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(A) Review of how Federal contracts, sub-
contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements 
relating to Hurricane Katrina recovery, relief, 
and reconstruction are awarded, to determine 
whether the Federal Government has complied 
with competition requirements and utilized the 
appropriate contract type. 
(B) Review of whether the awards of Fed-
eral contracts, subcontracts, grants, and cooper-
ative agreements relating to Hurricane Katrina 
recovery, relief, and reconstruction are based on 
merit as opposed to relationships between 
awardees and Federal Government officials. 
(C) Real-time review of spending under 
Federal contracts, subcontracts, grants, and co-
operative agreements for Hurricane Katrina re-
covery, relief, and reconstruction to determine 
whether wasteful spending, poor contract man-
agement, or other abuses are occurring. 
(D) Review of auditing and other oversight 
procedures to ensure accountability of contrac-
tors, subcontractors, and government officials. 
(E) Review of the inclusion and utilization 
of small and local businesses through contracts, 
subcontracts, or otherwise.
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(F) Review of Federal acquisitions per-
sonnel 
overseeing 
contracts, 
subcontracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements for Hurri-
cane Katrina recovery, relief, and reconstruc-
tion to assess whether there are sufficient Fed-
eral acquisitions personnel with appropriate 
qualifications and training for the hurricane re-
sponse effort. 
(G) Review of transactions relating to 
Hurricane Katrina relief, recovery, and recon-
struction that are paid for by government 
issued credit cards. 
(2) The investigation of the matters described 
in subsection (a)(2) shall include, at a minimum, a 
review of activity in the petroleum and natural gas 
markets in the aftermath of the hurricane and op-
portunities for market manipulation or price gouging 
at each point of commerce in bringing petroleum 
and natural gas to market, including exploration, de-
velopment, production, refining, distribution, com-
modities transactions, and retail sales. 
(c) ASSESSMENT, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION.— 
During the course of its investigation, the Commission 
shall assess, analyze, and evaluate relevant persons, poli-
cies, procedures, contracts, subcontracts, grants, coopera-
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tive agreements, reports, and events, including, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(1) The Department of Homeland Security, in-
cluding the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy. 
(2) The Department of Defense. 
(3) The Army Corps of Engineers. 
(4) Other Federal agencies that award or over-
see contracts, subcontracts, grants, or cooperative 
agreements for Hurricane Katrina recovery, relief, 
or reconstruction. 
(5) The approval process for contracts, sub-
contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements in the 
Federal agencies listed in paragraphs (1) through 
(4). 
(6) Communications between private contrac-
tors, their representatives, and Federal Government 
officials concerning potential or existing contracts or 
subcontracts for Hurricane Katrina relief, recovery, 
or reconstruction. 
(7) Actual cost figures for transactions relating 
to contracts, subcontracts, grants, and cooperative 
agreements or paid for by government issued credit 
cards, for Hurricane Katrina relief, recovery, or re-
construction.