MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES TO A PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATION.

SEC. 863. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES TO A PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATION. (a) Public-private Talent Exchange Program.—Section 1599g of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(i) Conflicts of Interest.—A private-sector organization that is temporarily assigned a member of the acquisition workforce under this section shall not be considered to have a conflict of interest with the Department of Defense solely because of participation in the program established under this section. “(j) Funding; Use of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.—Funds for the expenses for the program established under this section may be provided from amounts in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund. Expenses for the program include— “(1) notwithstanding section 1705(e)(5) of this title, the base salary of a civilian member of the acquisition workforce assigned to a private-sector organization under this section, during the period of that assignment; “(2) expenses relating to assignment under this section of a member of the acquisition workforce away from the member’s regular duty station, including expenses for travel, per diem, and lodging; and “(3) expenses for the administration of the program.” . (b) Use of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.—Section 1705(e)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) Amounts in the Fund may be used to pay the expenses of the public-private talent exchange program established under section 1599g of this title.” .