[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H.R. 2880 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2880

 To establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas 
            Contingency Operations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 2011

   Mr. Tierney (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
 Lynch, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee 
 of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
Pingree of Maine, and Ms. Woolsey) introduced the following bill; which 
 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to 
 the Committees on Armed Services and Oversight and Government Reform, 
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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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas 
            Contingency Operations, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Contingency Operation and Emergency 
Oversight Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
            (1) To provide for the independent and objective conduct 
        and supervision of audits and investigations relating to the 
        programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated or 
        otherwise made available for overseas contingency operations.
            (2) To provide for the independent and objective leadership 
        and coordination of, and recommendations on, policies designed 
        to--
                    (A) promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness 
                in the administration of the programs and operations 
                described in paragraph (1); and
                    (B) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse in 
                such programs and operations.
            (3) To provide for an independent and objective means of 
        keeping the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and 
        the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
        Development fully and currently informed about problems and 
        deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs 
        and operations and the necessity for and progress on corrective 
        action.
    (b) Office of Inspector General.--There is hereby established the 
Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas Contingency 
Operations to carry out the purposes of subsection (a).
    (c) Appointment of Inspector General; Removal.--
            (1) Appointment.--The head of the Office of the Special 
        Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations is the 
        Special Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations, 
        who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
        and consent of the Senate.
            (2) Qualifications.--The appointment of the Special 
        Inspector General shall be made without regard to political 
        affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and 
        demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
        analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
        investigations.
            (3) Deadline for nomination.--The nomination of an 
        individual as Special Inspector General shall be made not later 
        than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (4) Compensation.--The annual rate of basic pay of the 
        Special Inspector General shall be the annual rate of basic pay 
        provided for an Inspector General under section 3(e) of the 
        Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
            (5) Prohibition on political activities.--For purposes of 
        section 7324 of title 5, United States Code, the Special 
        Inspector General shall not be considered an employee who 
        determines policies to be pursued by the United States in the 
        nationwide administration of Federal law.
            (6) Removal.--The Special Inspector General shall be 
        removable from office in accordance with the provisions of 
        section 3(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
        App.).
    (d) Assistant Inspectors General.--The Special Inspector General 
shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the 
civil service--
            (1) appoint an Assistant Special Inspector General for 
        Auditing who shall have the responsibility for supervising the 
        performance of auditing activities relating to programs and 
        operations supported by amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for overseas contingency operations; and
            (2) appoint an Assistant Special Inspector General for 
        Investigations who shall have the responsibility for 
        supervising the performance of investigative activities 
        relating to such programs and operations.
    (e) Supervision.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Special Inspector General shall report directly to, and be 
        under the general supervision of, the Secretary of State and 
        the Secretary of Defense.
            (2) Independence to conduct investigations and audits.--An 
        officer of the Department of Defense or the Department of State 
        may not prevent or prohibit the Special Inspector General from 
        initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or 
        investigation related to amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for overseas contingency operations or from issuing 
        any subpoena during the course of any such audit or 
        investigation.
    (f) Duties.--
            (1) Oversight of overseas contingency operations.--It shall 
        be the duty of the Special Inspector General to conduct, 
        supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the 
        treatment, handling, and expenditure of amounts appropriated or 
        otherwise made available for overseas contingency operations, 
        and of the programs, operations, and contracts carried out 
        utilizing such funds, including the following:
                    (A) The oversight and accounting of the obligation 
                and expenditure of such funds.
                    (B) The monitoring and review of overseas 
                contingency operation activities funded by such funds.
                    (C) The monitoring and review of contracts funded 
                by such funds.
                    (D) The monitoring and review of the transfer of 
                such funds and associated information between and among 
                departments, agencies, and entities of the United 
                States and private and nongovernmental entities.
                    (E) The maintenance of records on the use of such 
                funds to facilitate future audits and investigations of 
                the use of such funds.
                    (F) The investigation of overpayments such as 
                duplicate payments or duplicate billing and any 
                potential unethical or illegal actions of Federal 
                employees, contractors, or affiliated entities and the 
                referral of such reports, as necessary, to the 
                Department of Justice to ensure further investigations, 
                prosecutions, recovery of further funds, or other 
                remedies.
            (2) Other duties related to oversight.--The Special 
        Inspector General shall establish, maintain, and oversee such 
        systems, procedures, and controls as the Special Inspector 
        General considers appropriate to discharge the duties under 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Oversight in response to emergencies, destabilization, 
        armed conflict or other circumstances.--
                    (A) Audit and investigative authority.--The Special 
                Inspector General shall, in addition to the other 
                responsibilities and authorities of the Special 
                Inspector General under this section, conduct, 
                supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of 
                the treatment, handling, and expenditure of amounts 
                appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
                activities described in subparagraph (B), and of the 
                programs, operations, and contracts carried out 
                utilizing such funds (including the oversight and 
                accounting of the obligation and expenditure of such 
                funds).
                    (B) Activities described.--The activities described 
                in this paragraph are activities funded or undertaken, 
                outside of the United States, by the Department of 
                Defense and either the Department of State or the 
                United States Agency for International Development--
                            (i) to build or rebuild physical 
                        infrastructure;
                            (ii) to establish, reestablish, strengthen, 
                        or otherwise provide for a political, security, 
                        or societal institution;
                            (iii) to provide products or services to 
                        the people of a foreign country;
                            (iv) in response to emergencies, 
                        destabilization, armed conflict, or 
                        circumstances otherwise necessitating 
                        stabilization or reconstruction operations; or
                            (v) where a rapid response by the United 
                        States is required or anticipated to be 
                        required.
            (4) Duties and responsibilities under the inspector general 
        act of 1978.--In addition to the duties specified in paragraphs 
        (1), (2), and (3) the Special Inspector General shall also have 
        the duties and responsibilities of inspectors general under the 
        Inspector General Act of 1978.
            (5) Coordination of efforts.--In carrying out the duties, 
        responsibilities, and authorities of the Special Inspector 
        General under this section, the Special Inspector General shall 
        coordinate with, and receive the cooperation of each of the 
        following:
                    (A) The Inspector General of the Department of 
                Defense.
                    (B) The Inspector General of the Department of 
                State.
                    (C) The Inspector General of the United States 
                Agency for International Development.
    (g) Powers and Authorities.--
            (1) Authorities under the inspector general act of 1978.--
        In carrying out the duties specified in subsection (f), the 
        Special Inspector General shall have the authorities provided 
        in section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
            (2) Audit standards.--The Special Inspector General shall 
        carry out the duties specified in subsection (f)(1) in 
        accordance with section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 
        1978.
    (h) Personnel, Facilities, and Other Resources.--
            (1) Personnel.--
                    (A) In general.--The Special Inspector General may 
                select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees 
                as may be necessary for carrying out the duties of the 
                Special Inspector General, subject to the provisions of 
                title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in 
                the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 
                51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, 
                relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
                rates. The Special Inspector General shall reduce the 
                number of officers and employees after the conclusion 
                of a contingency operation if the Special Inspector 
                General determines such officers and employees are no 
                longer necessary for carrying out the duties of the 
                Special Inspector General.
                    (B) Additional personnel authority.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the Special Inspector General may exercise the 
                        authorities of subsections (b) through (i) of 
                        section 3161 of title 5, United States Code (to 
                        the same extent and in the same manner as an 
                        organization described under subsection (a) of 
                        that section).
                            (ii) Periods of appointment.--In exercising 
                        the employment authorities under subsection (b) 
                        of section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, 
                        as provided under clause (i) of this 
                        subparagraph, paragraph (2) of such subsection 
                        (b) (relating to periods of appointments) shall 
                        not apply.
            (2) Reemployment authorities.--The provisions of section 
        9902(g) of title 5, United States Code, shall apply with 
        respect to the Office of the Special Inspector General for 
        Overseas Contingency Operations. For purposes of the preceding 
        sentence, such provisions shall be applied--
                    (A) by substituting ``the Office of the Special 
                Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations'' 
                for ``the Department of Defense'' each place it 
                appears;
                    (B) by substituting ``Contingency Operation and 
                Emergency Oversight Act of 2011'' for ``the National 
                Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
                Law 108-136)'' in paragraph (2)(A) thereof; and
                    (C) by substituting ``the Special Inspector General 
                for Overseas Contingency Operations'' for ``the 
                Secretary'' in paragraph (4) thereof.
