,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #cha #aaf?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ehbb
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-dge ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aj1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,titus introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,homel& ,security  ,augu/ #ad1          
#bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,febru>y #aj1 #bjbj  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb to    
e/abli% an acquisition pr(essional c>e] 
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,homel& 
,security ,acquisition ,pr(essional     
,c>e] ,program ,act4  #b4 ,au?orization 
( ! acquisition pr(essional c>e] program
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,vii ( ! ,homel& 
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
#cda et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #gaa4            

,acquisition pr(essional c>e] program   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !    
,dep>tm5t an acquisition pr(essional    
c>e] program to develop a cadre (       
acquisition pr(essionals )9 ! ,dep>tm5t4
  7b7 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,"u ,secret>y =  
,managem5t %all adm9i/] ! acquisition   
pr(essional c>e] program e/abli%$       
pursuant to subsection 7a74  7c7        
,program requirem5ts ,! ,"u ,secret>y = 
,managem5t %all c>ry out ! foll[+ )     
respect to ! acquisition pr(essional    
c>e] program4 7#a7 ,designate !         
occupational s]ies1 grades1 & numb] (   
acquisition positions ?r\gh\t !         
,dep>tm5t to be includ$ 9 ! program &   
manage c5trally su* positions4  7#b7    
,e/abli% & publi% on ! ,dep>tm5t's      
website eligibility crit]ia = c&idates  
to p>ticipate 9 ! program4  7#c7 ,c>ry  
out recruitm5t ef=ts to attract         
c&idates-- 7,a7 f in/itutions ( high]   
education1 includ+ su* in/itutions )    
e/abli%$ acquisition specialties &      
c\rses ( /udy1 hi/orically ,black       

colleges & univ]sities1 & ,hispanic-s]v+
 in/itutions2  7,b7 ) div]se "w exp]i5ce
 outside ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 or  7,c7 
) milit>y s]vice4  7#d7 ,hire eligible  
c&idates = designat$ positions "u !     
program4  7#e7 ,develop a /ructur$      
program compris$ ( acquisition tra9+1   
on-!-job exp]i5ce1 ,dep>tm5t-wide       
rotations1 m5tor%ip1 %ad[+1 & o!r c>e]  
developm5t opportunities = program      
p>ticipants4  7#f7 ,provide1 beyond     
requir$ tra9+ e/abli%$ = program        
p>ticipants1 additional specializ$      
acquisition tra9+1 includ+ small bus9ess
 contract+ & innovative acquisition     
te*niques tra9+4  7d7 ,reports ,n lat]  
?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbj1 & annually     
!reaft] ?r\gh #bjbf1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &     
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report
 on ! acquisition pr(essional c>e]      
program4 ,ea* su* report %all include ! 
foll[+ in=mation3 7#a7 ,! numb] (       

c&idates approv$ = ! program4  7#b7 ,!  
numb] ( c&idates :o comm5c$ p>ticipation
 9 ! program1 includ+ g5]aliz$ in=mation
 on su* c&idates' backgr\nds ) respect  
to education & prior "w exp]i5ce1 b n   
includ+ p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation4
  7#c7 ,a breakd[n ( ! numb] (          
p>ticipants hir$ "u ! program by type ( 
acquisition position4  7#d7 ,a li/ (    
,dep>tm5t compon5ts & (fices t          
p>ticipat$ 9 ! program & in=mation      
reg>d+ l5g? ( "t ( ea* program          
p>ticipant 9 ea* rotation at su*        
compon5ts or (fices4  7#e7 ,program     
attrition rates & po/-program graduation
 ret5tion data1 includ+ in=mation on h[ 
su* data comp>e to ! prior ye>'s data1 z
 available4  7#f7 ,! ,dep>tm5t's        
recruit+ ef=ts = ! program4  7#g7 ,!    
,dep>tm5t's ef=ts to promote ret5tion ( 
program p>ticipants4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,hispanic-s]v+       
in/itution ,! t]m ,hispanic-s]v+        
in/itution has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9   
section #ejb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 

( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja;a74  7#b7  
,hi/orically ,black colleges &          
univ]sities ,! t]m hi/orically ,black   
colleges & univ]sities has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m "p ,b in/itution 9 section #cbb7b7
 ( ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa7b774  7#c7 ,in/itution (
 high] education ,! t]m in/itution (    
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
9 section #a7;b7 ( ! ,homel& ,security  
,act ( #bjjb is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #gaj ! foll[+ new
 item3  ,sec4 #gaa4 ,acquisition        
pr(essional c>e] program4  4  ,augu/    
#ad1 #bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t1        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$