Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/3765

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124 STAT. 3739 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 or task orders treated as contracts for commercial items using the authority of this section. The report shall include data on the use of the authority, both government-wide and for each depart- ment and agency. (d) EXPIRATION.—The authority under this section expires 10 years after November 24, 2003. § 2311. Enhanced transparency on interagency contracting and other transactions The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall direct appropriate revisions to the Federal Procurement Data System or any successor system to facilitate the collection of com- plete, timely, and reliable data on interagency contracting actions and on transactions other than contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements issued pursuant to section 2371 of title 10 or similar authorities. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure that data, consistent with what is collected for contract actions, is obtained on— (1) interagency contracting actions, including data at the task or delivery-order level; and (2) other transactions, including the initial award and any subsequent modifications awarded or orders issued (other than transactions that are reported through the Federal Assistance Awards Data System). § 2312. Contingency Contracting Corps (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Corps’’ means the Contingency Contracting Corps established in subsection (b). (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of General Services, pursuant to policies established by the Office of Management and Budget, and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a Government- wide Contingency Contracting Corps. (c) FUNCTION.—The members of the Corps shall be available for deployment in responding to an emergency or major disaster, or a contingency operation, both within or outside the continental United States. (d) APPLICABILITY.—The authorities provided in this section apply with respect to any procurement of property or services by or for an executive agency that, as determined by the head of the executive agency, are to be used— (1) in support of a contingency operation as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 10; or (2) to respond to an emergency or major disaster as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). (e) MEMBERSHIP.—Membership in the Corps shall be voluntary and open to all Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces who are members of the Federal acquisition workforce. (f) EDUCATION AND TRAINING.—The Administrator of General Services may, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Acquisition Institute and the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, establish educational and training requirements for members of the Corps. Education and training carried out pursuant to the requirements shall be paid for from funds available in the acquisi- tion workforce training fund established pursuant to section 1703(i) of this title.