            (3) Employment of experts and consultants.--The Special 
        Inspector General may obtain services as authorized by section 
        3109 of title 5, United States Code, at daily rates not to 
        exceed the equivalent rate prescribed for grade GS-15 of the 
        General Schedule by section 5332 of such title.
            (4) Contracting authority.--To the extent and in such 
        amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations Acts, 
        the Special Inspector General may enter into contracts and 
        other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other 
        services with public agencies and with private persons, and 
        make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties 
        of the Special Inspector General.
            (5) Resources.--The Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
        Defense, or the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, as appropriate, shall provide the 
        Special Inspector General with appropriate and adequate office 
        space at appropriate locations of the Department of State, the 
        Department of Defense, or the United States Agency for 
        International Development, as the case may be, together with 
        such equipment, office supplies, and communications facilities 
        and services as may be necessary for the operation of such 
        offices, and shall provide necessary maintenance services for 
        such offices and the equipment and facilities located therein.
            (6) Assistance from federal agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon request of the Special 
                Inspector General for information or assistance from 
                any department, agency, or other entity of the Federal 
                Government, the head of such entity shall, insofar as 
                is practicable and not in contravention of any existing 
                law, furnish such information or assistance to the 
                Special Inspector General.
                    (B) Reporting of refused assistance.--Whenever 
                information or assistance requested by the Special 
                Inspector General is, in the judgment of the Special 
                Inspector General, unreasonably refused or not 
                provided, the Special Inspector General shall report 
                the circumstances to the Secretary of State, the 
                Secretary of Defense, or the Administrator of the 
                United States Agency for International Development, as 
                appropriate, and to the appropriate congressional 
                committees without delay.
    (i) Reports.--
            (1) Quarterly reports during overseas contingency 
        operations.--During overseas contingency operations, not later 
        than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the 
        Special Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a report summarizing, for the period 
        of that quarter and, to the extent possible, the period from 
        the end of such quarter to the time of the submission of the 
        report, the activities during such period of the Special 
        Inspector General and the activities under programs and 
        operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for the relevant overseas contingency operation. Each 
        report shall include, for the period covered by such report, a 
        detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and 
        revenues associated with the relevant overseas contingency 
        operation, including the following:
                    (A) Obligations and expenditures of appropriated 
                funds.
                    (B) A project-by-project and program-by-program 
                accounting of the costs incurred to date for overseas 
                contingency operations, together with the estimate of 
                the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and 
                the United States Agency for International Development, 
                as applicable, of the costs to complete each project 
                and each program.
                    (C) Revenues attributable to or consisting of funds 
                provided by foreign nations or international 
                organizations to programs and projects funded by any 
                department or agency of the United States Government, 
                and any obligations or expenditures of such revenues.
                    (D) Revenues attributable to or consisting of 
                foreign assets seized or frozen that contribute to 
                programs and projects funded by any department or 
                agency of the United States Government, and any 
                obligations or expenditures of such revenues.
                    (E) Operating expenses of agencies or entities 
                receiving amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
                available for contingency contracting.
                    (F) In the case of any contract, grant, agreement, 
                or other funding mechanism described in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) the amount of the contract, grant, 
                        agreement, or other funding mechanism;
                            (ii) a brief discussion of the scope of the 
                        contract, grant, agreement, or other funding 
                        mechanism;
                            (iii) a discussion of how the department or 
                        agency of the United States Government involved 
                        in the contract, grant, agreement, or other 
                        funding mechanism identified, and solicited 
                        offers from, potential individuals or entities 
                        to perform the contract, grant, agreement, or 
                        other funding mechanism, together with a list 
                        of the potential individuals or entities that 
                        were issued solicitations for the offers; and
                            (iv) the justification and approval 
                        documents on which was based the determination 
                        to use procedures other than procedures that 
                        provide for full and open competition.
            (2) Annual reports during non-contingencies.--During 
        periods in which the United States is not engaged in overseas 
        contingency operations, not later than 30 days after the end of 
        each fiscal year, the Special Inspector General shall submit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees a report summarizing, 
        for the period of that year and, to the extent possible, the 
        period from the end of such year to the time of the submission 
        of the report, activities during such period of the Special 
        Inspector General and the activities under programs and 
        operations funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for planning of overseas contingency operations. Each 
        report shall include, for the period covered by such report, a 
        detailed statement of all obligations, expenditures, and 
        revenues associated with planning of overseas contingency 
        operations, including those obligations, expenditures, and 
        revenues listed in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph 
        (1).
