14 U.S.C. § 1110 — Elevation of disputes to the Chief Acquisi-

Page 98 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 1110 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 70101(6) of title 46, referred to in subsec. (c)(3)(B), was redesignated section 70101(7) of title 46 by Pub. L. 115–254, div. J, § 1805(b)(1), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3534. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- gency Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(3)(D), is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143, which is classi- fied principally to chapter 68 (§ 5121 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of Title 42 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 567 of this title as this section. § 1110. Elevation of disputes to the Chief Acquisi- tion Officer If, after 90 days following the elevation to the Chief Acquisition Officer of any design or other dispute regarding level 1 or level 2 acquisition, the dispute remains unresolved, the Com- mandant shall provide to the appropriate con- gressional committees a detailed description of the issue and the rationale underlying the deci- sion taken by the Chief Acquisition Officer to resolve the issue. (Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8501(a)(5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4745.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 1110 was renumbered section 5110 of this title. § 1111. Acquisition workforce authorities (a) EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of section 3304 of title 5, the Commandant may— (A) designate any category of acquisition positions within the Coast Guard as shortage category positions; and (B) use the authorities in such section to recruit and appoint highly qualified persons directly to positions so designated. (2) REPORTS.—The Commandant shall in- clude in reports under section 1102 information described in such section regarding positions designated under this subsection. (b) REEMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- graph (2), if an annuitant receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Dis- ability Fund becomes employed in any cat- egory of acquisition positions designated by the Commandant under subsection (a), the an- nuity of the annuitant so employed shall con- tinue. The annuitant so reemployed shall not be considered an employee for purposes of sub- chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5. (2)(A) ELECTION.—An annuitant retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5, receiving an annuity from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, who becomes employed in any category of acquisition posi- tions designated by the Commandant under subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Au- thorization Act of 2020, may elect to be subject to section 8344 or 8468 of such title (as the case may be). (i) DEADLINE.—An election for coverage under this subsection shall be filed not later than 90 days after the Commandant takes reasonable actions to notify an employee who may file an election. (ii) COVERAGE.—If an employee files an election under this subsection, coverage shall be effective beginning on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of the filing of the elec- tion. (B) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (1) shall apply to an individual who is eligible to file an elec- tion under subparagraph (A) and does not file a timely election under clause (i) of such sub- paragraph. (Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8219(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4655.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of the enactment of the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(A), is the date of enactment of div. G of Pub. L. 116–283, which was approved Jan. 1, 2021. SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED ACQUISITION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 108(c)(3), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4210, inserted subchapter II designation and head- ing. § 1131. Identification of major system acquisi- tions (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) SUPPORT MECHANISMS.—The Commandant shall develop and implement mechanisms to support the establishment of mature and sta- ble operational requirements for all acquisi- tions. (2) MISSION ANALYSIS; AFFORDABILITY ASSESS- MENT.—The Commandant may not initiate a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or pro- gram until the Commandant— (A) completes a mission analysis that— (i) identifies the specific capability gaps to be addressed by the project or program; and (ii) develops a clear mission need to be addressed by the project or program; and (B) prepares a preliminary affordability as- sessment for the project or program. (b) ELEMENTS.— (1) REQUIREMENTS.—The mechanisms re- quired by subsection (a) shall ensure the im- plementation of a formal process for the devel- opment of a mission-needs statement, concept- of-operations document, capability develop- ment plan, and resource proposal for the ini- tial project or program funding, and shall en-