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Title 41, Public ContractsRelease 119-110

§1312 Functions

Title 41 › Subtitle I — Federal Procurement Policy › CHAPTER 13 — ACQUISITION COUNCILS › SUBCHAPTER II — CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS COUNCIL › § 1312

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes the Chief Acquisition Officers Council the main interagency group that watches and improves how the federal government buys goods and services. The Council must advise the OMB Director on buying policies, share ideas and best practices, help the Administrator plan and run multiagency projects, promote smart business practices so the government gets good-value products on time and meets public goals, support honesty, fairness, competition, openness, and efficiency in buying, and work with the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council on hiring, training, and carrying out these improvements.

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Title 41, §1312

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(a)Principal Forum.—
The Chief Acquisition Officers Council is the principal interagency forum for monitoring and improving the Federal acquisition system.
(b)Functions.—
The Council shall perform functions that include the following:
(1)Develop recommendations for the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on Federal acquisition policies and requirements.
(2)Share experiences, ideas, best practices, and innovative approaches related to Federal acquisition.
(3)Assist the Administrator in the identification, development, and coordination of multiagency projects and other innovative initiatives to improve Federal acquisition.
(4)Promote effective business practices that ensure the timely delivery of best value products to the Federal Government and achieve appropriate public policy objectives.
(5)Further integrity, fairness, competition, openness, and efficiency in the Federal acquisition system.
(6)Work with the Office of Personnel Management to assess and address the hiring, training, and professional development needs of the Federal Government related to acquisition.
(7)Work with the Administrator and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to promote the business practices referred to in paragraph (4) and other results of the functions carried out under this subsection.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1312(a)41:414b(d).Pub. L. 93–400, § 16A(d), (e), as added Pub. L. 108–136, title XIV, § 1422(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1668. 1312(b)41:414b(e).

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41 U.S.C. § 1312

Title 41, Public Contracts

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110