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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2902 

To improve the Federal Acquisition Institute. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 17, 2009 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. MCCASKILL, and Mr. BENNETT) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To improve the Federal Acquisition Institute. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Acquisition 

5 Institute Improvement Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REORGANIZATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION IN7 STITUTE. 

8 (a) BUDGET RESOURCES AND AUTHORITY.—The Di9 rector of Office of Management and Budget and the Ad10 ministrator of General Services shall provide the Federal 

11 Acquisition Institute (FAI) sufficient budget resources 


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1 and authority to support government-wide training stand2 ards and certification requirements necessary to enhance 

3 the mobility and career opportunities of the Federal acqui4 sition workforce. 

5 (b) OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY

6 CONTROL OVER INSTITUTE.—The FAI shall report 

7 through its Board of Directors to the Administrator for 

8 Federal Procurement Policy. The director of the FAI shall 

9 be appointed by the Administrator and shall report di10 rectly to the Associate Administrator for Acquisition 

11 Workforce. 

12 (c) ACQUISITION INTERNSHIP AND TRAINING PRO13 GRAMS.—All Federal civilian agency acquisition internship 

14 or acquisition training programs shall follow guidelines 

15 provided by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to 

16 ensure consistent training standards necessary to develop 

17 uniform core competencies throughout the Federal govern18 ment. 

19 (d) GOVERNMENT-WIDE TRAINING STANDARDS AND

20 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The FAI shall provide 

21 and update government-wide training standards and cer22 tification requirements, including— 

23 (1) developing and modifying acquisition certifi24 cation programs; 


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1 (2) ensuring quality assurance for agency im2 plementation of government-wide training and cer3 tification standards; 

4 (3) analyzing the acquisition training cur5 riculum to ascertain if all certification competencies 

6 are covered or if adjustments are necessary; 

7 (4) developing career path information for cer8 tified professionals to encourage retention in govern9 ment positions; 

10 (5) coordinating with the Office of Personnel 

11 Management for human capital efforts; and 

12 (6) managing rotation assignments to support 

13 opportunities to apply skills included in certification. 

14 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator for Fed15 eral Procurement Policy shall submit to the Committee on 

16 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 

17 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com18 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform and the 

19 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa20 tives an annual report on the projected budget needs and 

21 expense plans of the FAI to fulfill its mandate. 

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