Sec. 865. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS, COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES, AND PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES
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## SEC. 865 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS, COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES, AND PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES ###
(a)Business Opportunity Specialist Requirements ####
(1)In general Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(g) Certification Requirements for Business Opportunity Specialists > > > #### “(1) In general > > Consistent with the requirements of paragraph (2), 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. > > > #### “(2) Delay of certification requirement > > > ##### “(A) Timing > > The certification described in paragraph
(1)is not required for any person serving as a Business Opportunity Specialist until the date that is one calendar year after the date such person is appointed as a Business Opportunity Specialist. > > > ##### “(B) Application > > The requirements of subparagraph
(A)shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > be included in any initial job posting for the position of a Business Opportunity Specialist; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > apply to any person appointed as a Business Opportunity Specialist after January 3, 2013.” > . ####
(2)Conforming Amendment 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. ###
(b)Commercial Market Representative Requirements Section 4 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633), as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(h) Certification Requirements for Commercial Market Representatives > > > #### “(1) In general > > Consistent with the requirements of paragraph (2), 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. > > > #### “(2) Delay of certification requirement > > > ##### “(A) Timing > > The certification described in paragraph
(1)is not required for any person serving as a commercial market representative until the date that is one calendar year after the date such person is appointed as a commercial market representative. > > > ##### “(B) Application > > The requirements of subparagraph
(A)shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > be included in any initial job posting for the position of a commercial market representative; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > apply to any person appointed as a commercial market representative after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.” > . ###
(c)Procurement Center Representative Requirements Section 15(l)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(l)(5)) is amended— ####
(1)in subparagraph (A), by amending clause
(iii)to read as follows: > > ###### “(iii) > > have the certification described in subparagraph (C).” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(C) Certification requirements > > > ###### “(i) In general > > Consistent with the requirements of clause (ii), a procurement center representative shall have a Level III Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (or any successor certification) or the equivalent Department of Defense certification, 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 without the required certification. > > > ###### “(ii) Delay of certification requirements > > > ###### “(I) Timing > > The certification described in clause
(i)is not required for any person serving as a procurement center representative until the date that is one calendar year after the date such person is appointed as a procurement center representative. > > > ###### “(II) Application > > The requirements of subclause
(I)shall— > > > ###### “(aa) > > be included in any initial job posting for the position of a procurement center representative; and > > > ###### “(bb) > > apply to any person appointed as a procurement center representative after January 3, 2013.” > .
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CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SPECIALISTS, COMMERCIAL MARKET REPRESENTATIVES, AND PROCUREMENT CENTER REPRESENTATIVES
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