S 2902 · 111th Congress 2009โ€“2011, ended

Federal Acquisition Institute Act of 2010

Latest action · Dec 14, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedDec 17, 2009
  2. Passed SenateDec 13, 2010
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Acquisition Institute Act of 2010 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide that the Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall: (1) be chosen on the basis of demonstrated knowledge and expertise in acquisition, human capital, and management; (2) be located in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; and (3) implement acquisition workforce programs.

Requires the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) 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 and analyze acquisition workforce data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), from the heads of executive agencies, and through periodic surveys of 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 identifying and recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition fields; (6) develop instructional materials for acquisition personnel in coordination with private and public acquisition colleges and training facilities; (7) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career development programs for acquisition personnel; (8) promote the establishment and utilization of academic programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields; and (9) facilitate interagency intern and training programs.

Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to provide FAI 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; and (2) the GSA Administrator to provide FAI with amounts from the acquisition training fund sufficient to meet the annual budget for FAI requested by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.

Directs FAI to report through its Board of Directors directly to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy. Sets forth the composition of the Board, which shall provide general direction to FAI and make recommendations to the Administrator regarding the development and execution of FAI's annual budget. Requires the Director of FAI to be appointed by, and report directly to, the Administrator.

Directs: (1) the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, acting through FAI, to provide and update government-wide training standards and certification requirements; (2) all federal civilian agency acquisition internship or acquisition training programs to follow guidelines provided by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to ensure consistent training standards necessary to develop uniform core competencies throughout the federal government; and (3) the Administrator to submit to specified congressional committees an annual report on the projected budget needs and expense plans of FAI.

Directs the GSA Administrator to manage the acquisition workforce training fund through FAI to support FAI activities and to ensure that funds collected are only used for such purposes.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 17, 2009 to Jul 27, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MOClaire McCaskillOriginalDec 17, 2009
R-UTRobert F. BennettOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaJul 27, 2010
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichJul 27, 2010
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanJul 27, 2010
R-MAScott P. BrownJul 27, 2010

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Dec 17, 2009Markup Jul 28, 2010Reported Dec 8, 2010
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Dec 14, 2010

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 14, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  2. Dec 14, 2010Received in the House.
  3. Dec 14, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  4. Dec 13, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8947-8948; text as passed Senate: CR S8947-8948)
  5. Dec 8, 2010Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Dec 8, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 679.
  7. Jul 28, 2010Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  8. Dec 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
  9. Dec 17, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S8947, S8948Text printed S8947Richard J. Durbin D-ILDec 13, 2010
SenateDebate and remarks S13387Susan M. Collins R-MEDec 17, 2009

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Sep 14, 2010S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Act of 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 28, 2010</p>
  2. Sep 14, 2010S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Act of 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 28, 2010

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to improve the Federal Acquisition Institute.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
Federal Acquisition Institute Act of 2010
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Federal Acquisition Institute Act of 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 14, 2010Referred in House
  2. Dec 13, 2010Engrossed in Senate
  3. Dec 8, 2010Reported to Senate
  4. Dec 17, 2009Introduced in Senate

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