‘‘(7) evaluate the effectiveness of training and 
career development programs for acquisition per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(8) promote the establishment and utilization 
of academic programs by colleges and universities in 
acquisition fields; 
‘‘(9) facilitate, to the extent requested by agen-
cies, interagency intern and training programs; and 
‘‘(10) perform other career management or re-
search functions as directed by the Administrator. 
‘‘(b) BUDGET RESOURCES AND AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget and the Administrator 
of General Services shall provide the Federal Acqui-
sition Institute with the necessary budget resources 
and authority to support government-wide training 
standards and certification requirements necessary 
to enhance the mobility and career opportunities of 
the Federal acquisition workforce. 
‘‘(2) 
ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE
TRAINING 
FUND.—Subject to the availability of funds, the Ad-
minister of General Services shall provide the Fed-
eral Acquisition Institute with amounts from the ac-
quisition workforce training fund established under 
section 1703(i) of this title sufficient to meet the an-
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nual budget for the Federal Acquisition Institute re-
quested by the Administrator for Federal Procure-
ment Policy. 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL ACQUISITION INSTITUTE BOARD OF 
DIRECTORS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING
TO
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
Federal Acquisition Institute shall report through its 
Board of Directors directly to the Administrator for 
Federal Procurement Policy. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com-
posed of not more than 8 individuals from the Fed-
eral Government representing a mix of acquisition 
functional areas, all of whom shall be appointed by 
the Administrator. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Board shall provide general 
direction to the Federal Acquisition Institute to en-
sure that the Institute— 
‘‘(A) meets its statutory requirements; 
‘‘(B) meets the needs of the Federal acqui-
sition workforce; 
‘‘(C) implements appropriate programs; 
‘‘(D) coordinates with appropriate organi-
zations and groups that have an impact on the 
Federal acquisition workforce; 
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‘‘(E) develops and implements plans to 
meet future challenges of the Federal acquisi-
tion workforce; and 
‘‘(F) works closely with the Defense Acqui-
sition University. 
‘‘(4) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Board shall 
make recommendations to the Administrator regard-
ing the development and execution of the annual 
budget of the Federal Acquisition Institute. 
‘‘(d) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Federal Acqui-
sition Institute shall be appointed by, and report directly 
to, the Administrator. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives an annual report on the pro-
jected budget needs and expense plans of the Federal Ac-
quisition Institute to fulfill its mandate.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1122(a)(5) of such title is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) providing for and directing the activities of 
the Federal Acquisition Institute established under 
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section 1201 of this title, including recommending to 
the Administrator of General Services a sufficient 
budget for such activities.’’. 
(c) GOVERNMENT-WIDE TRAINING STANDARDS AND 
CERTIFICATION.—Section 1703 of title 41, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Administrator shall’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE
TRAINING 
STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION.—The Admin-
istrator, acting through the Federal Acquisition 
Institute, shall provide and update government- 
wide training standards and certification re-
quirements, including— 
‘‘(i) developing and modifying acquisi-
tion certification programs; 
‘‘(ii) ensuring quality assurance for 
agency implementation of government-wide 
training and certification standards; 
‘‘(iii) analyzing the acquisition train-
ing curriculum to ascertain if all certifi-
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cation competencies are covered or if ad-
justments are necessary; 
‘‘(iv) developing career path informa-
tion for certified professionals to encourage 
retention in government positions; 
‘‘(v) coordinating with the Office of 
Personnel Management for human capital 
efforts; and 
‘‘(vi) managing rotation assignments 
to support opportunities to apply skills in-
cluded in certification.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) ACQUISITION INTERNSHIP AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—All Federal civilian agency acquisition internship 
or acquisition training programs shall follow guidelines 
provided by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to 
ensure consistent training standards necessary to develop 
uniform core competencies throughout the Federal Gov-
ernment.’’. 
(d) EXPANDED SCOPE OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
TRAINING FUND.—Section 1703(i) of such title is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to support 
the training of the acquisition workforce of the exec-
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utive agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘to support the activi-
ties set forth in section 1201(a) of this title’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘ensure that 
amounts collected for training under this subsection 
are not used for a purpose other than the purpose 
specified in paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure 
that amounts collected under this section are not 
used for a purpose other than the activities set forth 
in section 1201(a) of this title’’. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or the amendments made by this section, shall be 
construed to preclude the Secretary of Defense from es-
tablishing acquisition workforce policies, procedures, 
training standards, and certification requirements for ac-
quisition positions in the Department of Defense, as pro-
vided in chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code. 
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