[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1289 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1289

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of 
  certain contractor personnel in matters on the defense acquisition 
 workforce in the annual strategic workforce plan of the Department of 
                                Defense.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 2015

  Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of 
  certain contractor personnel in matters on the defense acquisition 
 workforce in the annual strategic workforce plan of the Department of 
                                Defense.

    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 ``Defense Acquisition Contractor 
Workforce Improvement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IN MATTERS ON THE 
              DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IN THE ANNUAL STRATEGIC 
              WORKFORCE PLAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Inclusion of Certain Contractor Personnel.--Section 115b(d)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``including 
both military and civilian personnel.'' and inserting ``including 
military, civilian, and contractor personnel that directly support the 
acquisition processes of the Department of Defense. For purposes of 
this subsection, contractor personnel shall be treated as directly 
supporting the acquisition processes of the Department if, and to the 
extent that, such contractor personnel perform functions that, if 
performed by civilian personnel, would be make such civilian personnel 
a part of the defense acquisition workforce.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
with respect to annual strategic workforce plans of the Department of 
Defense submitted to Congress after that date.
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