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after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall review the guidance on personal conflicts of interest for con-
tractor employees issued pursuant to section 841(a) of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4537) in order to determine whether 
it would be in the best interest of the Department of Defense 
and the taxpayers to extend such guidance to personal conflicts 
of interest by contractor personnel performing any of the following: 
(1) Functions other than acquisition functions that are 
closely associated with inherently governmental functions (as 
that term is defined in section 2383(b)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code). 
(2) Personal services contracts (as that term is defined 
in section 2330a(g)(5) of title 10, United States Code). 
(3) Contracts for staff augmentation services (as that term 
is defined in section 808(d)(3) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 
125 Stat. 1490)). 
(b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS.—If the Secretary determines 
pursuant to the review under subsection (a) that the guidance 
on personal conflicts of interest should be extended, the Secretary 
shall revise the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation to the extent necessary to achieve such extension. 
(c) RESULTS OF REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall document 
in writing the results of the review conducted under subsection 
(a), including, at a minimum— 
(1) the findings and recommendations of the review; and 
(2) the basis for such findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 830. REPEAL OF SUNSET FOR CERTAIN PROTESTS OF TASK AND 
DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS. 
Section 2304c(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 831. GUIDANCE AND TRAINING RELATED TO EVALUATING 
REASONABLENESS OF PRICE. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics shall issue guidance on the use 
of the authority provided by sections 2306a(d) and 2379 of title 
10, United States Code. The guidance shall— 
(1) include standards for determining whether information 
on the prices at which the same or similar items have previously 
been sold is adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of 
price; 
(2) include standards for determining the extent of 
uncertified cost information that should be required in cases 
in which price information is not adequate for evaluating the 
reasonableness of price; 
(3) ensure that in cases in which such uncertified cost 
information is required, the information shall be provided in 
the form in which it is regularly maintained by the offeror 
in its business operations; and 
(4) provide that no additional cost information may be 
required by the Department of Defense in any case in which 
there are sufficient non-Government sales to establish reason-
ableness of price.
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(b) TRAINING AND EXPERTISE.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall develop 
and begin implementation of a plan of action to— 
(1) train the acquisition workforce on the use of the 
authority provided by sections 2306a(d) and 2379 of title 10, 
United States Code, in evaluating reasonableness of price in 
procurements of commercial items; and 
(2) develop a cadre of experts within the Department of 
Defense to provide expert advice to the acquisition workforce 
in the use of the authority provided by such sections in accord-
ance with the guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall ensure 
that requests for uncertified cost information for the purposes of 
evaluating reasonableness of price are sufficiently documented. The 
Under Secretary shall require that the contract file include, at 
a minimum, the following: 
(1) A justification of the need for additional cost informa-
tion. 
(2) A copy of any request from the Department of Defense 
to a contractor for additional cost information. 
(3) Any response received from the contractor to the 
request, including any rationale or justification provided by 
the contractor for a failure to provide the requested information. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORT.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIREMENT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of data collected pursuant 
to sections 2306a(d) and 2379 of title 10, United States Code, 
during the two-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the end of the two-year period referred to in paragraph (1), 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on— 
(A) the extent to which the Department of Defense 
needed access to additional cost information pursuant to 
sections 2306a(d) and 2379 of title 10, United States Code, 
during such two-year period in order to determine price 
reasonableness; 
(B) the extent to which acquisition officials of the 
Department of Defense complied with the guidance issued 
pursuant to subsection (a) during such two-year period; 
(C) the extent to which the Department of Defense 
needed access to additional cost information during such 
two-year period to determine reasonableness of price, but 
was not provided such information by the contractor on 
request; and 
(D) recommendations for improving evaluations of 
reasonableness of price by Department of Defense acquisi-
tion professionals, including recommendations for any 
amendments to law, regulations, or guidance.
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SEC. 832. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCESS TO, USE OF, AND SAFE-
GUARDS AND PROTECTIONS FOR CONTRACTOR INTERNAL 
AUDIT REPORTS. 
