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On the recordApril 7, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 762 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Workforce Improvements.--Section 1704(b) of title 41, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``The Associate Administrator shall be chosen on the basis of demonstrated knowledge and expertise in acquisition, human capital, and management.''; (2) by striking ``The Associate Administrator for Acquisition Workforce Programs shall be located in the Federal Acquisition Institute (or its successor).'' and inserting ``The Associate Administrator shall be located in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.''; (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: ``(5) implementing workforce programs under subsections (f) through (k) of section 1703 of this title; and''.…
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Susan Collins
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I don’t think that solves the entire problem.

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