NDAA for Fiscal Year 2012

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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
P. L. 112-	House Conference Report 112-705
SEC. 803. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND. (a) In General- Section 1705 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (d)(2)(C), by striking clauses (i) through (vi) and inserting the following: `(i) For fiscal year 2013, $500,000,000. `(ii) For fiscal year 2014, $800,000,000. `(iii) For fiscal year 2015, $700,000,000. `(iv) For fiscal year 2016, $600,000,000. `(v) For fiscal year 2017, $500,000,000. `(vi) For fiscal year 2018, $400,000,000.'; (2) in subsection (e)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: `In the case of temporary members of the acquisition workforce designated pursuant to subsection (h)(2), such funds shall be available only for the limited purpose of providing training in the performance of acquisition-related functions and duties.'; and (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the period at the end the following: `, and who has continued in the employment of the Department since such time without a break in such employment of more than a year'; (3) by striking subsection (g); (4) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g); and (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection (h): `(h) Acquisition Workforce Defined- In this section, the term `acquisition workforce' means the following: `(1) Personnel in positions designated under section 1721 of this title as acquisition positions for purposes of this chapter. `(2) Other military personnel or civilian employees of the Department of Defense who-- `(A) contribute significantly to the acquisition process by virtue of their assigned duties; and `(B) are designated as temporary members of the acquisition workforce by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, or by the senior acquisition executive of a military department, for the limited purpose of receiving training for the performance of acquisition-related functions and duties.'. (b) Extension of Expedited Hiring Authority- Subsection (g) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(4) of this section, is further amended in paragraph (2) by striking `September 30, 2015' and inserting `September 30, 2017'. (c) Plan Required- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall develop a plan for the implementation of the authority provided by the amendments made by subsection (a) with regard to temporary members of the defense acquisition workforce. The plan shall include policy, criteria, and processes for designating temporary members and appropriate safeguards to prevent the abuse of such authority.	*Availability of amounts in Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (sec. 803)* The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 823) that would clarify the extent to which amounts in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF) may be used for training of temporary members of the acquisition workforce. The provision would also extend direct hiring authority for the Department of Defense acquisition workforce for an additional 2 years. The House bill contained no similar provision. The House recedes with an amendment that would update the amounts available in the DAWDF to reflect the Department's current plans for the acquisition workforce.
	Senate Report 112-173
	Availability of amounts in Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund for temporary members of workforce (sec. 823) The committee recommends a provision that would amend section 1705 of title 10, United States Code, to clarify the extent to which the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (DAWDF) may be used to support temporary members of the acquisition workforce. Under the amendment, DAWDF funds could be used for temporary personnel only for the limited purpose of providing training for such personnel in the performance of acquisition-related functions and duties. The provision would also amend section 1705 to extend direct hiring authority for the acquisition workforce for an additional 2 years. The committee notes that senior acquisition officials of the Department of Defense (DOD) have uniformly cited DAWDF as an essential tool to strengthen the acquisition workforce and help the Department overcome significant shortcomings in the management and oversight of its contracts. The committee continues to believe that robust funding of the DAWDF will result in improved DOD acquisition practices and substantial long-term savings. At the same time, however, the committee notes that the funding levels in section 1705(d)(2)(C) were established in section 832 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84), to reflect the requirements of the hiring plan announced by the Secretary of Defense in 2009, and do not take into account the substantial changes in DOD funding and force structure that have taken place since that time. The committee notes that the Statement of Managers accompanying H.R. 2055, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74), directed the Secretary of Defense to reassess the annual funding floors for the DAWDF and provide recommendations for appropriate funding levels to the congressional defense committees within 180 days of enactment. The committee endorses this review and concludes that while DOD has a continued need for DAWDF funding, funding levels should be established on the basis of a 2012 hiring plan, not a 2009 hiring plan.

SEC. 803. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS IN DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND.