To provide transparency and accountability with respect to the Coalition Provisional Authority.

1. Adds Sec. 316. (a) Of the amounts appropriated by chapter 1 of this title under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Army" and available for the operating expenses of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), $10,000,000 shall be available for the establishment of the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority and for related operating expenses of the Office on page 22, between lines 12 and 13

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   Inserted: Sec. 316. (a) Of the amounts appropriated by chapter 1 of this title under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Army" and available for the operating expenses of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), $10,000,000 shall be available for the establishment of the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority and for related operating expenses of the Office.

   Inserted: (b) The Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority shall be established not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (c)(1) The head of the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority shall be the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority.

   Inserted: (2) The Inspector General shall be appointed by the President in accordance with, and shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of, section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), except that the person nominated for appointment as Inspector General may assume the duties of the office on an acting basis pending the advice and consent of the Senate.

   Inserted: (3) The Inspector General shall have the duties, responsibilities, and authorities of inspectors general under the Inspector General Act of 1978. In carrying out such duties, responsibilities, and authorities, the Inspector General shall coordinate with, and receive the cooperation of, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.

   Inserted: (d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 75 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 10 days thereafter, the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International Relations of the House of Representatives a report that sets forth--

   Inserted: (A) an assessment of the financial controls of the Coalition Provisional Authority;

   Inserted: (B) a description of any financial irregularities that may have occurred in the activities of the Authority;

   Inserted: (C) a description of--

   Inserted: (i) any irregularities relating to the administration of laws providing for full and open competition in contracting (as defined in section 4(6) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6))); and

   Inserted: (ii) any other irregularities related to procurement;

   Inserted: (D) a description of any actions taken by the Inspector General to improve such financial controls or address such financial irregularities;

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   Inserted: (E) a description of the programmatic goals of the Coalition Provisional Authority; and

   Inserted: (F) an assessment of the performance of the Coalition Provisional Authority, including progress made by the Coalition Provisional Authority in facilitating a transition to levels of security, stability, and self-government in Iraq sufficient to make the presence of the Coalition Provisional Authority no longer necessary.

   Inserted: (2) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall prepare and submit the reports otherwise required to be submitted by the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority under paragraph (1) until the earlier of--

   Inserted: (A) the date that is 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; or

   Inserted: (B) the date on which a determination is made by the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority that the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority is capable of preparing timely, accurate, and complete reports in compliance with the requirements under paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (3) The reports under this subsection are in addition to the semiannual reports required of the Inspector General by section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 and any other reports required of the Inspector General by law.

   Inserted: (4) The Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority (or the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as applicable) shall publish each report under this subsection on the Internet website of the Coalition Provisional Authority.

   Inserted: (e) The Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority shall terminate on the first day that both of the following conditions have been met:

   Inserted: (1) the Coalition Provisional Authority has transferred responsibility for governing Iraq to an indigenous Iraqi government; and

   Inserted: (2) a United States mission to Iraq, under the direction and guidance of the Secretary of State, has undertaken to perform the responsibility for administering United States assistance efforts in Iraq.

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