[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 714 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 714
To establish reporting requirements relating to funds made available
for military operations in Iraq or the reconstruction of Iraq, and for
other purposes.
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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
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``War Funding Accountability Act''.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
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