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House Conference Report 110-477

SEC. 1221. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION.

(a) Purposes- Subsection (a)(1) of section 3001 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106; 117 Stat. 1234-1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G of Public Law 95-452) is amended by striking `to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund' and inserting `for the reconstruction of Iraq'.

(b) Assistant Inspectors General- Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking `the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund' and inserting `amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Iraq'.

(c) Supervision- Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended by striking `the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund' and inserting `amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Iraq'.

(d) Duties- Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by striking `to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund' and inserting `for the reconstruction of Iraq'.

(e) Personnel, Facilities, and Other Resources- Subsection (h) of such section is amended--

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after `pay rates' the following: `, and may exercise the authorities of subsections (b) through (i) of section 3161 of title 5, United States Code (without regard to subsection (a) of such section)'; and

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking `my enter' and inserting `may enter'.

(f) Reports- Subsection (i) of such section is amended by striking `to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund' each place it appears and inserting `for the reconstruction of Iraq'.

(g) Definitions- Subsection (m) of such section is amended--

(1) in the heading, by striking `Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined' and inserting `Definitions';

(2) by striking `In this section, the term' and inserting the following: `In this section--

`(1) the term';

(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;

(4) in paragraph (1)(B) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection), by striking `and International Relations' and inserting `Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform';

(5) by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and

(6) by adding at the end the following:

`(2) the term `amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Iraq' means amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year--

`(A) to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, the Iraq Security Forces Fund, and the Commanders' Emergency Response Program authorized under section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3455-3456); or

`(B) for assistance for the reconstruction of Iraq under--

`(i) the Economic Support Fund authorized under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.);

`(ii) the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement account authorized under section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291); or

`(iii) any other provision of law.'.

(h) Termination Date- Subsection (o) of such section is amended--

(1) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:

`(1) The Office of the Inspector General shall terminate 180 days after the date on which amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Iraq that are unexpended are less than $250,000,000.'; and

(2) in paragraph (2)--

(A) by striking `funds deemed to be'; and

(B) by striking `to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund' and inserting `for the reconstruction of Iraq'.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 1221) that would extend the authority for the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and clarify certain authorities of the office.

The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 1540).

The House recedes with an amendment that would extend the authority for the office and combine the authorities provided in the House and Senate provisions.

House Armed Services Committee Report 110-146

SECTION 1221--MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

This section would extend the responsibilities of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction by including all reconstruction funding provided regardless of source or fiscal year. Currently, authority relating to certain reconstruction funds provided for Iraq in fiscal year 2005 is unclear, and as of the date of this report, authority does not extend to any reconstruction funding for fiscal year 2007 or beyond.