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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1424 
To improve the Federal Acquisition Institute. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 7, 2011 
Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To improve the Federal Acquisition Institute. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Acquisition 
Improvement Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 1704(b) 
of title 41, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Associate Administrator shall be cho-
sen on the basis of demonstrated knowledge and ex-
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pertise in acquisition, human capital, and manage-
ment.’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Associate Administrator 
for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall be located 
in the Federal Acquisition Institute (or its suc-
cessor).’’ and inserting ‘‘The Associate Adminis-
trator shall be located in the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) implementing workforce programs under 
subsections (f) through (k) of section 1703 of this 
title; and’’. 
(b) FEDERAL ACQUISITION INSTITUTE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Division B of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
chapter 11 the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 12—FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
INSTITUTE 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘1201. Federal Acquisition Institute. 
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‘‘§ 1201. Federal Acquisition Institute 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Federal 
Acquisition Institute (FAI) in order to— 
‘‘(1) foster and promote the development of a 
professional acquisition workforce Government-wide; 
‘‘(2) promote and coordinate Government-wide 
research and studies to improve the procurement 
process and the laws, policies, methods, regulations, 
procedures, and forms relating to acquisition by the 
executive agencies; 
‘‘(3) collect data and analyze acquisition work-
force data from the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, the heads of executive agencies, and, through 
periodic surveys, from individual employees; 
‘‘(4) periodically analyze acquisition career 
fields to identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, 
and related academic prerequisites, skills, and 
knowledge; 
‘‘(5) coordinate and assist agencies in identi-
fying and recruiting highly qualified candidates for 
acquisition fields; 
‘‘(6) develop instructional materials for acquisi-
tion personnel in coordination with private and pub-
lic acquisition colleges and training facilities; 
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