            (3) Covered contracts, grants, agreements, and funding 
        mechanisms.--A contract, grant, agreement, or other funding 
        mechanism described in this paragraph is any major contract, 
        grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism that is entered 
        into by any department or agency of the United States 
        Government that involves the use of amounts appropriated or 
        otherwise made available for overseas contingency operations.
            (4) Public availability.--The Special Inspector General 
        shall publish on a publically available website each report 
        under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
            (5) Form.--Each report required under this subsection shall 
        be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex if the Special Inspector General considers it necessary.
            (6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information 
        that is--
                    (A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any 
                other provision of law;
                    (B) specifically required by Executive order to be 
                protected from disclosure in the interest of national 
                defense or national security or in the conduct of 
                foreign affairs; or
                    (C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
    (j) Report Coordination.--
            (1) Submission to secretaries of state and defense and the 
        administrator of the united states agency for international 
        development.--The Special Inspector General shall also submit 
        each report required under subsection (i) to the Secretary of 
        State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the 
        United States Agency for International Development.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 30 days after 
        receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
        State, the Secretary of Defense, or the Administrator of the 
        United States Agency for International Development may submit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees any comments on the 
        matters covered by the report as the Secretary of State, the 
        Secretary of Defense, or the Administrator of the United States 
        Agency for International Development, as the case may be, 
        considers appropriate. Any comments on the matters covered by 
        the report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
        include a classified annex if the Secretary of State, the 
        Secretary of Defense, or the Administrator of the United States 
        Agency for International Development, as the case may be, 
        considers it necessary.
    (k) Transparency.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 60 days after submission to the 
        appropriate congressional committees of a report under 
        subsection (i), the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
        Defense, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development shall jointly make copies of the 
        report available to the public upon request, and at a 
        reasonable cost.
            (2) Comments on matters covered by report.--Not later than 
        60 days after submission to the appropriate congressional 
        committees under subsection (j)(2) of comments on a report 
        under subsection (i), the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
        Defense, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development shall jointly make copies of the 
        comments available to the public and at a reasonable cost.
    (l) Waiver.--
            (1) Authority.--The President may waive the requirement 
        under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (k) with respect to 
        availability to the public of any element in a report under 
        subsection (i), or any comment under subsection (j)(2), if the 
        President determines that the waiver is justified for national 
        security reasons.
            (2) Notice of waiver.--The President shall publish a notice 
        of each waiver made under this subsection in the Federal 
        Register no later than the date on which a report required 
        under subsection (i), or any comment under subsection (j)(2), 
        is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees. The 
        report and comments shall specify whether waivers under this 
        subsection were made and with respect to which elements in the 
        report or which comments, as appropriate.
    (m) Center on Contingency Contracting.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Special Inspector General shall 
        establish in the Office of the Special Inspector General for 
        Overseas Contingency Operations the ``Center on Contingency 
        Contracting'' (in this subsection referred to as the 
        ``Center'') to carry out the following activities:
                    (A) Creating and maintaining a resource center and 
                archive consisting of the findings of the Commission on 
                Wartime Contracting, reports issued by the Special 
                Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction or the 
                Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
                Reconstruction, reports issued by other Inspectors 
                General on matters relating to contingency contracting 
                for activities relating to the wars in Iraq and 
                Afghanistan, and reports of committees of Congress on 
                contingency contracting for activities relating to the 
                wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
                    (B) Holding symposia and other events for the 
                discussion of issues on contingency contracting for 
                activities relating to the wars in Iraq and 
                Afghanistan.
                    (C) Serving as a center to support continuing 
                scholarship on the oversight of wartime contracting.
            (2) Administration.--The Special Inspector General shall 
        provide for the administration of the Center in such manner as 
        the Special Inspector General considers appropriate, including 
        the appointment of staff and the allocation of resources of the 
        Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas 
        Contingency Operations to support the Center's activities.
