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 12 2 STA T . 2 5 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 SEC.854 . R E P E ALOF S UN SE T OF AC Q U I SITION W OR K FORCE TRAININ G FUN D . Section37(h) (3) o f the O ffice of F e d e ralP roc u re m ent Polic yA ct( 41U. S. C . 433(h)(3)) i s amended b y stri k in g sub p aragraph ( H ). SEC. 855. FEDERAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE I M PRO V EMENTS. (a) A S S OCIATE A DM I N IST R ATOR F OR AC QU ISITION W OR K FORCE PRO G RAMS. —T he Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall designate a member of the Senior Ex ecuti v e Service as the Associate Administrator for Ac q uisition Workforce Programs. The Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall be located in the Federal Acquisition I nstitute (or its successor). The Associate Administrator shall be responsible for— (1) supervising the acquisition w orkforce training fund established under section 37(h)(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U. S. C. 433(h)(3)) ( 2 ) developing , in coordination with Chief Acquisition Offi - cers and Chief Human Capital Officers, a strategic human capital plan for the acquisition workforce of the Federal G overn- ment; (3) reviewing and providing input to individual agency acquisition workforce succession plans; (4) recommending to the Administrator and other senior government officials appropriate programs, policies, and prac- tices to increase the quantity and quality of the Federal acquisi- tion workforce; and ( 5 ) carrying out such other functions as the Administrator may assign. (b) ACQUISITION AND CONTRACTING TRAINING PROGRAMS WIT H IN E X ECUTI V E AGENCIES.— (1) R EQUIREMENT.—The head of each executive agency, after consultation with the Associate Administrator for Acquisi- tion Workforce Programs, shall establish and operate acquisi- tion and contracting training programs. Such programs shall— (A) have curricula covering a broad range of acquisition and contracting disciplines corresponding to the specific acquisition and contracting needs of the agency involved; ( B ) be developed and applied according to rigorous standards; and (C) be designed to maximi z e efficiency, through the use of self-paced courses, online courses, on-the- j ob training, and the use of remote instructors, wherever such features can be applied without reducing the effectiveness of the training or negatively affecting academic standards. (2) CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER AUTHORITIES AND RES P ON- SI B I L ITIES.—Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the head of an executive agency, the Chief Acquisition Officer for such agency shall carry out all powers, functions, and duties of the head of the agency with respect to implementation of this subsection. The Chief Acquisition Officer shall ensure that the policies established by the head of the agency in accordance with this subsection are implemented throughout the agency. (c) GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICIES AND EVALUATION.—The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall issue policies to promote the development of performance standards for training and uniform implementation of this section by executive agencies, Designat i o n .41USC 4 3 3a.

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