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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3132 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3132

    To require amounts appropriated under any Act making emergency 
    supplemental appropriations for the reconstruction of Iraq and 
 Afghanistan and the war on terrorism for fiscal year 2004 to be made 
   available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting 
                             requirements.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2003

 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself and Mr. Hill) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International 
 Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 require amounts appropriated under any Act making emergency 
    supplemental appropriations for the reconstruction of Iraq and 
 Afghanistan and the war on terrorism for fiscal year 2004 to be made 
   available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting 
                             requirements.

    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 ``War Funding Accountability Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
              ACTS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND 
              THE WAR ON TERRORISM.

    (a) Availability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts appropriated by an Act, enacted after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism for 
fiscal year 2004 may only be made available in allotments of 
$20,000,000,000 or less and only if, not less than 15 days prior to 
obligation and expenditure of amounts in each such allotment, the 
President transmits to Congress a report described in subsection (b).
    (b) Report.--A report referred to in subsection (a) is a report 
that contains the following:
            (1) For each program, project, or activity to be funded in 
        the allotment at an amount equal to or greater than $1,000,000, 
        a detailed description of the purpose of the program, project, 
        or activity.
            (2) For each program, project, or activity to be funded in 
        the allotment for the rehabilitation or reconstruction of Iraq 
        or Afghanistan--
                    (A) a detailed description of the purpose of the 
                program, project, or activity; and
                    (B) in the case of contract entered into by the 
                United States Government for the repair, maintenance, 
                or construction of infrastructure in Iraq or 
                Afghanistan--
                            (i) the name of the contractor and the 
                        process by which the contract was awarded;
                            (ii) the amount of the contract; and
                            (iii) the date on which work under the 
                        contract is to begin.
            (3) A description of the progress being made to achieve the 
        goal of restoring self-government to Iraq, providing civil 
        services to the Iraqi people, and ensuring adequate security 
        for the Iraqi people.
            (4) A comprehensive survey of the security, infrastructure, 
        and other needs in Iraq and Afghanistan, including progress 
        made in the reconstruction of the electric power 
        infrastructure, water and sewage services, the 
        telecommunications infrastructure, and the repair and upgrade 
        of hospitals, clinics, public buildings, roadways, and bridges.
            (5) An assessment of any other security and reconstruction 
        needs in Iraq and Afghanistan, including estimates of 
        additional funding that will be required to meet those needs.
            (6) A description of efforts to obtain increased assistance 
        from other countries for the rehabilitation and reconstruction 
        of Iraq, including increased financial assistance and security 
        assistance (such as deployment of military forces or other 
        related personnel).
            (7) A description of efforts to provide adequate deployment 
        rotation and other relief for United States troops serving in 
        Iraq, including efforts to construct improved living quarters 
        for those United States troops.
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