[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2923 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2923

  To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a Quality Assurance 
Surveillance Plan for security contractors operating in Afghanistan and 
              in support of other contingency operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2011

   Mr. Donnelly of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a Quality Assurance 
Surveillance Plan for security contractors operating in Afghanistan and 
              in support of other contingency operations.

    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 ``Josh Birchfield Security Contractor 
Oversight Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN FOR SECURITY CONTRACTORS 
              OPERATING IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN SUPPORT OF OTHER 
              CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a plan to 
be known as a ``Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan'' setting standards 
that must be incorporated in Department of Defense oversight plans 
governing all security contractors operating in Afghanistan, and other 
future contingency operations, under a contract or subcontract funded 
by the Department of Defense. The Secretary shall designate a single 
appropriate official stationed in the country of operations to review 
each security contract or subcontract involving security contractors 
funded by the Department of Defense for compliance with the Quality 
Assurance Surveillance Plan. Such official shall certify that the 
official has reviewed the oversight plan for that contract, that the 
oversight plan is appropriate for that contract, that there is an 
appropriate number of appropriately trained personnel available to 
oversee that contract, and confirm that any and all licenses and 
permits required by the security contractor and its employees have been 
reviewed and verified as current and authentic.
    (b) Deadline for Implementation.--These requirements under 
subsection (a) shall be implemented by not later than six months after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Comptroller General Assessment.--The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an assessment the Department of Defense's 
compliance with this section and, not later than 6 months after the 
requirements of this section are implemented pursuant to subsection 
(b), shall submit to Congress a report on such assessment.
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