Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 9, 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.
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.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2011 - 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.
Establishes a Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) and enumerates its purposes with respect to the development of a professional acquisition workforce.
Requires: (1) the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to recommend to the Administrator of General Services (GSA) sufficient budget resources and authority for the FAI 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: (1) the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, acting through FAI, to provide and update government-wide training standards and certification requirements; and (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.
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 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 7, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Apr 7, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Apr 7, 2011 |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Original | Apr 7, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2011Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 112-21.
- Jun 9, 2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.
- Apr 13, 2011Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 7, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Apr 7, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2272-2273)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1424 | Federal Acquisition Improvement Act of 2011 | Related bill | Apr 8, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2011Reported to Senate
- Apr 7, 2011Introduced in Senate
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