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14 U.S.C. § 1102 — Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management
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**(a) Project or Program Managers.—**
(1) **Level 1 projects.—** — An individual may not be assigned as the project or program manager for a Level 1 acquisition unless the individual holds a Level III acquisition certification as a program manager.
(2) **Level 2 projects.—** — An individual may not be assigned as the project or program manager for a Level 2 acquisition unless the individual holds a Level II acquisition certification as a program manager.
**(b) Acquisition Workforce.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Commandant shall designate a sufficient number of positions to be in the Coast Guard’s acquisition workforce to perform acquisition-related functions at Coast Guard headquarters and field activities.
(2) **Required positions.—** — In designating positions under subsection (a), the Commandant shall include, at a minimum, positions encompassing the following competencies and functions:
(A) Program management.
(B) Systems planning, research, development, engineering, and testing.
(C) Procurement, including contracting.
(D) Industrial and contract property management.
(E) Life-cycle logistics.
(F) Quality control and assurance.
(G) Manufacturing and production.
(H) Business, cost estimating, financial management, and auditing.
(I) Acquisition education, training, and career development.
(J) Construction and facilities engineering.
(K) Testing and evaluation.
(3) **Acquisition management headquarter activities.—** — The Commandant shall also designate as positions in the acquisition workforce under paragraph (1) those acquisition-related positions located at Coast Guard headquarters units.
(4) **Appropriate expertise required.—** — The Commandant shall ensure that each individual assigned to a position in the acquisition workfo
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**(a) Project or Program Managers.—**
(1) **Level 1 projects.—** — An individual may not be assigned as the project or program manager for a Level 1 acquisition unless the individual holds a Level III acquisition certification as a program manager.
(2) **Level 2 projects.—** — An individual may not be assigned as the project or program manager for a Level 2 acquisition unless the individual holds a Level II acquisition certification as a program manager.
**(b) Acquisition Workforce.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Commandant shall designate a sufficient number of positions to be in the Coast Guard’s acquisition workforce to perform acquisition-related functions at Coast Guard headquarters and field activities.
(2) **Required positions.—** — In designating positions under subsection (a), the Commandant shall include, at a minimum, positions encompassing the following competencies and functions:
(A) Program management.
(B) Systems planning, research, development, engineering, and testing.
(C) Procurement, including contracting.
(D) Industrial and contract property management.
(E) Life-cycle logistics.
(F) Quality control and assurance.
(G) Manufacturing and production.
(H) Business, cost estimating, financial management, and auditing.
(I) Acquisition education, training, and career development.
(J) Construction and facilities engineering.
(K) Testing and evaluation.
(3) **Acquisition management headquarter activities.—** — The Commandant shall also designate as positions in the acquisition workforce under paragraph (1) those acquisition-related positions located at Coast Guard headquarters units.
(4) **Appropriate expertise required.—** — The Commandant shall ensure that each individual assigned to a position in the acquisition workforce has the appropriate expertise to carry out the responsibilities of that position.
**(c) Management Information System.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Commandant shall establish a management information system capability to improve acquisition workforce management and reporting.
(2) **Information maintained.—** — Information maintained with such capability shall include the following standardized information on individuals assigned to positions in the workforce:
(A) Qualifications, assignment history, and tenure of those individuals assigned to positions in the acquisition workforce or holding acquisition-related certifications.
(B) Promotion rates for officers and members of the Coast Guard in the acquisition workforce.
**(d) Appointments to Acquisition Positions.—** The Commandant shall ensure that no requirement or preference for officers or members of the Coast Guard is used in the consideration of individuals for positions in the acquisition workforce.
**(e) Career Paths.—**
(1) **Identification of career paths.—** — To establish acquisition management as a core competency of the Coast Guard, the Commandant shall—
(A) ensure that career paths for officers, members, and employees of the Coast Guard who wish to pursue careers in acquisition are identified in terms of the education, training, experience, and assignments necessary for career progression of those officers, members, and employees to the most senior positions in the acquisition workforce; and
(B) publish information on such career paths.
(2) **Promotion parity.—** — The Commandant shall ensure that promotion parity is established for officers and members of the Coast Guard who have been assigned to the acquisition workforce relative to officers and members who have not been assigned to the acquisition workforce.
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Except for the Commandant, any individual adjudicating an appeal or waiver of a decision regarding marine safety, including inspection or manning and threats to the environment, shall—
(1) be a qualified specialist with the training, experience, and qualifications in marine safety to effectively judge the facts and circumstances involved in the appeal and make a judgment regarding the merits of the appeal; or
(2) have a senior staff member who—
(A) meets the requirements of paragraph (1);
(B) actively advises the individual adjudicating the appeal; and
(C) concurs in writing on the decision on appeal.
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**(a) In General.—** In conjunction with the transmittal by the President to Congress of the budget of the United States for fiscal year 2014 and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the status of all Level 1 acquisitions or Level 2 acquisitions.
**(b) Information To Be Included.—** Each report under subsection (a) shall include for each Level 1 acquisition or Level 2 acquisition—
(1) a statement of the Coast Guard’s mission needs and performance goals relating to such program, including a justification for any change to those needs and goals subsequent to a report previously submitted under this section;
(2) a justification explaining how the projected number and capabilities of assets acquired under such program meet applicable mission needs and performance goals;
(3) an identification of any and all mission hour gaps, accompanied by an explanation of how and when the Coast Guard will close those gaps;
(4) an identification of any changes with respect to such program, including—
(A) any changes to the timeline for the acquisition of each new asset and the phaseout of legacy assets; and
(B) any changes to—
(i) the costs of new assets or legacy assets for that fiscal year or future fiscal years; or
(ii) the total acquisition cost;
(5) a justification explaining how any change to such program fulfills the mission needs and performance goals of the Coast Guard;
(6) a description of how the Coast Guard is planning for the integration of each new asset acquired under such program into the Coast Guard, including needs related to shore-based infrastructure and human resour
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 1102
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report containing, at a
minimum, the following:
‘‘(A) The recommendations developed by the Com-
mandant under paragraph (1) and other results of the
review conducted under such paragraph.
‘‘(B) The actions the Commandant is taking, if any,
within the Commandant’s existing authority to im-
plement such recommendations.
‘‘(3) MODIFICATION OF POLICIES, DIRECTIVES, AND REGU-
LATIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2016], the Commandant
of the Coast Guard shall modify the acquisition poli-
cies, directives, and regulations of the Coast Guard as
necessary to ensure the development and implementa-
tion of a customer-oriented acquisition system, pursu-
ant to the review under paragraph (1)(C).’’
§ 1102. Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition
management
(a) PROJECT OR PROGRAM MANAGERS.—
(1) LEVEL
1
PROJECTS.—An individual may
not be assigned as the project or program
manager for a Level 1 acquisition unless the
individual holds a Level III acquisition certifi-
cation as a program manager.
(2) LEVEL
2
PROJECTS.—An individual may
not be assigned as the project or program
manager for a Level 2 acquisition unless the
individual holds a Level II acquisition certifi-
cation as a program manager.
(b) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall des-
ignate a sufficient number of positions to be in
the Coast Guard’s acquisition workforce to
perform acquisition-related functions at Coast
Guard headquarters and field activities.
(2) REQUIRED POSITIONS.—In designating posi-
tions under subsection (a), the Commandant
shall include, at a
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