124 STAT. 4300 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 ‘‘(C) assist with the design of education and training courses and the training of individuals in the acquisition workforce; and ‘‘(9) use the authorities for expedited security clearance processing pursuant to section 1564 of this title. ‘‘(c) NEGOTIATIONS.—Any action taken by the Secretary under this section, or to implement this section, shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 71 of title 5. ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—Any rules or regulations prescribed pursu- ant to this section shall be deemed an agency rule or regulation under section 7117(a)(2) of title 5, and shall not be deemed a Government-wide rule or regulation under section 7117(a)(1) of such title.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1701 the following new item: ‘‘1701a. Management for acquisition workforce excellence.’’. SEC. 872. AMENDMENTS TO THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEM- ONSTRATION PROJECT. (a) CODIFICATION INTO TITLE 10.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1761 the following new section: ‘‘§ 1762. Demonstration project relating to certain acquisition personnel management policies and procedures ‘‘(a) COMMENCEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized to carry out a demonstration project, the purpose of which is to determine the feasibility or desirability of one or more proposals for improving the personnel management policies or procedures that apply with respect to the acquisition workforce of the Depart- ment of Defense and supporting personnel assigned to work directly with the acquisition workforce. ‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any demonstration project described in subsection (a) shall be subject to section 4703 of title 5 and all other provisions of such title that apply with respect to any demonstration project under such section. ‘‘(2) Subject to paragraph (3), in applying section 4703 of title 5 with respect to a demonstration project described in subsection (a)— ‘‘(A) ‘180 days’ in subsection (b)(4) of such section shall be deemed to read ‘120 days’; ‘‘(B) ‘90 days’ in subsection (b)(6) of such section shall be deemed to read ‘30 days’; and ‘‘(C) subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be disregarded. ‘‘(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to a demonstra- tion project unless— ‘‘(A) for each organization or team participating in the demonstration project— ‘‘(i) at least one-third of the workforce participating in the demonstration project consists of members of the acquisition workforce; and ‘‘(ii) at least two-thirds of the workforce participating in the demonstration project consists of members of the
