# 115-hr-6684: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.

115-hr-6684, To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6684
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2018-08-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires Department of Defense (DOD) contracting officers, when evaluating offers to perform contracts greater than $25 million, to consider whether an offering entity provides training and development programs for its workforce that are consistent with DOD needs, including training through a qualified training program (e.g., a program eligible for funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act).

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-6684 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6684)

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