§1311 — Title 41 Public Contracts | U.S. Code

Summary

Creates a Chief Acquisition Officers Council in the executive branch. Members include the Office of Management and Budget’s Deputy Director for Management, the Administrator, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, each agency’s chief acquisition officer required under section 1702 and each military department’s senior procurement executive, plus other senior agency officials chosen by agency heads with the Council chair. The OMB Deputy Director for Management is the Chair. The Council picks a Vice Chair from its members for one-year terms; a person can serve more than once. The Administrator leads the Council’s work for the Chair. The Administrator of General Services must provide administrative and other support.

Title 41, §1311

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(a)There is in the executive branch a Chief Acquisition Officers Council.

(b)The members of the Council are—

(1)the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget;

(2)the Administrator;

(3)the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment;

(4)the chief acquisition officer of each executive agency that is required to have a chief acquisition officer under section 1702 of this title and the senior procurement executive of each military department; and

(5)any other senior agency officer of each executive agency, appointed by the head of the agency in consultation with the Chairman of the Council, who can effectively assist the Council in performing the functions set forth in section 1312(b) of this title and supporting the associated range of acquisition activities.

(c)(1)The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget is the Chairman of the Council.

(2)The Vice Chairman of the Council shall be selected by the Council from among its members. The Vice Chairman serves for one year and may serve multiple terms.

(3)The Administrator shall lead the activities of the Council on behalf of the Deputy Director for Management.

(4)The Administrator of General Services shall provide administrative and other support for the Council.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1311(a)41:414b(a).Pub. L. 93–400, § 16A(a)–(c), as added Pub. L. 108–136, title XIV, § 1422(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1668. 1311(b)41:414b(b)(1) (words before comma), (2)–(5). 1311(c)(1)41:414b(b)(1) (words after comma). 1311(c)(2)41:414b(c)(2). 1311(c)(3)41:414b(c)(1). 1311(c)(4)41:414b(c)(3).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”.

§1311 Establishment and membership