§1706. Acquisition career program boards

(a) Establishment.-The Secretary of each military department, acting through the service acquisition executive, shall establish an acquisition career program board to advise the service acquisition executive in managing the accession, training, education, and career development of military and civilian personnel in the acquisition workforce and in selecting individuals for an Acquisition Corps under section 1731 of this title.

(b) Composition of Board.-Each acquisition career program board shall include the Director of Acquisition Career Management (or his representative), the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for manpower (or his representative), and the military and civilian senior officials with responsibility for personnel development in the various acquisition career fields. The service acquisition executive (or his representative) shall be the head of the board.

(c) Subordinate Boards.-The Secretary of a military department may establish a subordinate board structure in the department to which functions of the acquisition career program board may be delegated.

(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, §1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1639 .)