,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
inclusion of certain contractor         
personnel in matters on the defense     
acquisition workforce in the annual     
strategic workforce plan of the         
,department of ,defense4  #a4 ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,defense ,acquisition ,contractor       
,workforce ,improvement ,act of #bjae4  
#b4 ,inclusion of certain contractor    
personnel in matters on the defense     
acquisition workforce in the annual     
strategic workforce plan of the         
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,inclusion 
of certain contractor personnel ,section
 #aae;b7d77#a7 of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
including both military and civilian    

personnel4 and inserting including      
military1 civilian1 and contractor      
personnel that directly support the     
acquisition processes of the ,department
 of ,defense4 ,for purposes of this     
subsection1 contractor personnel shall  
be treated as directly supporting the   
acquisition processes of the ,department
 if1 and to the extent that1 such       
contractor personnel perform functions  
that1 if performed by civilian          
personnel1 would be make such civilian  
personnel a part of the defense         
acquisition workforce44  7b7 ,effective 
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall take effect on the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 and shall apply
 with respect to annual strategic       
workforce plans of the ,department of   
,defense submitted to ,congress after   
that date4