    (n) Termination of Other Offices of Special Inspectors General.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Termination of the office of the special 
                inspector general for iraq reconstruction.--
                Notwithstanding any other law, not later than September 
                30, 2012, the Office of the Special Inspector General 
                for Iraq Reconstruction shall terminate, and the assets 
                and obligations of such Office shall be transferred to 
                the Office of the Special Inspector General for 
                Overseas Contingency Operations or otherwise disposed 
                of.
                    (B) Termination of the office of the special 
                inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction.--
                Notwithstanding any other law, not later than February 
                28, 2013, the Office of the Special Inspector General 
                for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall terminate, and the 
                assets and obligations of such Office shall be 
                transferred to the Office of the Special Inspector 
                General for Overseas Contingency Operations or 
                otherwise disposed of.
                    (C) Authority and responsibility for transfer or 
                disposal.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
                with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
                the United States Agency for International Development 
                Authority, shall have the authority and responsibility 
                for transfer or disposal under subparagraphs (A) and 
                (B).
            (2) Savings provisions.--
                    (A) Continuing effect of legal documents.--All 
                orders, determinations, rules, regulations permits, 
                agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, 
                registration, privileges, and other administrative 
                actions--
                            (i) which have been issued, made, granted, 
                        or allowed to become effective by the 
                        President, any Federal agency or official 
                        thereof, or by a court of competent 
                        jurisdiction, in the performance of functions 
                        which are transferred under this section, and
                            (ii) which are in effect on the relevant 
                        transfer date, or were final before the 
                        relevant transfer date and are to become 
                        effective on or after the relevant transfer 
                        date, shall continue in effect according to 
                        their terms until modified, terminated, 
                        superseded, set arise, or revoked in accordance 
                        with law by the President, the Inspector 
                        General or other authorized official, a court 
                        of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of 
                        law.
                    (B) Performance not affected.--The provisions of 
                this section shall not affect the performance of any 
                pending audit, investigation, inspection, or report by 
                the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
                Reconstruction or the Office of the Special Inspector 
                General for Afghanistan Reconstruction on the relevant 
                transfer date, with respect to functions transferred by 
                this section. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed 
                to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any 
                performance under the same terms and conditions and to 
                the same extent that such performance could have been 
                discontinued or modified if this section had not been 
                enacted.
                    (C) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this 
                section shall not affect suits commenced before the 
                relevant transfer date, and in all such suits, 
                proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments 
                rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as 
                if this section had not been enacted.
                    (D) Nonabatement of actions.--A suit, action, or 
                other proceeding commenced by or against the Office of 
                the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 
                or the Office of the Special Inspector General for 
                Afghanistan Reconstruction, or by or against any 
                individual as an officer of the Office of the Special 
                Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction or the Office 
                of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
                Reconstruction, shall not abate by reason of the 
                enactment of this section.
            (3) Disposal of property.--
                    (A) Strict compliance.--The Secretary of Defense 
                shall carry out the disposal of any real property 
                pursuant to this subsection in compliance with 
                applicable law, including section 572 of title 40, 
                United States Code.
                    (B) Deposit of proceeds.--The Secretary of Defense 
                shall deposit the proceeds of any disposal of real 
                property pursuant to this subsection into the 
                miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury in accordance 
                with section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code.
    (o) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
                    (A) The Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
                on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
                and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs of the Senate.
                    (B) The Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
                on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
                and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
                the House of Representatives.
            (2) Contingency contracting.--The term ``contingency 
        contracting'' means all stages of the process of the Federal 
        Government of acquiring property or services during a 
        contingency operation.
            (3) Contingency operation.--The term ``contingency 
        operation'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
        title 10, United States Code.
            (4) Overseas contingency operation.--The term ``overseas 
        contingency operation'' means a contingency operation that is 
        outside of the United States.
            (5) Relevant transfer date.--The term ``relevant transfer 
        date'' means--
                    (A) September 30, 2012, with regard to the Office 
                of the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
                Reconstruction; and
                    (B) February 28, 2013, with regard to the Office of 
                the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
                Reconstruction.
            (6) Special inspector general.--The term ``Special 
        Inspector General'' means the Special Inspector General for 
        Overseas Contingency Operations appointed under subsection (c).
    (p) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $21,000,000 for fiscal year 
2012, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year 
thereafter.
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