Defense Acquisition Contractor Workforce Improvement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1289
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2015-05-12
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Defense Acquisition Contractor Workforce Improvement Act of 2015 </strong></p> <p>This bill includes certain contractor personnel in the defense acquisition workforce for purposes of the Department of Defense annual strategic workforce plan. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1289 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2015 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain contractor personnel in matters on the defense acquisition workforce in the annual strategic workforce plan of the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense Acquisition Contractor Workforce Improvement Act of 2015 . 2. Inclusion of certain contractor personnel in matters on the defense acquisition workforce in the annual strategic workforce plan of the Department of Defense (a) Inclusion of certain contractor personnel Section 115b(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking including both military and civilian personnel. and inserting including military, civilian, and contractor personnel that directly support the acquisition processes of the Department of Defense. For purposes of this subsection, contractor personnel shall be treated as directly supporting the acquisition processes of the Department if, and to the extent that, such contractor personnel perform functions that, if performed by civilian personnel, would be make such civilian personnel a part of the defense acquisition workforce. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to annual strategic workforce plans of the Department of Defense submitted to Congress after that date.