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mittee specified in paragraph (2) on a quarterly 
basis a report that includes the following: 
(A) A list of completed audits performed 
by such agency or department issued during the 
applicable quarter that describe contractor costs 
in excess of $10,000,000 that have been identi-
fied as unjustified, unsupported, questioned, or 
unreasonable under any contract, task or deliv-
ery order, or subcontract. 
(B) The specific amounts of costs identi-
fied as unjustified, unsupported, questioned, or 
unreasonable and the percentage of their total 
value of the contract, task or delivery order, or 
subcontract. 
(C) A list of completed audits performed 
by such agency or department issued during the 
applicable quarter that identify material defi-
ciencies in the performance of any contractor or 
in any business system of any contractor under 
any contract, task or delivery order, or sub-
contract. 
(2) COMMITTEES.—The report described in 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted to—
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(A) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate; 
(D) in the case of reports from the Depart-
ment of Defense or the Department of Energy, 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives; and 
(E) the committees of primary jurisdiction 
over the agency or department submitting the 
report. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to an agency or department with respect to a 
calendar quarter if no audits described in paragraph 
(1) were issued during that quarter. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF INDIVIDUAL AUDITS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The head of each Federal 
agency or department shall provide, within 14 days 
after a request in writing by the chairman or rank-
ing member of any committee listed in paragraph 
(2), a full and unredacted copy of any audit de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1). Such copy shall include
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an identification of information in the audit exempt 
from public disclosure under section 552(b) of title 
5, United States Code. 
(2) COMMITTEES.—The committees listed in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(B) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(C) The Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(D) In the case of the Department of De-
fense or the Department of Energy, the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives. 
(E) The committees of primary jurisdiction 
over the agency or department to which the re-
quest is made. 
SEC. 825. STUDY OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Administrator 
for Federal Procurement Policy shall conduct a study of 
the composition, scope, and functions of the Government- 
wide acquisition workforce and develop a comprehensive
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definition of, and method of measuring the size of, such 
workforce. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the relevant congressional committees a report on 
the results of the study required by subsection (a), with 
such findings and recommendations as the Administrator 
determines appropriate. 
SEC. 826. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics shall submit a report to Congress 
that contains the Director’s recommendations on requiring 
Government contractors that advise one or more Federal 
agencies on procurement policy, and requiring federally 
funded research and development centers, to comply with 
restrictions relating to personal financial interests, such 
as those that apply to Federal employees. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTOR.—The term 
‘‘Government contractor’’ means any person (other 
than a Federal agency) with which a Federal agency 
has entered into a contract to acquire goods or serv-
ices.
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(2) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means— 
(A) any executive department or inde-
pendent establishment in the executive branch 
of the Government, including any wholly owned 
Government corporation; and 
(B) any establishment in the legislative or 
judicial branch of the Government (except the 
Senate, the House of Representatives, and the 
Architect of the Capitol and any activities 
under the Architect’s direction). 
(3) FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT CENTER.—The term ‘‘federally funded 
research and development center’’ means a federally 
funded research and development center as identi-
fied by the National Science Foundation in accord-
ance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
Subtitle D—Contracts Relating to 
Iraq and Afghanistan 
SEC. 831. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON MAT-
TERS RELATING TO CONTRACTING. 
(a) 
MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDERSTANDING
RE-
QUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development shall enter into a memo-
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randum of understanding regarding matters relating to 
contracting for contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRACTING UNTIL MEMO-
RANDUM SIGNED.— 
(1) RESTRICTION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), on and after January 1, 2008, no con-
tracts in Iraq or Afghanistan may be awarded by the 
Department of Defense, the Department of State, or 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment: (A) unless the memorandum required by sub-
section (a) has been signed by the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of State, or the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, respectively; and (B) the department or 
agency concerned has initiated use of the common 
database identified in such memorandum to track 
contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan. 
(2) WAIVER.— 
(A) The President may waive the restric-
tion in paragraph (1) for a period of 45 days 
if the President determines in writing that, but 
for such a waiver, there would be substantial 
harm to critical national security objectives and 
submits the determination, including the rea-
sons for such determination, to the relevant
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committees of Congress at least 15 days before 
issuing the waiver. 
(B) Such waiver may be renewed for one 
additional 45-day period if the President sub-
mits a determination in writing to the relevant 
committees of Congress that renewal of the 
waiver is necessary to avoid substantial harm to 
critical national security objectives. 
(c) MATTERS COVERED.—The memorandum of un-
derstanding required by subsection (a) shall address, at 
a minimum, the following: 
(1) Identification of the major categories of 
contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan being awarded by 
the Department of Defense, the Department of 
State, or the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(2) Identification of the roles and responsibil-
ities of each department or agency for matters relat-
ing to contracting for contracts in Iraq or Afghani-
stan. 
(3) Responsibility for authorizing the carrying 
of weapons in performance of such contracts. 
(4) Responsibility for establishing minimum 
qualifications, including background checks, for per-