,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cha #aafth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ehbb
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-dge ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #aj1 #bjbj,ms4 ,titus         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,august #ad1 #bjbj,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,february #aj1 #bjbj  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb to establish an acquisition       
professional career program1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,homeland      
,security ,acquisition ,professional    
,career ,program ,act4  #b4             
,authorization of the acquisition       
professional career program  7a7 ,in    

general ,title ,,vii of the ,homeland   
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#cda et seq47 is amended by adding at   
the end the following new section3      
#gaa4 ,acquisition professional career  
program  7a7 ,establishment ,there is   
established in the ,department an       
acquisition professional career program 
to develop a cadre of acquisition       
professionals within the ,department4   
7b7 ,administration ,the ,under         
,secretary for ,management shall        
administer the acquisition professional 
career program established pursuant to  
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,program           
requirements ,the ,under ,secretary for 
,management shall carry out the         
following with respect to the           
acquisition professional career program4
 7#a7 ,designate the occupational       
series1 grades1 and number of           
acquisition positions throughout the    
,department to be included in the       
program and manage centrally such       
positions4  7#b7 ,establish and publish 

on the ,department's website eligibility
 criteria for candidates to participate 
in the program4  7#c7 ,carry out        
recruitment efforts to attract          
candidates-- 7,a7 from institutions of  
higher education1 including such        
institutions with established           
acquisition specialties and courses of  
study1 historically ,black colleges and 
universities1 and ,hispanic-serving     
institutions2  7,b7 with diverse work   
experience outside of the ,federal      
,government2 or  7,c7 with military     
service4  7#d7 ,hire eligible candidates
 for designated positions under the     
program4  7#e7 ,develop a structured    
program comprised of acquisition        
training1 on-the-job experience1        
,department-wide rotations1 mentorship1 
shadowing1 and other career development 
opportunities for program participants4 
7#f7 ,provide1 beyond required training 
established for program participants1   
additional specialized acquisition      
training1 including small business      

contracting and innovative acquisition  
techniques training4  7d7 ,reports ,not 
later than ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 and    
annually thereafter through #bjbf1 the  
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report on the acquisition professional  
career program4 ,each such report shall 
include the following information3 7#a7 
,the number of candidates approved for  
the program4  7#b7 ,the number of       
candidates who commenced participation  
in the program1 including generalized   
information on such candidates'         
backgrounds with respect to education   
and prior work experience1 but not      
including personally identifiable       
information4  7#c7 ,a breakdown of the  
number of participants hired under the  
program by type of acquisition position4
  7#d7 ,a list of ,department components
 and offices that participated in the   

program and information regarding length
 of time of each program participant in 
each rotation at such components or     
offices4  7#e7 ,program attrition rates 
and post-program graduation retention   
data1 including information on how such 
data compare to the prior year's data1  
as available4  7#f7 ,the ,department's  
recruiting efforts for the program4     
7#g7 ,the ,department's efforts to      
promote retention of program            
participants4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,hispanic-serving        
institution ,the term ,hispanic-serving 
institution has the meaning given such  
term in section #ejb of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#aaja;a74  7#b7 ,historically ,black    
colleges and universities ,the term     
historically ,black colleges and        
universities has the meaning given the  
term part ,b institution in section     
#cbb7b7 of ,higher ,education ,act of   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa7b774  7#c7   
,institution of higher education ,the   

term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #gaj the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #gaa4 ,acquisition     
professional career program4  4  ,august
 #ad1 #bjbj,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed