S.2398 - Stop Outsourcing Security Act

A bill to phase out the use of private military contractors. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to phase out the use of private military contractors. as introduced.
  • Short: Stop Outsourcing Security Act as introduced.

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11/16/2007--Introduced.Stop Outsourcing Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that only government personnel provide security services at U.S. diplomatic or consular missions in Iraq. Requires the President to report to Congress on the status of planning for the use of Go

Official Summary

11/16/2007--Introduced.
Stop Outsourcing Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that only government personnel provide security services at U.S. diplomatic or consular missions in Iraq. Requires the President to report to Congress on the status of planning for the use of Government and military personnel instead of private contractors for mission critical or emergency essential functions by January 1, 2009, in all conflict zones where Congress has authorized the use of force. Authorizes Congress access to contracts and task orders in excess of $5 million entered into by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) during the period beginning October 1, 2001, and ending on the last day of the month during which this Act is enacted for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Requires certain reports to Congress regarding such contracts.


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12/18/08
TIBU2.COM: Firing Blackwater USA

[I]n late February, Clinton became the sole Senate cosponsor of a bill, S.2398, the Stop Outsourcing Security Act that had been introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). In a major speech on Iraq a couple of weeks later, ...

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12/17/08
Firing Blackwater USA

[I]n late February, Clinton became the sole Senate cosponsor of a bill, S.2398, the Stop Outsourcing Security Act that had been introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). In a major speech on Iraq a couple of weeks later, ...

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