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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4467 
To establish reporting requirements relating to funds made available for 
military operations in Iraq or for the reconstruction of Iraq, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2004 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. STEN-
HOLM, Mr. HILL, Mr. BERRY, Mr. CASE, Mr. ROSS, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. 
MOORE, and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish reporting requirements relating to funds made 
available for military operations in Iraq or for the recon-
struction of Iraq, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘War Funding Account-
ability Act’’.
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of an Act (enacted after the 
date of the enactment of this Act) making appropriations 
for military operations in Iraq or for the reconstruction 
of Iraq, the President shall prepare and transmit to Con-
gress a report that contains a detailed description of 
United States goals with respect to such military oper-
ations or reconstruction efforts, including— 
(1) a description of the purposes for which 
amounts will be made available under the Act; 
(2) a plan for the security of Iraq, including a 
plan to secure the passage of a United Nations Se-
curity Council resolution to establish a multinational 
force in Iraq; 
(3) a plan for the reconstruction of Iraq; 
(4) a plan for the establishment of a sovereign 
Iraqi Government; and 
(5) a description of United States efforts to ob-
tain financial support for Iraq from other countries 
and international financial institutions. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the initial report is transmitted 
under subsection (a), and every 90 days thereafter until 
all amounts made available under the Act described in 
such subsection are obligated and expended, the President
shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report that con-
tains a detailed description of programs, projects, and ac-
tivities carried out using amounts available under such Act 
that are obligated or expended during the previous 90-day 
period, including— 
(1) a description of the specific allocation of 
funds to meet the purposes described in subsection 
(a)(1); 
(2) an update on progress made to achieve the 
goals described in paragraphs (2) through (5) of 
subsection (a), including— 
(A) a description of progress made to train 
the military, police, and civil defense corps of 
Iraq and to reform the Iraqi judicial system; 
(B) a description of efforts to rebuild the 
electric power infrastructure, water and sewage 
services, and telecommunications structure in 
Iraq; and 
(C) a description of efforts to repair and 
upgrade Iraqi hospitals, clinics, public build-
ings, and roadways and bridges; 
(3) a description of efforts to promote economic 
development in Iraq; 
(4) in the case of a contract entered into by the 
United States relating to military operations in Iraq
or the reconstruction of Iraq, the name of the con-
tractor and a description of the process by which the 
contract was awarded; 
(5) a description of efforts to provide adequate 
deployment rotation and other relief for United 
States troops serving Iraq, including efforts to con-
struct improved living quarters for those United 
States troops; and 
(6) an assessment of the remaining needs with 
respect to military operations in Iraq and the recon-
struction of Iraq, including a description of addi-
tional funding required to meet these needs, if nec-
essary. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the re-
quirement to transmit an initial report under section 2(a) 
is not met, or the requirement to transmit a subsequent 
report under section 2(b) is not met, then amounts for 
the reconstruction of Iraq available under an Act described 
in section 2 with respect to which the report relates, or 
available under any other provision of law, that are unobli-
gated or unexpended may not be obligated or expended 
(as the case may be) until the report is transmitted to 
Congress. 
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