S.Amdt. 2218

1. Inserts new text at the end of section 844

   Inserts

   In H.R. 1585 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   Section 832(b)(1) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2331) is amended by striking "necessary for national security purposes" and inserting "in the national interest".

   Inserted: (h) Study and Plan.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--No amounts in the Fund may be used until the Secretary of Defense develops a plan for establishing the appropriate size of the acquisition workforce of the Department to accomplish inherently governmental functions.

   Inserted: (2) Content.--The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall--

   Inserted: (A) identify the positions and skills, due to their inherently governmental nature, that should be supplied by Department of Defense personnel versus contractor personnel;

   Inserted: (B) identify the gaps in skills that exist within the current acquisition workforce of the Department;

   Inserted: (C) create a plan for closing such skill gaps;

   Inserted: (D) create a plan for obtaining a proper match between the level of acquisition expertise within each acquisition program office and the level of risk associated with the acquisition program that the program office is expected to manage; and

   Inserted: (E) identify the additional personnel or hiring authorities that may be required on an interim basis, until such time as the Department of Defense has sufficient government personnel to fill the positions designated as inherently governmental.

   Inserted: (3) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2008, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under paragraph (1).

   Original wording

   At the end of section 844, insert the following:

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