S.Amdt. 5276

1. Rewrites section 812

   Replaces

   In S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   SEC. 812. CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING CORPS.

   (a) In General.--[struck: Chapter 137][inserted: The Office] of [struck: title 10, United States Code, ][inserted: Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) ]is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   "[struck: Sec][inserted: SEC]. [struck: 2334][inserted: 44]. [struck: Contingency Contracting Corps][inserted: CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING CORPS.]

   "(a) Establishment.--The [struck: Secretary of Defense ][inserted: Administrator ]shall establish [struck: within the Department of Defense ]a [inserted: government-wide ]Contingency Contracting Corps (in this section, referred to as the 'Corps')[struck: to ensure the Department has the capability, when needed, to support contingency contracting actions in a deployed environment]. The members of the Corps shall be available for deployment in [struck: connection with ][inserted: responding to disasters, natural and man-made, and ]contingency operations both within and outside the continental United States[struck: , including reconstruction efforts relating thereto].

   "(b) Membership.--Membership in the Corps shall be voluntary and open to all [struck: employees of the Department of Defense][inserted: Federal employees], including uniformed members of the Armed [struck: Forces][inserted: Services], who are [inserted: currently ]members of the [struck: defense][inserted: Federal] acquisition workforce[struck: , as designated under section 1721 of this title].

   "(c) Education and Training.--The [struck: Secretary of Defense ][inserted: Administrator ]may establish additional educational and training requirements[struck: ][inserted: , and may pay ]for [struck: members of ][inserted: these additional requirements from funds available in ]the [struck: Corps][inserted: acquisition workforce training fund].

   Struck: "(d) Clothing and Equipment.--The Secretary of Defense may identify any necessary clothing and equipment requirements for members of the Corps.

   "([struck: e][inserted: d]) Salary.--The salaries for members of the Corps shall be paid by [struck: the Department of Defense ][inserted: their parent agencies ]out of existing appropriations.

   Struck: "(f) Authority To Deploy the Corps.--The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee, shall have the authority to determine when members of the Corps shall be deployed.

   Struck: "(g) Annual Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives an annual report on the status of the Contingency Contracting Corps.

   Struck: "(2) At a minimum, each report under paragraph (1) shall include the number of members of the Contingency Contracting Corps, the fully burdened cost of operating the program, the number of deployments of members of the program, and the performance of members of the program in deployment.".

   Struck: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

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   Struck: "2334. Contingency Contracting Corps.".

   Inserted: "(e) Authority To Deploy the Corps.--The Administrator, or the Administrator's designee, shall have the authority, upon the request of an executive agency, to determine when civilian agency members of the Corps shall be deployed, in consultation with the head of the agency or agencies employing the members to be deployed. With respect to members of the Corps who are also members of the Armed Forces or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee, must concur in the Administrator's deployment determinations.

   Inserted: "(f) Annual Report.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives an annual report on the status of the Contingency Contracting Corps.

   Inserted: "(2) Content.--At a minimum, each report under paragraph (1) shall include the number of members of the Contingency Contracting Corps, the fully burdened cost of operating the program, the number of deployments of members of the program, and the performance of members of the program in deployment.".

   Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

   Inserted: "Sec. 44. Contingency Contracting Corps.".

   Original wording

   Strike section 812 and insert the following:

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