S.Amdt. 414

SA 414. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus)
to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 60, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

implementation of acquisition workforce development plans

Sec. 301.  (a) Amount for Office of Federal Procurement
Policy.--
(1) Amount.--For an additional amount for ``Office of
Management and Budget'', $40,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2010.
(2) Availability.--The amount provided by paragraph (1)
shall be available to the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy for purposes of the implementation of the Acquisition
Workforce Development Strategic Plan under section 869 of the
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4553).
(3) Exercise of authority.--In implementing the Acquisition
Workforce Development Strategic Plan utilizing the amount
provided by paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy may, in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the
Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget for
Acquisition Workforce Programs--
(A) allocate amounts provided by paragraph (1) to
departments and agencies of the Federal Government
implementing the Acquisition Workforce Development Strategic
Plan for purposes of hiring, training, and developing
contract officers, contract auditors, and contract
investigators; and
(B) set priorities in the allocation of amounts under
subparagraph (A) to departments and agencies in which
contracting activities are high or shortfalls in the
acquisition workforce are most severe.
(b) Amount for Secretary of Defense.--
(1) Amount.--For an additional amount for ``Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', $20,500,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2010.
(2) Availability.--The amount provided by paragraph (1)
shall be available to the Secretary of Defense to support the
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund
under section 1705 of title 10, United States Code.
(3) Exercise of authority.--In supporting the Department of
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund utilizing the
amount provided by paragraph (1), the Secretary--
(A) shall utilize such amount for purposes of hiring,
training, and developing contract officers, contract
auditors, and contract investigators, including the
allocation of funds to the military departments for such
purposes; and
(B) in so utilizing such amount, should consider the
requirements and needs identified in the most current
strategic human capital plan under section 1122 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
(Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3452; 10 U.S.C. prec. 1580
note), including the requirements and needs identified
pursuant to the provisions of section 851 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
110-181; 122 Stat. 247; 10 U.S.C. prec. 1580 note).
(c) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title XI under the
heading ``diplomatic and consular affairs'' is hereby reduced
by $60,500,000, with the amount of the reduction allocated to
amounts available under that heading to improve the
efficiency of human resources and diplomatic support
functions.
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