilitate, to the extent requested by
agencies, interagency intern and training programs; and
(10)perform other career management or research
functions as directed by the Administrator.
(b)Budget resources and authority
(1)The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget and the Administrator of General Services shall provide the Federal
Acquisition Institute 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.
(2)Acquisition workforce training
fundSubject to the
availability of funds, the Administer of General Services shall provide the
Federal Acquisition Institute with amounts from the acquisition workforce
training fund established under section 1703(i) of this title sufficient to
meet the annual budget for the Federal Acquisition Institute requested by the
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
(c)Federal Acquisition Institute Board of
Directors
(1)Reporting to AdministratorThe Federal Acquisition Institute shall
report through its Board of Directors directly to the Administrator for Federal
Procurement Policy.
(2)The Board shall be composed of not more
than 8 individuals from the Federal Government representing a mix of
acquisition functional areas, all of whom shall be appointed by the
Administrator.
(3)The Board shall provide general direction
to the Federal Acquisition Institute to ensure that the Institute—
(A)meets its statutory requirements;
(B)meets the needs of the Federal acquisition
workforce;
(C)implements appropriate programs;
(D)coordinates with appropriate organizations
and groups that have an impact on the Federal acquisition workforce;
(E)develops and implements plans to meet
future challenges of the Federal acquisition workforce; and
(F)works closely with the Defense Acquisition
University.
(4)The Board shall make recommendations to the
Administrator regarding the development and execution of the annual budget of
the Federal Acquisition Institute.
(d)The Director of the Federal Acquisition
Institute shall be appointed by, and report directly to, the
Administrator.
(e)The Administrator 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 Federal
Acquisition Institute to fulfill its
mandate.
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(2)Section 1122(a)(5) of such title is amended to read as
follows:
(5)providing for and directing the activities
of the Federal Acquisition Institute established under section 1201 of this
title, including recommending to the Administrator of General Services a
sufficient budget for such
activities.
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(c)Government-Wide
training standards and certificationSection 1703 of title 41,
United States Code, is amended—
(1)in subsection
(c)(2)—
(A)by striking
The Administrator shall
and inserting the following:
(A)The Administrator
shall
;
and
(B)by adding at the
end the following:
(B)Government-wide training standards and
certificationThe
Administrator, acting through the Federal Acquisition Institute, shall provide
and update government-wide training standards and certification requirements,
including—
(i)developing and modifying acquisition
certification programs;
(ii)ensuring quality assurance for agency
implementation of government-wide training and certification standards;
(iii)analyzing the acquisition training
curriculum to ascertain if all certification competencies are covered or if
adjustments are necessary;
(iv)developing career path information for
certified professionals to encourage retention in government positions;
(v)coordinating with the Office of Personnel
Management for human capital efforts; and
(vi)managing rotation assignments to support
opportunities to apply skills included in
certification.
;
and
(2)by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
(l)Acquisition internship and training
programsAll 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.
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(d)Expanded scope of acquisition workforce
training fundSection 1703(i)
of such title is amended—
(1)in paragraph (2), by striking to
support the training of the acquisition workforce of the executive
agencies
and inserting to support the activities set forth in
section 1201(a) of this title
; and
(2)in paragraph (6), by striking ensure
that amounts collected for training under this subsection are not used for a
purpose other than the purpose specified in paragraph (2)
and inserting
ensure that amounts collected under this section are not used for a
purpose other than the activities set forth in section 1201(a) of this
title
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(e)Nothing in this section, or the amendments
made by this section, shall be construed to preclude the Secretary of Defense
from establishing acquisition workforce policies, procedures, training
standards, and certification requirements for acquisition positions in the
Department of Defense, as provided in chapter 87 of title 10, United States
Code.