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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2756
To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop workforce development invest-
ment incentives and to consider a qualified training program of an
offeror as part of the past performance rating of such offeror, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 15, 2019
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself and Mr. BANKS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop workforce
development investment incentives and to consider a
qualified training program of an offeror as part of the
past performance rating of such offeror, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Developing the Na-
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tional Security Workforce Act’’.
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SEC. 2. INCENTIVES AND CONSIDERATION FOR QUALIFIED
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TRAINING PROGRAMS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—
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(1) Chapter 141 of title 10, United States
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Code, is amended by inserting after section 2409 the
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following new section:
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‘‘§ 2409a. Incentives and consideration for qualified
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training programs
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‘‘(a) INCENTIVES.—The Secretary of Defense shall
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develop workforce development investment incentives for
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a contractor that implements a qualified training program
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to develop the workforce of the contractor in a manner
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consistent with the needs of the Department of Defense.
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‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF QUALIFIED TRAINING PRO-
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GRAMS.—The Secretary of Defense shall revise the De-
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partment of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisi-
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tion Regulation to require that the system used by the
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Federal Government to monitor or record contractor past
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performance includes an analysis of the availability, qual-
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ity, and effectiveness of a qualified training program of
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an offeror as part of the past performance rating of such
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offeror.
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‘‘(c) QUALIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM DEFINED.—
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The term ‘qualified training program’ means any of the
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following:
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‘‘(1) A program eligible to receive funds under
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the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
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U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
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‘‘(2) A program eligible to receive funds under
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the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
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Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
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‘‘(3) A program registered under the Act of Au-
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gust 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National
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Apprenticeship Act’; Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29
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U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
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‘‘(4) Any other program determined to be a
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qualified training program for purposes of this sec-
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tion, and that meets the workforce needs of the De-
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partment of Defense, as determined by the Secretary
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of Defense.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
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tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended
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by inserting after the item relating to section 2409
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the following new item:
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‘‘2409a. Incentives and consideration for qualified training programs.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act and the amendments
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made by this Act apply with respect to contracts awarded
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on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of
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the enactment of this Act.
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