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PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003 goals of an executive agency, from the point at which the requirements of the executive agency are established in consultation with the chief acquisition officer of the executive agency; and ‘‘(B) includes— ‘‘(i) the process of acquiring property or services that are already in existence, or that must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evaluated; ‘‘(ii) the description of requirements to satisfy agency needs; ‘‘(iii) solicitation and selection of sources; ‘‘(iv) award of contracts; ‘‘(v) contract performance; ‘‘(vi) contract financing; ‘‘(vii) management and measurement of contract performance through final delivery and payment; and ‘‘(viii) technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency requirements by contract.’’.

SEC. 1412. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE TRAINING FUND. 41 USC 433 note.

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(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to ensure that the Federal acquisition workforce— (1) adapts to fundamental changes in the nature of Federal Government acquisition of property and services associated with the changing roles of the Federal Government; and (2) acquires new skills and a new perspective to enable it to contribute effectively in the changing environment of the 21st century. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—Section 37 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 433) is amended by adding at the end of subsection (h) the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE TRAINING FUND.—(A) The Administrator of General Services shall establish an acquisition workforce training fund. The Administrator shall manage the fund through the Federal Acquisition Institute to support the training of the acquisition workforce of the executive agencies other than the Department of Defense. The Administrator shall consult with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy in managing the fund. ‘‘(B) There shall be credited to the acquisition workforce training fund 5 percent of the fees collected by executive agencies (other than the Department of Defense) under the following contracts: ‘‘(i) Governmentwide task and delivery-order contracts entered into under sections 303H and 303I of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253h and 253i). ‘‘(ii) Governmentwide contracts for the acquisition of information technology as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code, and multiagency acquisition contracts for such technology authorized by section 11314 of such title. ‘‘(iii) Multiple-award schedule contracts entered into by the Administrator of General Services. ‘‘(C) The head of an executive agency that administers a contract described in subparagraph (B) shall remit to the

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