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 124 STAT. 4303 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 capacity, capability, and effective succession for acquisition functions, including contingency contracting, of the Department of Defense. ‘‘(5) A deliberate workforce development strategy that ensures diversity in promotion, advancement, and experiential opportunities commensurate with the general workforce out- lined in this section. ‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN ANNUAL REPORT.—The Sec- retary of Defense shall include in the report to Congress required under section 115b(d) of this title the following information related to the acquisition workforce for the period covered by the report (which shall be shown for the Department of Defense as a whole and separately for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Defense Agencies, and Office of the Secretary of Defense): ‘‘(1) The total number of persons serving in the Acquisition Corps, set forth separately for members of the armed forces and civilian employees, by grade level and by functional spe- cialty. ‘‘(2) The total number of critical acquisition positions held, set forth separately for members of the armed forces and civilian employees, by grade level and by other appropriate categories (including by program manager, deputy program manager, and division head positions), including average length of time served in each position. For each such category, the report shall specify the number of civilians holding such posi- tions compared to the total number of positions filled. ‘‘(3) The number of employees to whom the requirements of subsections (b)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(B) of section 1732 of this title did not apply because of the exceptions provided in para- graphs (1) and (2) of section 1732(c) of this title, set forth separately by type of exception. ‘‘(4) The number of times a waiver authority was exercised under section 1724(d), 1732(d), 1734(d), or 1736(c) of this title or any other provision of this chapter (or other provision of law) which permits the waiver of any requirement relating to the acquisition workforce, and in the case of each such authority, the reasons for exercising the authority. The Sec- retary may present the information provided under this para- graph by category or grouping of types of waivers and reasons.’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 87 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1722a the fol- lowing new item: ‘‘1722b. Special requirements for civilian employees in the acquisition field.’’. (b) CAREER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.—Section 1723 of such title is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: ‘‘(b) CAREER PATH REQUIREMENTS.—For each career path, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall establish require- ments for the completion of course work and related on-the-job training and demonstration of qualifications in the critical acquisi- tion-related duties and tasks of the career path. The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary, shall also—