To require the Coalition Provisional Authority to provide additional information justifying allocations for capital projects in Iraq.

SA 1814. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated for any capital project, including construction of a prison, hospital, housing community, railroad, or government building, until the Coalition Provisional Authority submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing in detail the estimated costs (including the costs of consultants, design, materials, shipping, and labor) on which the request for funds for such project is based: Provided further, That in order to control costs, to the maximum extent practicable Iraqis with the necessary qualifications shall be consulted and utilized in the design and implementation of programs, projects, and activities funded under this heading