(a) REVISED GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Defense Contract Audit Agency shall revise guidance on access 
to defense contractor internal audit reports (including the Contract 
Audit Manual) to incorporate the requirements of this section. 
(b) DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—The revised guidance 
shall ensure that requests for access to defense contractor internal 
audit reports are appropriately documented. The required docu-
mentation shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Written determination that access to such reports is 
necessary to complete required evaluations of contractor busi-
ness systems. 
(2) A copy of any request from the Defense Contract Audit 
Agency to a contractor for access to such reports. 
(3) A record of response received from the contractor, 
including the contractor’s rationale or justification if access 
to requested reports was not granted. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS AND PROTECTIONS.—The revised guidance shall 
include appropriate safeguards and protections to ensure that con-
tractor internal audit reports cannot be used by the Defense Con-
tract Audit Agency for any purpose other than evaluating and 
testing the efficacy of contractor internal controls and the reliability 
of associated contractor business systems. 
(c) RISK-BASED AUDITING.—A determination by the Defense 
Contract Audit Agency that a contractor has a sound system of 
internal controls shall provide the basis for increased reliance on 
contractor business systems or a reduced level of testing with regard 
to specific audits, as appropriate. Internal audit reports provided 
by a contractor pursuant to this section may be considered in 
determining whether or not a contractor has a sound system of 
internal controls, but shall not be the sole basis for such a deter-
mination. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall initiate a review of the documentation 
required by subsection (a). Not later than 90 days after completion 
of the review, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the results of the review, 
with findings and recommendations for improving the audit proc-
esses of the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 
SEC. 
833. 
CONTRACTOR 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
IN 
REGULATIONS 
RELATING TO DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE OF COUNTER-
FEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS. 
Section 818(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1493; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) the cost of counterfeit electronic parts and suspect 
counterfeit electronic parts and the cost of rework or correc-
tive action that may be required to remedy the use or 
inclusion of such parts are not allowable costs under 
Department contracts, unless—
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‘‘(i) the covered contractor has an operational 
system to detect and avoid counterfeit parts and sus-
pect counterfeit electronic parts that has been reviewed 
and approved by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to subsection (e)(2)(B); 
‘‘(ii) the counterfeit electronic parts or suspect 
counterfeit electronic parts were provided to the con-
tractor as Government property in accordance with 
part 45 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and 
‘‘(iii) the covered contractor provides timely notice 
to the Government pursuant to paragraph (4).’’. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Con-
tracts in Support of Contingency Oper-
ations 
SEC. 841. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE 
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN COUNTRIES 
ALONG A MAJOR ROUTE OF SUPPLY TO AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE.—Subsection (f) of section 
801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399) is amended by striking 
‘‘on or after the date occurring three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘after December 31, 2014’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO COVER FORCES OF THE UNITED 
STATES AND COALITION FORCES.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) by the United States or coalition forces in Afghani-
stan if the product or service is from a country that has 
agreed to allow the transport of coalition personnel, equip-
ment, and supplies;’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF EXPIRED REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (g) 
of such section is repealed. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘; REPORT’’. 
SEC. 842. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS AND 
SERVICES PRODUCED IN AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 266; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘IRAQ OR’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Iraq or’’ each place it appears; and 
(3) in the subsection heading of subsection (c), by striking 
‘‘IRAQ OR’’. 
