§1102 — Title 14 Coast Guard | U.S. Code

Summary

Only people with the right certification can lead big or medium Coast Guard acquisition projects. A Level 1 project or program manager must have a Level III program manager certification. A Level 2 project or program manager must have a Level II program manager certification. The Commandant must set up enough acquisition jobs at headquarters and in the field. Those jobs must cover key areas like program management; systems engineering and testing; procurement and contracting; property and logistics; quality, manufacturing, and production; finance and auditing; training and career development; and construction and facilities. The Commandant must put acquisition jobs at headquarters into the workforce, make sure each person has the right skills, and not give preference to Coast Guard officers or members when filling these jobs. The Commandant must also create an information system that tracks people’s qualifications, assignment history, tenure, and promotion rates. Career paths for officers, members, and employees who want acquisition careers must be defined, published, and given equal promotion opportunity compared to others.

Title 14, §1102

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(a)(1)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)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)(1)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)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)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)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)(1)The Commandant shall establish a management information system capability to improve acquisition workforce management and reporting.

(2)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)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)(1)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)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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 and the date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), (2)(A), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 111–281, which was approved Oct. 15, 2010.

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “individuals” for “persons”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 562 of this title as this section. 2016—Subsecs. (b) to (g). Pub. L. 114–328 redesignated subsecs. (c), (d), (f), and (g) as (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to guidance on tenure and accountability of program and project managers. 2012—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–213 struck out subsec. (e) which related to annual report on adequacy of acquisition workforce. 2010—Pub. L. 111–330 amended Pub. L. 111–281, § 402(a), which enacted this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2010 Amendment Pub. L. 111–330, § 1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(4) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281. Acquisition Workforce Expedited Hiring Authority Pub. L. 111–281, title IV, § 404, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2950, as amended by Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 218, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1558; Pub. L. 115–282, title VIII, § 804, Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4300, which authorized the Commandant of the Coast Guard to recruit and appoint persons directly to certain acqusition positions in the Coast Guard, was repealed by Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8219(c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4656.

§1102 Improvements in Coast Guard acquisition management