Definitions

In this Act: (1) Acquisition workforce The term acquisition workforce means employees of an executive agency who are responsible for procurement, contracting, or program or project management that involves the performance of acquisition-related functions, functions or others other employees as designated by the Chief Acquisition Officer, senior procurement executive, or head of the contracting activity. (2) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy. (3) Chief Acquisition Officer The term Chief Acquisition Officer means a Chief Acquisition Officer appointed pursuant to section 1702 1702(a) of title 41, United States Code. (4) Cross-functional The term cross-functional means a structure in which individuals with different functional expertise or from different areas of an organization work together as a team. (5) Executive agency The term executive agency has the meaning given the that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (6) Experiential learning The term experiential learning means on-the-job experiences or simulations that serve to enhance workforce professional skills. (7) Information and communications technology The term information and communications technology — (A) has the meaning given the that term in section 4713(k) of title 41, United States Code; and (B) includes information and communications technologies covered by any definition contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, including a definition added after the date of the enactment of this Act by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council pursuant to notice and comment. (8) Relevant committees of congress Congress The term relevant committees of Congress means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. (9) Senior procurement executive The term senior procurement executive means a senior procurement executive designated pursuant to section 1702(c) 1702(c)(1) of title 41, United States Code. (10) Small business The term small business has the meaning given the term small business concern in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).