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analysis based on the adequacy of the analysis sub-
mitted. The Administrator shall give primary consid-
eration to whether an agency has demonstrated a 
compelling need that cannot be satisfied by existing 
Governmentwide contract in a timely and cost-effec-
tive manner. 
‘‘(c) CONTENT OF BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.—The 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall issue 
guidance specifying the content for a business case anal-
ysis submitted pursuant to this section. At a minimum, 
the business case analysis shall include details on the ad-
ministrative resources needed for such contract, including 
an analysis of all direct and indirect costs to the Federal 
Government of awarding and administering such contract 
and the impact such contract will have on the ability of 
the Federal Government to leverage its purchasing power. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
COVERED
GOVERNMENTWIDE
CON-
TRACT.—The term ‘covered Governmentwide con-
tract’ means any contract, blanket purchase agree-
ment, or other contractual instrument for acquisition 
of information technology or other goods or services 
that allows for an indefinite number of orders to be 
placed under the contract, agreement, or instrument, 
and that is established by one executive agency for 
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use by multiple executive agencies to obtain goods or 
services. The term does not include— 
‘‘(A) a multiple award schedule contract 
awarded by the General Services Administra-
tion; 
‘‘(B) a Governmentwide acquisition con-
tract for information technology awarded pursu-
ant to sections 11302(e) and 11314(a)(2) of 
title 40; 
‘‘(C) orders under Governmentwide con-
tracts in existence before the effective date of 
this section; or 
‘‘(D) any contract in an amount less than 
$10,000,000, determined on an average annual 
basis. 
‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘executive 
agency’ has the meaning provided that term by sec-
tion 105 of title 5.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended by adding after the item relating to sec-
tion 3311 the following new item: 
‘‘3312. Requirement for business case approval for new Governmentwide con-
tracts.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than June 1 in each of the 
next 6 years following the date of the enactment of this 
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Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a 
report on the implementation of section 3312 of title 41, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (b), including 
a summary of the submissions, reviews, approvals, and 
disapprovals of business case analyses pursuant to such 
section. 
(d) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator for Federal Pro-
curement Policy shall issue guidance for implementing sec-
tion 3312 of such title. 
(e) REVISION OF FAR.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to implement sec-
tion 3312 of such title. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3312 of such title is 
effective on and after 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE LIV—STRENGTHENING IT 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
SEC. 5411. EXPANSION OF TRAINING AND USE OF INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CADRES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
sure timely progress by Federal agencies toward devel-
oping, strengthening, and deploying personnel with highly 
specialized skills in information technology acquisition, in-
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cluding program and project managers, to be known as 
information technology acquisition cadres. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 1704 of title 
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) STRATEGIC PLAN
ON INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY ACQUISITION CADRES.— 
‘‘(1) FIVE-YEAR
STRATEGIC
PLAN
TO
CON-
GRESS.—Not later than June 1 following the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, the Director shall 
submit to the relevant congressional committees a 5- 
year strategic plan (to be known as the ‘IT Acquisi-
tion Cadres Strategic Plan’) to develop, strengthen, 
and solidify information technology acquisition cad-
res. The plan shall include a timeline for implemen-
tation of the plan and identification of individuals 
responsible for specific elements of the plan during 
the 5-year period covered by the plan. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan shall ad-
dress, at a minimum, the following matters: 
‘‘(A) Current information technology ac-
quisition staffing challenges in Federal agen-
cies, by previous year’s information technology 
acquisition value, and by the Federal Govern-
ment as a whole. 
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‘‘(B) The variety and complexity of infor-
mation technology acquisitions conducted by 
each Federal agency covered by the plan, and 
the specialized information technology acquisi-
tion workforce needed to effectively carry out 
such acquisitions. 
‘‘(C) The development of a sustainable 
funding model to support efforts to hire, retain, 
and train an information technology acquisition 
cadre of appropriate size and skill to effectively 
carry out the acquisition programs of the Fed-
eral agencies covered by the plan, including an 
examination of interagency funding methods 
and a discussion of how the model of the De-
fense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund 
could be applied to civilian agencies. 
‘‘(D) Any strategic human capital planning 
necessary to hire, retain, and train an informa-
tion acquisition cadre of appropriate size and 
skill at each Federal agency covered by the 
plan. 
‘‘(E) Governmentwide training standards 
and certification requirements necessary to en-
hance the mobility and career opportunities of 
the Federal information technology acquisition 
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