,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bidd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,mr4  
,cisneros introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
establish a public-private exchange     
program for the acquisition workforce4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,training ,acquisition ,leaders 
and ,elevating ,new ,talent ,act of     
#bjai or the ,,talent ,act4  #b4        
,public-private exchange program for the
 acquisition workforce  7a7 ,in general 
,subchapter ,,iv of chapter #hg of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #agdi4 ,public-private        
exchange program for the acquisition    
workforce  7a7 ,assignment authority    
7#a7 ,the ,secretary may1 by rule1      
establish a program to be known as the  
,public-,private ,exchange ,program for 
the ,acquisition ,workforce to          

temporarily assign a member of the      
acquisition workforce to a              
private-sector organization or an       
employee of a private-sector            
organization to the ,department of      
,defense if--  7,a7 pursuant to an      
agreement between the ,secretary1 the   
private-sector organization1 and the    
individual to be temporarily assigned   
described in subsection 7b72 and  7,b7  
with the consent of the individual to be
 temporarily assigned4  7#b7 ,members of
 the acquisition workforce are eligible 
for a temporary assignment under this   
section as follows3  7,a7 ,civilians in 
any of grades ,,gs-#ab through ,,gs-#ae 
under the ,general ,schedule or1 for    
employees participating in the          
demonstration project under section     
#agfb of this title1 the equivalent4    
7,b7 ,members of the armed forces       
serving in any of pay grades ,o-#c      
through ,o-#f4  7#c7 ,a private-sector  
organization shall not be considered to 
have a conflict of interest with the    

,department of ,defense solely because  
of participation in the program         
established under this section4  7b7    
,agreements  7#a7 ,an agreement entered 
into under this section shall include   
the following3 7,a7 ,the terms and      
conditions of a temporary assignment4   
7,b7 ,in the case of an agreement for   
the temporary assignment of a member of 
the acquisition workforce1 a requirement
 that the member of the acquisition     
workforce1 upon completion of the       
temporary assignment1 will--  7i7 if a  
member of the armed forces1 serve in the
 armed forces for a period equal to     
twice the length of the temporary       
assignment 7in addition to any other    
period of obligated service72 or  7ii7  
if a civilian1 serve in the ,department 
of ,defense1 or elsewhere in the civil  
service if approved by the ,secretary1  
for a period equal to twice the length  
of the temporary assignment4  7,c7 ,a   
provision that if the individual to be  
temporarily assigned fails to carry out 

the agreement1 such individual shall be 
liable to the ,united ,states for       
payment of all expenses of the          
assignment1 unless that failure was for 
good and sufficient reason1 as          
determined by the ,secretary of         
,defense4  7,d7 ,in the case of an      
agreement for the temporary assignment  
of a member of the acquisition          
workforce1 language ensuring that such  
member of the acquisition workforce does
 not improperly use pre-decisional or   
draft deliberative information that such
 member may be privy to or aware of     
related to ,department programing1      
budgeting1 resourcing1 acquisition1 or  
procurement for the benefit or advantage
 of the private-sector organization4    
7#b7 ,an amount for which an individual 
is liable under paragraph 7#a77;,c7     
shall be treated as a debt due the      
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,the ,secretary  
may waive1 in whole or in part1         
collection of a debt described in       
paragraph 7#b7 based on a determination 

that the collection would be against    
equity and good conscience and not in   
the best interests of the ,united       
,states1 after taking into account any  
indication of fraud1 misrepresentation1 
fault1 or lack of good faith on the part
 of the individual who is liable for the
 debt4  7c7 ,termination ,an assignment 
under this section may1 at any time and 
for any reason1 be terminated by the    
,department of ,defense or the          
private-sector organization concerned4  
7d7 ,duration  7#a7 ,except as provided 
in paragraph 7#b71 an assignment under  
this section shall be for a period of   
not more than two years1 renewable up to
 a total of four years4  7#b7 ,an       
assignment under this section may be for
 a period in excess of two years1 but   
not more than four years1 if the        
,secretary determines that such         
assignment is necessary to meet critical
 mission or program requirements4  7#c7 
,a member of the acquisition workforce  
may not be assigned under this section  

for more than a total of four years     
inclusive of all such assignments4  7e7 
,status of individuals assigned to      
private-,sector organizations  7#a7 ,a  
member of the acquisition workforce who 
is assigned to a private-sector         
organization under this section shall be
 considered1 during the period of       
assignment1 to be on detail to a regular
 duty or work assignment1 as applicable1
 in the ,department for all purposes4   
7#b7 ,in the case of a civilian member  
of the acquisition workforce1 the       
written agreement established under     
subsection 7b77#a7--  7,a7 shall address
 the specific terms and conditions      
related to the civilian member's        
continued status as a ,federal employee2
 and  7,b7 in the case of an assignment 
of nine months or longer1 shall provide 
that1 if the civilian member            
successfully completes the assignment   
7as determined by the ,secretary71 the  
civilian member shall be eligible for   
consideration for placement in a new    

