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 124 STAT. 3704 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 performance of employees who contribute to achieving the agency’s performance goals. The system of incentives shall include provisions that— (A) relate pay to performance (including the extent to which the performance of personnel in the workforce contributes to achieving the cost goals, schedule goals, and performance goals established for acquisition programs pursuant to section 3103(b) of this title); and (B) provide for consideration, in personnel evaluations and promotion decisions, of the extent to which the performance of personnel in the workforce contributes to achieving the cost goals, schedule goals, and performance goals. (g) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator shall— (A) establish qualification requirements, including edu- cation requirements, for— (i) entry-level positions in the General Schedule Con- tracting series (GS–1102); (ii) senior positions in the General Schedule Con- tracting series (GS–1102); (iii) all positions in the General Schedule Purchasing series (GS–1105); and (iv) positions in other General Schedule series in which significant acquisition-related functions are per- formed; and (B) prescribe the manner and extent to which the quali- fication requirements shall apply to an individual serving in a position described in subparagraph (A) at the time the requirements are established. (2) RELATIONSHIP TO REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.—The Administrator shall establish qualification requirements and make prescriptions under para- graph (1) that are comparable to those established for the same or equivalent positions pursuant to chapter 87 of title 10 with appropriate modifications. (3) APPROVAL OF REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator shall submit any requirement established or prescription made under paragraph (1) to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- ment for approval. The Director is deemed to have approved the requirement or prescription if the Director does not dis- approve the requirement or prescription within 30 days after receiving it. (h) EDUCATION AND TRAINING.— (1) FUNDING LEVELS.—The head of an executive agency shall set forth separately the funding levels requested for educating and training the acquisition workforce in the budget justifica- tion documents submitted in support of the President’s budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31. (2) TUITION ASSISTANCE.—The head of an executive agency may provide tuition reimbursement in education (including a full-time course of study leading to a degree) in accordance with section 4107 of title 5 for personnel serving in acquisition positions in the agency. (3) RESTRICTED OBLIGATION.—Amounts appropriated for edu- cation and training under this section may not be obligated for another purpose.