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§1312 Functions

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Chief Acquisition Officers Council must oversee and improve how the federal government buys goods and services by giving recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget, sharing best practices, helping the Administrator coordinate multiagency projects, promoting timely best-value buying, advancing integrity, fairness, competition, openness, and efficiency, and working with the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council on staffing, training, and rules.

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Title 41, §1312

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(a)The Chief Acquisition Officers Council is the principal interagency forum for monitoring and improving the Federal acquisition system.
(b)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

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60