position under programs of the          
,department of ,defense providing       
priority placement to certain employees4
  7#c7 ,with respect to an assignment of
 a member of the acquisition workforce  
under this section1 the ,secretary--    
7,a7 may1 in the case of a civilian     
member of the acquisition workforce1    
provide for the performance1 during the 
member's absence1 of the normal duties  
and functions of that member by making a
 temporary or term appointment under    
general civil service authorities for   
such appointments2  7,b7 shall ensure   
that the normal duties and functions of 
the civilian member of the acquisition  
workforce described in subparagraph 7,a7
 can be reasonably performed by other   
personnel of the ,department of ,defense
 without the permanent transfer or      
permanent reassignment of other         
personnel of the ,department of         
,defense1 including members of the armed
 forces2  7,c7 shall ensure that the    
normal duties and functions of the      

acquisition workforce member are not1 as
 a result of and during the course of   
such temporary assignment1 performed or 
augmented by contractor personnel in    
violation of the provisions of section  
#bdfa of this title2 and  7,d7 shall    
certify that the temporary assignment of
 the acquisition workforce member will  
not have an adverse or negative impact  
on mission attainment1 warfighter       
support1 or organizational capabilities 
associated with the assignment4  7f7    
,terms and conditions for               
private-,sector employees ,an employee  
of a private-,sector organization who is
 assigned to a ,department of ,defense  
organization under this section--  7#a7 
shall continue to receive pay and       
benefits from the private-sector        
organization from which such employee is
 assigned and shall not receive pay or  
benefits from the ,department of        
,defense1 except as provided in         
paragraph 7#b72  7#b7 is deemed to be an
 employee of the ,department of ,defense

 for the purposes of-- 7,a7 chapters #gc
 and #ha of title #e2  7,b7 sections    
#bja1 #bjc1 #bje1 #bjg1 #bjh1 #bji1     
#fjc1 #fjf1 #fjg1 #fdc1 #fed1 #aije1 and
 #aiac of title #ah2  7,c7 sections     
#acdc1 #acdd1 and #acdi7;b7 of title    
#ca2  7,d7 the ,federal ,tort ,claims   
,act and any other ,federal tort        
liability statute2  7,e7 the ,ethics in 
,government ,act of #aigh2 and  7,f7    
chapter #ba of title #da2  7#c7 shall   
not have access to any trade secrets or 
to any other nonpublic information which
 is of commercial value to the          
private-sector organization from which  
such employee is assigned2  7#d7 may    
perform work that is considered         
inherently governmental in nature only  
when requested in writing by the        
,secretary of ,defense2 and  7#e7 may   
not be used to circumvent the provision 
of section #bdfa of this title nor to   
circumvent any limitation or restriction
 on the size of the ,department's       
workforce4  7g7 ,prohibition against    

charging certain costs to the ,federal  
government ,a private-sector            
organization may not charge the         
,department or any other agency of the  
,federal ,government1 as direct or      
indirect costs under a ,federal         
contract1 the costs of pay or benefits  
paid by the organization to an employee 
assigned to a ,department organization  
under this section for the period of the
 assignment4  7h7 ,consideration of     
training needs for members of the       
acquisition workforce ,in carrying out  
this section1 the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall take into consideration how      
assignments under this section might    
best be used to help meet the needs of  
the ,department of ,defense with respect
 to the training of members of the      
acquisition workforce4  7i7 ,funding2   
use of ,defense ,acquisition ,workforce 
,development ,fund ,funds for the       
expenses for the program established    
under this section shall be provided    
from amounts in the ,department of      

,defense ,acquisition ,workforce        
,development ,fund4 ,expenses for the   
program include--  7#a7 notwithstanding 
section #agje7;e77#e7 of this title1 the
 base salary of a civilian member of the
 acquisition workforce assigned to a    
private-sector organization under this  
section1 during the period of that      
assignment2  7#b7 expenses relating to  
assignment under this section of a      
member of the acquisition workforce away
 from the member's regular duty station1
 including expenses for travel1 per     
diem1 and lodging2 and  7#c7 expenses   
for the administration of the program4  
4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table  
of sections at the beginning of such    
subchapter is amended by adding at the  
end the following new item3  #agdi4     
,public-private exchange program for the
 acquisition workforce4  4  7b7 ,use of 
,defense ,acquisition ,workforce        
,development ,fund ,section             
#agje7;e77#a7 of such title is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  

subparagraph3  7,c7 ,amounts in the     
,fund shall be used to pay the expenses 
of the ,public-,private ,exchange       
,program for the ,acquisition ,workforce
 under section #agdi of this title4  4  
7c7 ,acquisition workforce employees    
excluded from public-,private talent    
exchange  7#a7 ,in general ,section     
#aeii;g of such title is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7i7 ,acquisition workforce 
employees ,an employee of the           
,department of ,defense who is eligible 
for the ,public-,private ,exchange      
,program for the ,acquisition ,workforce
 under section #agdi of this title is   
not eligible for an assignment under    
this section4  4  7#b7 ,applicability   
,subsection 7i7 of section #aeii;g of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by paragraph 7#a71 shall not apply
 to an employee of the ,department of   
,defense who entered into an agreement  
under that section before the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4