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 117 STAT. 1666 41 USC 433 note.

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

SEC.

1414.

ARCHITECTURAL WORKFORCE.

AND

ENGINEERING

ACQUISITION

The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall develop and implement a plan to ensure that the Federal Government maintains the necessary capability with respect to the acquisition of architectural and engineering services to— (1) ensure that Federal Government employees have the expertise to determine agency requirements for such services; (2) establish priorities and programs (including acquisition plans); (3) establish professional standards; (4) develop scopes of work; and (5) award and administer contracts for such services.

Subtitle B—Adaptation of Business Acquisition Practices PART I—ADAPTATION OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SEC. 1421. CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS.

(a) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS.—(1) Section 16 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 16. CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS AND SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVES.

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF AGENCY CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS.—(1) The head of each executive agency described in section 901(b)(1) (other than the Department of Defense) or section 901(b)(2)(C) of title 31, United States Code, with a Chief Financial Officer appointed or designated under section 901(a) of such title shall appoint or designate a non-career employee as Chief Acquisition Officer for the agency, who shall— ‘‘(A) have acquisition management as that official’s primary duty; and ‘‘(B) advise and assist the head of the executive agency and other agency officials to ensure that the mission of the executive agency is achieved through the management of the agency’s acquisition activities. ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF AGENCY CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS.—The functions of each Chief Acquisition Officer shall include— ‘‘(1) monitoring the performance of acquisition activities and acquisition programs of the executive agency, evaluating the performance of those programs on the basis of applicable performance measurements, and advising the head of the executive agency regarding the appropriate business strategy to achieve the mission of the executive agency; ‘‘(2) increasing the use of full and open competition in the acquisition of property and services by the executive agency by establishing policies, procedures, and practices that ensure that the executive agency receives a sufficient number of sealed

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