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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6684 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense 
to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors 
in the award of certain contracts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 28, 2018 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, and Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Defense to consider the existence of qualified 
training programs of contractors in the award of certain 
contracts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS 
WITH QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
(a) CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACTORS WITH QUALI-
FIED TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 141 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2409 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2409a. Consideration of contractors with qualified 
training programs 
‘‘(a) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, to the maximum practicable, consider the existence 
of qualified training programs of contractors by requiring 
a contracting officer, in the evaluation of offers for any 
contract in an amount greater than $25,000,000— 
‘‘(1) to consider the existence of a qualified 
training program of an offeror as a factor in the 
evaluation; 
‘‘(2) to give consideration to an offeror that 
provides comprehensive training and education pro-
grams to develop its workforce, consistent with 
needs of the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(3) in the consideration of past performance of 
an incumbent contractor, to consider the manner in 
which the incumbent contractor is educating, invest-
ing, and retaining the contractor’s workforce. 
‘‘(b) INCENTIVES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop workforce development investment incentives for 
contractors. 
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‘‘(c) QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM DEFINED.— 
The term ‘qualified training program’ means any of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) A program eligible to receive funds under 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) A program eligible to receive funds under 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) A program registered under the Act of Au-
gust 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’; Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 
U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) Any other Federal program determined to 
be a qualified training program for purposes of this 
section by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 2409 
the following new item: 
‘‘2409a. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act apply with respect to contracts awarded 
on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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