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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1735 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 840

Sec. 840. Certification requirements for procurement center representatives, Business Opportunity Specialists, and commercial market representatives

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Section 15(l)(5)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(l)(5)(A)(iii) ) is amended by striking except that and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: except that— any person serving in such a position on or before January 3, 2013, may continue to serve in that position for a period of 5 years beginning on such date without the required certification; and any person hired for such position after January 3, 2013, may have up to one calendar year from the date of employment to obtain the required certification. .
Section 4 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 633 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: A Business Opportunity Specialist described under section 7(j)(10)(D) shall have a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any successor certification) or the equivalent Department of Defense certification, except that— a Business Opportunity Specialist who was serving on or before January 3, 2013, may continue to serve as a Business Opportunity Specialist for a period of 5 years beginning on such date without such a certification; and any person hired as a Business Opportunity Specialist after January 3, 2013, may have up to one calendar year from the date of employment to obtain the required certification. .
Section 7(j)(10)(D)(i) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(j)(10)(D)(i) ) is amended by striking the second sentence. Section 4 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 633 ), as amended by subsection (b)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: A commercial market representative referred to in section 15(q)(3) shall have a Level I Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any successor certification) or the equivalent Department of Defense certification, except that— a commercial market representative who was serving on or before the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 may continue to serve as a commercial market representative for a period of 5 years beginning on such date without such a certification; and any person hired as a commercial market representative after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 may have up to one calendar year from the date of employment to obtain the required certification. .
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