[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 97 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 97

       Providing for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2007

  Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
Tanner, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Boyd of Florida, 
Mr. Ross, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Cardoza, 
 Mr. Chandler, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
   Scott of Georgia, Mr. Costa, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Hill, Mr. Mahoney of 
Florida, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
    Baca, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Bean, Mr. Israel, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
 Melancon, Mr. Berry, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
  Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Michaud) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
  in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Providing for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability.

Whereas it has been nearly four years since Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) began;
Whereas our military personnel have performed with honor and bravery, and 
        deserve the support of all Americans;
Whereas more than 3,000 American military personnel have been killed in OIF and 
        more than 20,000 have been injured;
Whereas the United States has spent nearly $400,000,000,000 in support of OIF;
Whereas the United States has spent tens of billions of dollars paying private 
        contractors for services performed in OIF;
Whereas government investigations and media reports have detailed waste, fraud, 
        and possible war profiteering by some of these contractors;
Whereas American taxpayers deserve a detailed cost accounting for funds spent in 
        OIF;
Whereas instead of the normal budgetary process, the Administration has used 
        emergency supplemental appropriations bills to fund OIF;
Whereas the normal appropriations process gives Congress greater oversight 
        concerning both the need for and use of budgeted funds;
Whereas the annual need to budget substantial funding for OIF is not 
        ``unanticipated'' within the meaning of Sec. 502 of the fiscal year 2007 
        budget resolution, and further funding for OIF should be obtained 
        through the normal budgeting process;
Whereas since coalition forces removed Saddam Hussein from power, success in OIF 
        has depended upon an active and effective partnership between coalition 
        forces and the government and people of Iraq, a partnership that 
        provides indispensable leverage to the coalition's financial, military, 
        and political investments; and
Whereas Iraqis must assume principal responsibility for internally policing 
        Iraq, failing which past, present, and future coalition investments will 
        not lead to security in Iraq and Iraq will dissolve in chaos: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That--
            (1)(A) Within 30 days after the adoption of this 
        resolution, and every 90 days thereafter, the Department of 
        Defense Inspector General and the Special Inspector General for 
        Iraq Reconstruction shall prepare and transmit to Congress an 
        unclassified report (but with a classified annex if necessary) 
        that would contain--
                    (i) a detailed accounting of how military and 
                reconstruction funds in Iraq have been spent thus far;
                    (ii) a detailed accounting of the types and terms 
                of contracts awarded on behalf of the United States, 
                including the methods by which such contracts were 
                awarded and contractors selected;
                    (iii) a description of efforts to obtain support 
                and assistance from other countries toward the 
                rehabilitation of Iraq; and
                    (iv) an assessment of what additional funding is 
                needed to complete military operations and 
                reconstruction efforts in Iraq, including a plan for 
                security of Iraq, a detailed plan for how any future 
                funds will be spent, and a statement of how those funds 
                will advance the interests of the United States in 
                Iraq.
            (B) If either Inspector General fails to submit a quarterly 
        report, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct an 
        audit and report to Congress.
            (C) Sanctions shall be imposed against contractors who have 
        engaged in fraud or abuse or war profiteering.
            (2) Congress should create a Truman Committee to conduct an 
        ongoing study and investigation of the awarding and carrying 
        out of contracts by the United States to conduct activities 
        with regard to Operation Iraqi Freedom, and make such 
        recommendations to the House as the select Committee deems 
        appropriate.
            (3) Funding requests for Operation Iraqi Freedom in fiscal 
        year 2008 and beyond must come through the regular 
        appropriations process, and not through ``emergency'' 
        supplementals.
            (4) In furtherance of the partnership that is critical to 
        success in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Administration should 
        firmly condition further American financial, military, and 
        political resources upon steady improvement in Iraqi assumption 
        of principal responsibility for internally policing Iraq.
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