3.0.0 437 2023-01-11T13:15:09Z 2023-01-11T13:15:09Z Senate S SRES 2008-01-30 110 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-01-30T23:16:42Z 2008-01-30 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S499-501) IntroReferral 2008-01-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S501) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE N Congress Afghanistan Armed Forces and National Security Claims Congressional committees (Senate) Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional reorganization Crime and Law Enforcement Defense contracts Economics and Public Finance Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government liability International Affairs Iraq Iraq compilation Law Middle East and North Africa Military operations South Asia Subcontractors Terrorism War relief Waste in government spending Congress 00 2008-01-30 Introduced in Senate 2008-02-20T15:29:23Z Establishes the Special Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting to investigate the awarding and performance of contracts to conduct military, security, and reconstruction activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to support the prosecution of the war on terrorism.

Requires investigation, in particular, of allegations of wasteful and fraudulent practices, including allegations regarding any contract or spending entered into, supervised by, or otherwise involving the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), regardless of whether or not such contract or spending involved U.S. appropriated funds.

Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that any claim of fraud, waste, or abuse under the False Claims Act that involves any contract or spending by the CPA should be considered a claim against the U.S. Government.

]]> A resolution establishing a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism. Display Title A resolution establishing a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism. Official Title as Introduced A resolution establishing a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2008-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sres437is/xml/BILLS-110sres437is.xml 2008-01-30 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S499-501) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.