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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 533
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2019
Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform
A BILL
To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.
Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs
Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs
In general
Chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4712 the following new section:
Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs
Consideration
The head of each executive agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors by requiring a contracting officer, in the evaluation of offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25,000,000—
to consider the existence of a qualified training program of an offeror as a factor in the evaluation;
to give consideration to an offeror that provides comprehensive training and education programs to develop its workforce, consistent with needs of the agency; and
in the consideration of past performance of an incumbent contractor, to consider the manner in which the incumbent contractor is educating, investing, and retaining the contractor’s workforce.
Incentives
The head of each executive agency shall develop workforce development investment incentives for contractors.
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed as altering or superceding the applicability of existing work force development investment incentives for contractors.
Qualified training program defined
The term qualified training program means any of the following:
A program eligible to receive funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
A program eligible to receive funds under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
A program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act
; Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
Any other Federal program determined to be a qualified training program for purposes of this section by the head of the executive agency.
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Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4712 the following new item:
4713. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs.
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Applicability
This Act and the amendments made by this Act apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
