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TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

P. L. 111-

Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committees on Armed Services of the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives on H. R. 6523

From H. R. 6523

SEC. 1219. RECOMMENDATIONS ON OVERSIGHT OF CONTRACTORS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Recommendations Required- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Inspector General of the Department of State--

(1) issue recommendations on measures to increase oversight of contractors engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan;

(2) report on the status of efforts of the Department of Defense, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Department of State to implement existing recommendations regarding oversight of such contractors; and

(3) report on the extent to which military and security contractors or subcontractors engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan have been responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians.

(b) Elements of Recommendations- The recommendations issued under subsection (a)(1) shall include recommendations for reducing the reliance of the United States on--

(1) military and security contractors or subcontractors engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan that have been responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians; and

(2) Afghan militias or other armed groups that are not part of the Afghan National Security Forces.

From H.R. 5136:  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

SEC. 1222. RECOMMENDATIONS ON OVERSIGHT OF CONTRACTORS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Recommendations Required- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Inspector General of the Department of State--

(1) issue recommendations on measures to increase oversight of contractors engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan that have a record of engaging in waste, fraud, or abuse;

(2) report on the status of efforts of the Department of Defense, the United States Agency for International Development, and the Department of State to implement existing recommendations regarding oversight of such contractors; and

(3) report on the extent to which military and security contractors or subcontractors engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan have been responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians.

(b) Elements of Recommendations- The recommendations issued under subsection (a)(1) shall include--

(1) recommendations for reducing the reliance of the United States on--

(A) military and security contractors or subcontractors engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan that have been responsible responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians; and

(B) Afghan militias or other armed groups that are not part of the Afghan National Security Forces; and

(2) recommendations for prohibiting the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or the United States Agency for International Development from entering into contracts with contractors engaged in activities relating to Afghanistan that have a record of engaging in waste, fraud, or abuse.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1222) that would require the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, in consultation with other Inspectors General, to issue recommendations on measures to improve oversight of contractors in Afghanistan.

The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision.

The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying amendment.

No history found in H. Rpt. 111-491, accompanying H. R. 5136.