sonnel 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 education re-
quirements, for— 
(i) entry-level positions in the General Schedule Con-
tracting series (GS–1102); 
(ii) senior positions in the General Schedule Contracting 
series (GS–1102); 
(iii) all positions in the General Schedule Purchasing series 
(GS–1105); and 
(iv) positions in other General Schedule series in which sig-
nificant acquisition-related functions are performed; and 
(B) prescribe the manner and extent to which the qualification 
requirements shall apply to an individual serving in a position de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) at the time the requirements are es-
tablished. 
(2) RELATIONSHIP TO REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE AC-
QUISITION WORKFORCE.—The Administrator shall establish qualifica-
tion requirements and make prescriptions under paragraph (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 Management for approval. 
The Director is deemed to have approved the requirement or prescrip-
tion if the Director does not disapprove 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 justification documents sub-
mitted 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. 
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(3) RESTRICTED OBLIGATION.—Amounts appropriated for education 
and training under this section may not be obligated for another pur-
pose. 
(i) TRAINING FUND.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subsection are to ensure that 
the Federal acquisition workforce— 
(A) adapts to fundamental changes in the nature of Federal 
Government acquisition of property and services associated with 
the changing roles of the Federal Government; and 
(B) acquires new skills and a new perspective to enable it to 
contribute effectively in the changing environment of the 21st cen-
tury. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FUND.—There is an ac-
quisition workforce training fund. The Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall manage the fund through the Federal Acquisition Institute 
to support the training of the acquisition workforce of the executive 
agencies, except as provided in paragraph (5). The Administrator of 
General Services shall consult with the Administrator in managing the 
fund. 
(3) CREDITS TO FUND.—Five percent of the fees collected by execu-
tive agencies (other than the Department of Defense) under the fol-
lowing contracts shall be credited to the fund: 
(A) Government-wide task and delivery-order contracts entered 
into under sections 4103 and 4105 of this title. 
(B) Government-wide contracts for the acquisition of informa-
tion technology as defined in section 11101 of title 40 and multi-
agency acquisition contracts for that technology authorized by sec-
tion 11314 of title 40. 
(C) multiple-award schedule contracts entered into by the Ad-
ministrator of General Services. 
(4) REMITTANCE BY HEAD OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The head of an 
executive agency that administers a contract described in paragraph (3) 
shall remit to the General Services Administration the amount required 
to be credited to the fund with respect to the contract at the end of 
each quarter of the fiscal year. 
(5) TRANSFER AND USE OF FEES COLLECTED FROM DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE.—The Administrator of General Services shall transfer to 
the Secretary of Defense fees collected from the Department of Defense 
pursuant to paragraph (3). The Defense Acquisition University shall 
use the fees for acquisition workforce training. 
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