12 2 STA T .4537PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 417 —O CT. 14 , 200 8‘ ‘ (3)TheS e cr e ta r yofD efe ns e sha l l ens u re that a p ort i on of the b illets referre d to in para g raphs ( 1 )and( 2 )in v olve co m mand of organi z ations primarily focused on contracting and are reserved for general officers and flag officers w ho have significant contracting e x perience . ‘‘(d) RELATIONSH I P TO L I M ITATION ON PR E F EREN C E FOR M ILI - TAR Y PERSONNEL. —A ny designation or reservation of a position for a member of the armed forces as a result of a policy established or guidance issued pursuant to this section shall be deemed to meet the re q uirements for an exception under paragraph (2) of section 1 7 22(b) of this title from the limitation in paragraph (1) of such section. ‘‘(e) REPORT.— N ot later than J anuary 1 of each year , the Sec- retary of each military department shall submit to the U nder Sec- retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics a report describing how the Secretary fulfilled the ob j ectives of this section in the preceding calendar year. The report shall include information on the reservation of acquisition billets for general officers and flag officers within the department concerned. ’ ’. (2) C LERICAL AMEN D MENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 8 7 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1722 the following new item
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‘ 172 2 a.Speci a lr e qu ire m e ntsfo r militar y personnel in t h e acquisition fiel d . ’ ’. (b) ADDITIONAL I TEM IN STRATE G IC PLAN.—Section 54 3(f)(3)( E ) of the National Defense Authorization Act for F iscal Y ear 2 0 08 (Public Law 110 – 181
122 Stat 11 6 ) is amended by inserting after ‘‘officer assignments and grade requirements’’ the following: ‘‘, including requirements relating to the reservation of billets in the acquisition field for general and flag officers,’’. (c) ANN U AL REPORT RE Q UIRED.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than March 1 of 2010, 2011, and 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on— (1) the number acquisition and contracting billets in each of the Armed Forces and joint activities that are reserved for general officers and flag officers; and (2) the extent to which these billets have been filled by general officers and flag officers with significant acquisition experience and significant contracting experience, as applicable. Subti t leE—D e par t m e n t of Defen s e C ontra c tor M atters SEC.841 .E THI CSS AF E GU A RD SRE L ATED T O CO N TRACTOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. (a) POLICY ON PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST B Y EMPLOYEES OF FEDERAL G O V ERNMENT CONTRACTORS.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall develop and issue a standard policy to prevent personal conflicts of interest by contractor employees performing acquisition functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions (including the development, award, and administration of Government contracts) for or on behalf of a Federal agency or department. Deadlin e .
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