SEC. 843. RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR 
OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
develop and issue guidance establishing the chain of authority
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and responsibility within the Department of Defense for policy, 
planning, and execution of operational contract support. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The guidance under subsection (a) shall, at 
a minimum— 
(1) specify the officials, offices, and components of the 
Department within the chain of authority and responsibility 
described in subsection (a); 
(2) identify for each official, office, and component specified 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) requirements for policy, planning, and execution 
of contract support for operational contract support, 
including, at a minimum, requirements in connection 
with— 
(i) coordination of functions, authorities, and 
responsibilities related to operational contract support, 
including coordination with relevant Federal agencies; 
(ii) assessments of total force data in support of 
Department force planning scenarios, including the 
appropriateness of and necessity for the use of contrac-
tors for identified functions; 
(iii) determinations of capability requirements for 
nonacquisition community operational contract sup-
port, and identification of resources required for plan-
ning, training, and execution to meet such require-
ments; and 
(iv) determinations of policy regarding the use of 
contractors by function, and identification of the 
training exercises that will be required for operational 
contract support (including an assessment whether or 
not such exercises will include contractors); and 
(B) roles, authorities, responsibilities, and lines of 
supervision for the achievement of the requirements identi-
fied under subparagraph (A); and 
(3) ensure that the chain of authority and responsibility 
described in subsection (a) is appropriately aligned with, and 
appropriately integrated into, the structure of the Department 
for the conduct of overseas contingency operations, including 
the military departments, the Joint Staff, and the commanders 
of the unified combatant commands. 
SEC. 844. DATA COLLECTION ON CONTRACT SUPPORT FOR FUTURE 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS INVOLVING COM-
BAT OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall each issue guidance regarding data 
collection on contract support for future contingency operations 
outside the United States that involve combat operations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The guidance required by subsection (a) shall 
ensure that the Department of Defense, the Department of State, 
and the United States Agency for International Development take 
the steps necessary to ensure that each agency has the capability 
to collect and report, at a minimum, the following data regarding 
such contract support: 
(1) The total number of contracts entered into as of the 
date of any report.
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SEC. 845. INCLUSION OF OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT IN CER-
TAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
PLANNING, JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION, 
AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE. 
(a) READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM.—Section 117(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) Measure, on an annual basis, the capability of oper-
ational contract support to support current and anticipated 
wartime missions of the armed forces.’’. 
(b) OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT PLANNING AND PREPARED-
NESS FUNCTIONS
OF CJCS.—Section 153(a)(3) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) In coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the Secretaries of 
the military departments, the heads of the Defense Agencies, 
and the commanders of the combatant commands, determining 
the operational contract support requirements of the armed 
forces and recommending the resources required to improve 
and enhance operational contract support for the armed forces 
and planning for such operational contract support.’’. 
(c) OPERATIONAL
CONTRACT
SUPPORT
AS
MATTER
WITHIN 
COURSE
OF JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.—Section 
2151(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) Operational contract support.’’. 
(d) MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE.—Section 2330(c)(2) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘other than services’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘including services in support of contingency oper-
ations. The term does not include services relating to research 
and development or military construction.’’. 
SEC. 846. REQUIREMENTS FOR RISK ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO CON-
TRACTOR PERFORMANCE. 
(a) RISK ASSESSMENTS
FOR CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE
IN 
OPERATIONAL OR CONTINGENCY PLANS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall require that a risk assessment on reliance on contractors 
be included in operational or contingency plans developed by a 
commander of a combatant command in executing the responsibil-
ities prescribed in section 164 of title 10, United States Code. 
Such risk assessments shall address, at a minimum, the potential 
risks listed in subsection (c). 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS AND MITIGATION PLANS 
FOR CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE IN SUPPORT OF OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), not 
later than six months after the commencement or designation 
of a contingency operation outside the United States that 
includes or is expected to include combat operations, the head 
of each covered agency shall perform a comprehensive risk 
assessment and develop a risk mitigation plan for operational 
and political risks associated with contractor performance of 
critical functions in support of the operation for such covered 
agency. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), a 
risk assessment and risk mitigation plan shall not be required 
under paragraph (1) for an overseas contingency operation if—
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(A) the operation is not expected to continue for more 
than one year; and 
(B) the total amount of obligations for contracts for 
support of the operation for the covered agency is not 
expected to exceed $250,000,000. 
