[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1325 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1325

  To require the Government of Iraq to match, dollar for dollar, the 
 amount of United States assistance awarded for the reconstruction of 
                                 Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2007

  Mr. Sires introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Government of Iraq to match, dollar for dollar, the 
 amount of United States assistance awarded for the reconstruction of 
                                 Iraq.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Partnership for Iraq Reconstruction 
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR UNITED STATES RECONSTRUCTION 
              ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ.

    (a) Matching Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no officer or employee of the Government of the United States may 
award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for the 
reconstruction of Iraq unless the Government of Iraq agrees that, with 
respect to the costs to be incurred in carrying out programs, projects, 
or activities for which the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
is awarded, the Iraqi Government will make available non-United States 
Government contributions in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent 
of the amount of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.
    (b) Effective Date.--The matching requirement of subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements for the reconstruction of Iraq awarded on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall transmit to Congress 
a report on the implementation of this Act.
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