110 HR 528 IH: Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007 U.S. House of Representatives 2007-01-17 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 528 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2007 Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review all defense contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving any contractors, subcontractors, or Federal officers or employees that have been indicted or convicted for contracting improprieties.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007.

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Requirement for review of Iraq reconstruction and troop support contracts involving contractors, subcontractors, or Federal officers or employees indicted or convicted for contracting improprieties

(a)

Requirement for review

The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, shall conduct a review of each covered contract to determine if the contract has been the subject of fraud or any other contracting impropriety. (b)

Covered contracts

In this Act, the term covered contract means any contract (including a task or delivery order contract) entered into on or after March 1, 2003, by the Department of Defense, or any subcontract or task or delivery order under such a contract, if the contract, subcontract, or order— (1)relates to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq; and (2)involves any contractor, subcontractor, or Federal officer or employee that has been indicted or convicted for fraud or any other violation of Federal law with respect to another contract of the Department of Defense relating to such reconstruction or troop support in Iraq. (c)

Notification to Congress

The Secretary of Defense shall notify the committees listed in subsection (d) when the review required under this section begins. (d)

Deadline and report

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete the review required under this section and submit a report on the results of the review to— (1)the Committees on Armed Services and on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and (2)the Committees on Armed Services and on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.