(3) TERMINATION OF EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (2), the head of a covered agency shall perform a risk 
assessment and develop a risk mitigation plan under paragraph 
(1) for an overseas contingency operation with regard to which 
a risk assessment and risk mitigation plan has not previously 
been performed under paragraph (1) not later than 60 days 
after the date on which— 
(A) the operation has continued for more than one 
year; or 
(B) the total amount of obligations for contracts for 
support of the operation for the covered agency exceeds 
$250,000,000. 
(c) COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS.—A comprehensive risk 
assessment under subsection (b) shall consider, at a minimum, 
risks relating to the following: 
(1) The goals and objectives of the operation (such as risks 
from contractor behavior or performance that may injure 
innocent members of the local population or offend their sen-
sibilities). 
(2) The continuity of the operation (such as risks from 
contractors refusing to perform or being unable to perform 
when there may be no timely replacements available). 
(3) The safety of military and civilian personnel of the 
United States if the presence or performance of contractor 
personnel creates unsafe conditions or invites attack. 
(4) The safety of contractor personnel employed by the 
covered agency. 
(5) The managerial control of the Government over the 
operation (such as risks from over-reliance on contractors to 
monitor other contractors or inadequate means for Government 
personnel to monitor contractor performance). 
(6) The critical organic or core capabilities of the Govern-
ment, including critical knowledge or institutional memory of 
key operations areas and subject-matter expertise. 
(7) The ability of the Government to control costs, avoid 
organizational or personal conflicts of interest, and minimize 
waste, fraud, and abuse. 
(d) RISK MITIGATION PLANS.—A risk mitigation plan under 
subsection (b) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) For each high-risk area identified in the comprehensive 
risk assessment for the operation performed under subsection 
(b)— 
(A) specific actions to mitigate or reduce such risk, 
including the development of alternative capabilities to 
reduce reliance on contractor performance of critical func-
tions; 
(B) measurable milestones for the implementation of 
planned risk mitigation or risk reduction measures; and 
(C) a process for monitoring, measuring, and docu-
menting progress in mitigating or reducing risk. 
(2) A continuing process for identifying and addressing 
new and changed risks arising in the course of the operation,
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including the periodic reassessment of risks and the develop-
ment of appropriate risk mitigation or reduction plans for any 
new or changed high-risk area identified. 
(e) CRITICAL FUNCTIONS.—For purposes of this section, critical 
functions include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Private security functions, as that term is defined in 
section 864(a)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
(2) Training and advising Government personnel, including 
military and security personnel, of a host nation. 
(3) Conducting intelligence or information operations. 
(4) Any other functions that are closely associated with 
inherently governmental functions, including the functions set 
forth in section 7.503(d) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(5) Any other functions that are deemed critical to the 
success of the operation. 
(f) COVERED AGENCY.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means the Department of Defense, the Department of State, 
and the United States Agency for International Development. 
SEC. 847. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF REPORTS ON CON-
TRACTING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) TWO-YEAR
EXTENSION
OF
REQUIREMENT
FOR
JOINT 
REPORT.—Subsection (a)(5) of section 863 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘February 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘February 
1, 2015’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Such section 
is further amended by striking subsection (b). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is further amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘JOINT REPORT REQUIRED.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘paragraph (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (f)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as 
subsections (b) through (g), respectively, and by moving 
the left margins of such subsections (including the subpara-
graphs in such subsections), as so redesignated, two ems 
to the left; 
(D) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph— 
(i) by capitalizing the second and third words of 
the heading; and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(I) as paragraphs (1) through (9), respectively; 
(E) in subsection (c), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph— 
(i) by capitalizing the second and third words of 
the heading; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’;
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(F) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph, by capitalizing the second word of 
the heading; 
(G) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph, by capitalizing the third word of 
the heading; 
(H) in subsection (f), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph, by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(I) in subsection (g), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph, by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(F)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(6)’’. 
(2) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW’’. 
