{"identifier":"/us/usc/t6/s353","title":6,"num":"\u00a7\u202f353.","heading":"Acquisition professional career program","text":"\u00a7\u202f353.\nAcquisition professional career program\n(a)\nEstablishment\nThere is established in the Department an acquisition professional career program to develop a cadre of acquisition professionals within the Department.\n(b)\nAdministration\nThe Under Secretary for Management shall administer the acquisition professional career program established pursuant to subsection (a).\n(c)\nProgram requirements\nThe Under Secretary for Management shall carry out the following with respect to the acquisition professional career program.\n(1) Designate the occupational series, grades, and number of acquisition positions throughout the Department to be included in the program and manage centrally such positions.\n(2) Establish and publish on the Department\u2019s website eligibility criteria for candidates to participate in the program.\n(3) Carry out recruitment efforts to attract candidates\u2014\n(A) from institutions of higher education, including such institutions with established acquisition specialties and courses of study, historically Black colleges and universities, and Hispanic-serving institutions;\n(B) with diverse work experience outside of the Federal Government; or\n(C) with military service.\n(4) Hire eligible candidates for designated positions under the program.\n(5) Develop a structured program comprised of acquisition training, on-the-job experience, Department-wide rotations, mentorship, shadowing, and other career development opportunities for program participants.\n(6) Provide, beyond required training established for program participants, additional specialized acquisition training, including small business contracting and innovative acquisition techniques training.\n(d)\nReports\nNot later than one year after\n(1) The number of candidates approved for the program.\n(2) The number of candidates who commenced participation in the program, including generalized information on such candidates\u2019 backgrounds with respect to education and prior work experience, but not including personally identifiable information.\n(3) A breakdown of the number of participants hired under the program by type of acquisition position.\n(4) 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 offices.\n(5) Program attrition rates and post-program graduation retention data, including information on how such data compare to the prior year\u2019s data, as available.\n(6) The Department\u2019s recruiting efforts for the program.\n(7) The Department\u2019s efforts to promote retention of program participants.\n(e)\nDefinitions\nIn this section:\n(1)\nHispanic-serving institution\nThe term \u201cHispanic-serving institution\u201d has the meaning given such term in\nsection 1101a of title 20\n(2)\nHistorically Black colleges and universities\nThe term \u201chistorically Black colleges and universities\u201d has the meaning given the term \u201cpart B institution\u201d in\nsection 1061(2) of title 20\n(3)\nInstitution of higher education\nThe term \u201cinstitution of higher education\u201d has the meaning given such term in\nsection 1001 of title 20","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t6/s353.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s353","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f353."},{"t":"heading","text":"Acquisition professional career program"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s353/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"There is established in the Department an acquisition professional career program to develop a cadre of acquisition professionals within the Department.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s353/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Administration"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Under Secretary for Management shall administer the acquisition professional career program established pursuant to subsection (a).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t6/s353/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Program requirements"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Under Secretary for Management shall carry out the following with respect to the acquisition professional career program.","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSo in original. 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