10 U.S.C. § 1746a | Acquisition workforce educational partnerships

(a)

Establishment .—

The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall establish a program within Defense Acquisition University to—

(1)

section 4142 of this title facilitate the engagement of relevant experts, including with the acquisition research activities established under , with the faculty of the Defense Acquisition University to assess and modify the curriculum of the Defense Acquisition University, as appropriate, to enhance the capabilities of the Defense Acquisition University to support educational, training, and research activities in support of acquisition missions of the Department of Defense;

(2)

establish a cross-discipline, peer mentoring program for academic advising and to address critical retention concerns with respect to the acquisition workforce;

(3)

partner with extramural institutions and military department functional leadership to offer training and on-the-job learning support to all members of the acquisition workforce addressing operational challenges that affect procurement decisionmaking;

(4)

support the partnerships between the Department of Defense and extramural institutions with missions relating to the training and continuous development of members of the acquisition workforce;

(5)

accelerate the adoption, appropriate design and customization, and use of flexible acquisition practices by the acquisition workforce by expanding the availability of training and on-the-job learning and guidance on such practices and incorporating such training into the curriculum of the Defense Acquisition University; and

(6)

support and enhance the capabilities of the faculty of the Defense Acquisition University, and the currency and applicability of the knowledge possessed by such faculty, by—

(A)

section 4142 of this title building partnerships between the faculty of the Defense Acquisition University and the director of, and individuals involved with, the activities established under ;

(B)

supporting the preparation and drafting of the reports required under subsection (f)(2); and

(C)

instituting a program under which each member of the faculty of the Defense Acquisition University shall be detailed to an operational acquisition position in a military department or Defense Agency, or to an extramural institution, for not less than six months out of every five year period.

(b)

Senior Official .—

Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this section, the President of the Defense Acquisition University shall designate a senior official to execute activities under this section.

(c)

Support From Other Department of Defense Organizations .—

The Secretary of Defense may direct other elements of the Department of Defense to provide personnel, resources, and other support to the program established under this section, as the Secretary determines appropriate.

(d)

Funding .—

section 1705 of this titleSubject to the availability of appropriations, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may use amounts available in the Defense Acquisition Workforce and Development Account (as established under ) to carry out the requirements of this section.

(e)

Annual Reports .—

September 30, 2022Not later than , and annually thereafter, the President of the Defense Acquisition University shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report describing the activities conducted under this section during the one-year period ending on the date on which such report is submitted.

(f)

Exemption to Report Termination Requirements .—

Public Law 114–92 129 Stat. 1000 10 U.S.C. 111 Public Law 114–328 130 Stat. 2405 10 U.S.C. 111Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (; ; note), as amended by section 1061(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (; ; note), does not apply with respect to the reports required to be submitted to Congress under this section.

(g)

Definitions .—

In this section:

(1)

Acquisition workforce .—

section 1705(g) of this titleThe term “acquisition workforce” has the meaning given such term in .

(2)

Extramural institutions .—

section 4142 of this titleThe term “extramural institutions” means participants in an activity established under , public sector organizations, and nonprofit credentialing organizations.

Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VIII, § 801(a)Dec. 27, 2021135 Stat. 1811 Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1883(b)(2)Jan. 1, 2021134 Stat. 4294(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 117–81Dec. 27, 2021The enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (b), probably means the date of enactment of , which was approved .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–2832021—Subsecs. (a)(1), (6)(A), (g)(2). substituted “section 4142” for “section 2361a”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–283Jan. 1, 2022section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283 section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see , set out as a note preceding .