SEC. 848. RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSPECTORS GENERAL FOR OVER-
SEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 8L as section 8M; and 
(2) by inserting after section 8J the following new section 
8L: 
‘‘SEC. 8L. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING OVERSEAS CONTIN-
GENCY OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHAIR OF COUNCIL OF 
INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY.—Upon the 
commencement or designation of a military operation as an overseas 
contingency operation that exceeds 60 days, the Chair of the Council 
of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) shall, 
in consultation with the members of the Council, have the additional 
responsibilities specified in subsection (b) with respect to the Inspec-
tors General specified in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities specified 
in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) In consultation with the Inspectors General specified 
in subsection (c), to designate a lead Inspector General in 
accordance with subsection (d) to discharge the authorities 
of the lead Inspector General for the overseas contingency 
operation concerned as set forth in subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) To resolve conflicts of jurisdiction among the Inspectors 
General specified in subsection (c) on investigations, inspec-
tions, and audits with respect to such contingency operation 
in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(B). 
‘‘(3) To assist in identifying for the lead inspector general 
for such contingency operation, Inspectors General and 
inspector general office personnel available to assist the lead 
Inspector General and the other Inspectors General specified 
in subsection (c) on matters relating to such contingency oper-
ation. 
‘‘(c) INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The Inspectors General specified 
in this subsection are the Inspectors General as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The Inspector General of the Department of State. 
‘‘(3) The Inspector General of the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
‘‘(d) LEAD INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 
OPERATION.—(1) A lead Inspector General for an overseas contin-
gency operation shall be designated by the Chair of the Council
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of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency under subsection 
(b)(1) not later than 30 days after the commencement or designation 
of the military operation concerned as an overseas contingency 
operation that exceeds 60 days. The lead Inspector General for 
a contingency operation shall be designated from among the Inspec-
tors General specified in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) The lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency 
operation shall have the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(A) To appoint, from among the offices of the other Inspec-
tors General specified in subsection (c), an Inspector General 
to act as associate Inspector General for the contingency oper-
ation who shall act in a coordinating role to assist the lead 
Inspector General in the discharge of responsibilities under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) To develop and carry out, in coordination with the 
offices of the other Inspectors General specified in subsection 
(c), a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive oversight 
over all aspects of the contingency operation and to ensure 
through either joint or individual audits, inspections, and inves-
tigations, independent and effective oversight of all programs 
and operations of the Federal Government in support of the 
contingency operation. 
‘‘(C) To review and ascertain the accuracy of information 
provided by Federal agencies relating to obligations and 
expenditures, costs of programs and projects, accountability 
of funds, and the award and execution of major contracts, 
grants, and agreements in support of the contingency operation. 
‘‘(D)(i) If none of the Inspectors General specified in sub-
section (c) has principal jurisdiction over a matter with respect 
to the contingency operation, to exercise responsibility for dis-
charging oversight responsibilities in accordance with this Act 
with respect to such matter. 
‘‘(ii) If more than one of the Inspectors General specified 
in subsection (c) has jurisdiction over a matter with respect 
to the contingency operation, to determine principal jurisdiction 
for discharging oversight responsibilities in accordance with 
this Act with respect to such matter. 
‘‘(E) To employ, or authorize the employment by the other 
Inspectors General specified in subsection (c), on a temporary 
basis using the authorities in section 3161 of title 5, United 
States Code, such auditors, investigators, and other personnel 
as the lead Inspector General considers appropriate to assist 
the lead Inspector General and such other Inspectors General 
on matters relating to the contingency operation. 
‘‘(F) To submit to Congress on a bi-annual basis, and to 
make available on an Internet website available to the public, 
a report on the activities of the lead Inspector General and 
the other Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) with 
respect to the contingency operation, including— 
‘‘(i) the status and results of investigations, inspections, 
and audits and of referrals to the Department of Justice; 
and 
‘‘(ii) overall plans for the review of the contingency 
operation by inspectors general, including plans for inves-
tigations, inspections, and audits.