S.Amdt. 828

SA 828. Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Baldwin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. BUY AMERICAN ACT TRAINING FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION
WORKFORCE.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the Inspector General of
the Department of Defense has issued a series of reports
finding deficiencies in the adherence to the provisions of
the Buy American Act and recommending improvements in
training for the Defense acquisition workforce.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report evaluating Buy American training policies
for the Defense acquisition workforce.
(2) Elements.--The report shall include the following
elements:
(A) A summary and assessment of mandated training courses
for Department of Defense acquisition personnel responsible
for procuring items that are subject to the Berry Amendment
and Buy American Act.
(B) An assessment of Department of Defense efforts to
reinforce training related to Berry Amendment and Buy
American requirements.
(C) Options for alternative training models for contracting
personnel on Buy American and Berry Amendment requirements.
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