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(2) OTHER DUTIES RELATED TO OVERSIGHT.—
The Inspector General shall establish, maintain, and
oversee such systems, procedures, and controls as the
Inspector General considers appropriate to discharge
the duties under paragraph (1).
(3) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—In addition to the
duties specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), the In-
spector General shall also have the duties and respon-
sibilities of inspectors general under the Inspector
General Act of 1978.
(4) COORDINATION
OF
EFFORTS.—In carrying
out the duties, and responsibilities, and authorities of
the Inspector General under this section, the Inspector
General shall coordinate with, and receive the co-
operation of, each of the following:
(A) The Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of State.
(B) The Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense.
(C) The Inspector General of the United
States Agency for International Development.
(f) POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.—
(1) AUTHORITIES UNDER INSPECTOR GENERAL
ACT OF 1978.—In carrying out the duties specified in
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subsection (e), the Inspector General shall have the
authorities provided in section 6 of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978.
(2) AUDIT STANDARDS.—The Inspector General
shall carry out the duties specified in subsection
(e)(1) in accordance with section 4(b)(1) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978.
(g) PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, 
AND
OTHER
RE-
SOURCES.—
(1) PERSONNEL.—The Inspector General may se-
lect, appoint, and employ such officers and employees
as may be necessary for carrying out the duties of the
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, relat-
ing to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(2) EMPLOYMENT
OF
EXPERTS
AND
CONSULT-
ANTS.—The 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.
(3) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY.—To the extent
and in such amounts as may be provided in advance
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by appropriations Acts, the Inspector General may
enter into contracts and other arrangements for au-
dits, 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 Inspector General.
(4) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of State shall
provide the Inspector General with appropriate and
adequate office space at appropriate United States
Government locations in Afghanistan, together with
such equipment, office supplies, and communications
facilities and services as may be necessary for the op-
eration of such offices, and shall provide necessary
maintenance services for such offices and the equip-
ment and facilities located therein. The Secretary of
State shall not charge the Inspector General or em-
ployees of the Office of the Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction for International Coopera-
tive Administrative Support Services.
(5) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the In-
spector 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 con-
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travention of any existing law, furnish such in-
formation or assistance to the Inspector General,
or an authorized designee.
(B) REPORTING
OF
REFUSED
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Whenever information or assistance re-
quested by the Inspector General is, in the judg-
ment of the Inspector General, unreasonably re-
fused or not provided, the Inspector General shall
report the circumstances to the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of State and the appro-
priate committees of Congress without delay.
(h) REPORTS.—
(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30
days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the In-
spector General shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional 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 Inspector General, including a summary
of lessons learned, and summarizing the activities
under programs and operations funded with amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for the re-
construction of Afghanistan. Each report shall in-
clude, for the period covered by such report, a detailed
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statement of all obligations, expenditures, and reve-
nues of the United States Government associated with
reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in Af-
ghanistan, including the following information:
(A) Obligations and expenditures of appro-
priated funds.
(B) A project-by-project and program-by-
program accounting of the costs incurred to date
for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, together
with the estimate of the costs to complete each
project and each program.
(C) Revenues attributable to or consisting of
funds provided by foreign nations or inter-
national organizations to programs and projects
funded by 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 the United
States Government, and any obligations or ex-
penditures of such revenues.
(E) Operating expenses of agencies or enti-
ties receiving amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available for the reconstruction of Afghani-
stan.