Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act

To provide for the study and investigation of wartime contracts and contracting processes in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

9/27/2007--Introduced.
Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Contracting to investigate and report to Congress on federal agency contracting for:
(1) the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan; and
(2) the logistical support of coalition forces and the performance of security and intelligence functions in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Includes contracts entered into and/or performed in both in the United States and abroad.
Requires the Commission to assess:
(1) the extent and impact of reliance on contractors;
(2) the extent of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement under such contracts and the extent to which those responsible have been held accountable; and
(3) the appropriateness of the organizational structure, policies, and practices of the Department of Defense and the Department of State for handling contingency contract management and support. Requires the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to conduct audits to identify potential waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in the performance of:
(1) Department of Defense contracts for the logistical support of coalition forces in such Operations; and
(2) federal contracts for the performance of security, intelligence, and reconstruction functions in such Operations. Prohibits the termination of the Office of such Special Inspector General until 60 days after the Commission's final report. Reaffirms the Special Inspector General's duties and responsibilities.


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Sponsor

• Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
• and 11 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
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Committees

• House Armed Services
• 2 more
  • House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
  • House Foreign Affairs
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3706

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 27, 2007

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• Sep 27, 2007: Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
• Sep 27, 2007: Referred to House Armed Services
• Sep 27, 2007: Referred to House Foreign Affairs
• Sep 27, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
• Introduced on Sep 27, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• S.1825

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• Iraq compilation
• Public contracts
• Afghanistan
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• Armed forces
• Armed forces abroad
• Auditing
• Budgets
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Criminal justice
• Defense contracts
• Defense economics
• Defense policy
• Department of Defense
• Department of State
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federal advisory bodies
• Finance
• Fraud
• Government contractors
• Governmental investigations
• Inspectors general
• Intelligence activities
• Intelligence services
• Iraq
• Logistics
• Middle East and North Africa
• Military occupation
• Military operations
• Politics and government
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• South Asia
• War relief
• Waste in government spending
• Foreign aid
• International affairs

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