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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle F — Improve Acquisition Act

P. L. 111-

Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committees on Armed Services of the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives on H. R. 6523

From H. R. 6523

SEC. 876. DEFINITION OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

Section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph:

`(18) The term `acquisition workforce' means the persons serving in acquisition positions within the Department of Defense, as designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of this title.'.

From H.R. 5136:  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

SEC. 207. DEFINITION OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

Section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph:

`(18) The term `acquisition workforce' means the persons serving in acquisition positions within the Department of Defense, as designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of this title.'.

From H. R. 5013:  Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010

SEC. 207. DEFINITION OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

Section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph:

`(18) The term `acquisition workforce' means the persons serving in acquisition positions within the Department of Defense, as designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of this title.'.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 207 of division D) that would provide for the general applicability of the existing statutory definition of the acquisition workforce.

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision.

The agreement includes the House provision.

From H. Rpt. 111-465, accompanying  H. R. 5013: Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010

SECTION 207--DEFINITION OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

This section would add a definition of the acquisition workforce to section 101 of title 10, United States Code. The acquisition workforce is defined as those designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of title 10, United States Code.