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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 714 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2007 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Ms. Harman, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Bean, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Costa, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Hill, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Ross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To establish reporting requirements relating to funds made available for military operations in Iraq or the reconstruction of Iraq, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the War Funding Accountability Act.

2.

Inspector General reporting requirements relating to Iraq

(a)

Initial report

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of an Act (enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act) making appropriations for military operations in Iraq or for the reconstruction of Iraq, the President, acting through the appropriate inspector general described in subsection (c), shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report that contains a detailed description of United States goals with respect to such military operations or reconstruction efforts, including a description of the purposes for which amounts will be made available under the Act. (b)

Subsequent reports

Not later than 90 days after the date on which the initial report is transmitted under subsection (a), and every 90 days thereafter until all amounts made available under the Act described in such subsection are obligated and expended, the President, acting through the appropriate inspector general described in subsection (c), shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report that contains a detailed description of programs, projects, and activities carried out using amounts available under such Act that are obligated or expended during the previous 90-day period, including— (1)a description of the specific allocation of funds to meet the purposes described in subsection (a); (2)in the case of a contract entered into by the United States relating to military operations in Iraq or the reconstruction of Iraq— (A)the name of the contractor and a description of the process by which the contract was awarded; (B)the amount of the contract; and (C)the date on which work under the contract is to begin; and (3)an assessment of the needs with respect to military operations in Iraq and the reconstruction of Iraq, including a description of additional funding required to meet these needs, if necessary. (c)

Appropriate inspector general described

In this section, the term appropriate inspector general means— (1)the Inspector General of the Department of Defense with respect to matters relating to military operations in Iraq that are required to be included in a report under this section; and (2)the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction with respect to matters relating to the reconstruction of Iraq that are required to be included in a report under this section. (d)

Form

Each report required by this section shall be transmitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex if necessary.

3.

Government Accountability Office reporting requirements

(a)

GAO report required if two quarterly reports missed

In any case in which reports required under section 2(b) are not submitted for two consecutive 90-day periods, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to Congress a report covering the two 90-day periods, containing a detailed description of programs, projects, and activities carried out using amounts available under the appropriations Act described in section 2(a) that are obligated or expended during such periods. The report shall include, at a minimum, the matters required to be included in the reports required under section 2(b), and such findings and recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. (b)

Deadline

Any report prepared under subsection (a) shall be submitted to Congress not later than six months after the end of the second 90-day period covered by the report.

4.

Sanctions against contractors relating to military operations in or reconstruction of Iraq

It is the sense of Congress that, if an inspector general or the Comptroller General finds, pursuant to the reporting requirements of this Act, that any Government contractor carrying out a contract relating to military operations in or reconstruction of Iraq has or is suspected of having engaged in fraud or abuse, including war profiteering, then the contractor shall be subjected to criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings or investigations in accordance with applicable law and regulations.