codes that incorporate international standards 
and protection of core labor standards; 
(D) provide training and technical assist-
ance relating to drafting anti-corruption and 
competitive laws and administrative codes, and 
provide technical assistance to Iraqi govern-
mental ministries, on the national, provincial, 
and local levels, implementing such laws and 
regulations; 
(E) promote the development of regula-
tions relating to financial disclosure for public 
officials, political parties, and candidates for 
public offices; 
(F) support transparent budgeting proc-
esses, including increased assistance to the de-
velopment of the Financial Management Infor-
mation System and other mechanisms that pro-
mote respective budget preparation and sound 
cash-management processes; and 
(G) promote civil society’s role in com-
bating corruption, including increased support 
for the Iraq Civil Society Program and Civil So-
ciety Resource Centers. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF COMPREHENSIVE ANTI- 
CORRUPTION STRATEGY.—The Coordinator of United 
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States Economic Reconstruction Assistance for Iraq shall 
establish a comprehensive anti-corruption strategy for 
Iraq among all departments and agencies of the Govern-
ment of the United States carrying out anti-corruption 
programs for Iraq. The strategy established under this 
subsection shall include— 
(1) interim and long-term objectives for each 
United States anti-corruption program; 
(2) a baseline for each United States anti-cor-
ruption program to identify a starting point for 
measuring progress; 
(3) the identification and prioritization of sec-
tors that require enhanced anti-corruption efforts; 
and 
(4) the identification of training solutions that 
cut across United States Government departments 
and agencies to avoid duplication and maximize re-
sources. 
(c) COORDINATION
OF
ANTI-CORRUPTION
EF-
FORTS.—The Coordinator of United States Economic Re-
construction Assistance for Iraq shall seek to coordinate 
with the Government of Iraq and regional and inter-
national partners carrying out anti-corruption programs 
for Iraq on all matters relating to anti-corruption pro-
grams for Iraq. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the President such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
SEC. 104. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT RECONSTRUCTION 
PROGRAMS ON THE PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL 
LEVELS IN IRAQ. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The President of the 
United States shall provide assistance to support recon-
struction programs on the provincial and local levels in 
Iraq, including, in particular, programs that are identified 
by Iraqi provincial and local leaders and carried out by 
Iraqi-led nongovernmental organizations or private enti-
ties with training and experience in reconstruction activi-
ties. 
(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Assistance provided 
under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, be used to— 
(1) provide technical and program support to 
the Iraqi Provincial Reconstruction Development 
Councils; and 
(2) support and increase funding for the Iraq 
Community Action Program and Community Sta-
bilization Program funded or carried out by the 
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