S.Amdt. 494

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   Inserted: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON SPENDING ON RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ

   Inserted: Sec. 6047. (a) Subsection (a) of section 2207 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "the Committees on Appropriations" and inserting "the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, and make available to the public on the Department of State's website"; and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraphs:

   Inserted: "(5) The number and costs of projects started and completed by governorate and sector, and a list of projects expected to be completed within the next quarter.

   Inserted: "(6) A strategy for using reconstruction funds to develop Iraq's governing capacity, including--

   Inserted: "(A) a description of the governing capacity of the Iraqi government ministries, the standards used to measure that capacity, and how reconstruction funds are helping to develop that capacity;

   Inserted: "(B) a description of how projects will lead to material benefits to the Iraqi people;

   Inserted: "(C) the proportion of reconstruction funds, by sector, spent on training Iraqi civil servants and public sector employees;

   Inserted: "(D) a description of the training curricula and goals;

   Inserted: "(E) the number of Iraqi civil servants and public sector employees receiving training, including technical, financial or managerial training; and

   Inserted: "(F) the efforts made to reduce corruption in the performance of these funds and in the Iraqi government ministries.

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   Inserted: "(7) Information on employment created using such funds, including--

   Inserted: "(A) the average number of Iraqi citizens employed, by governorate, during the preceding 3 months;

   Inserted: "(B) the average number of United States citizens employed during the preceding 3 months;

   Inserted: "(C) the average number of citizens of other countries employed during the preceding 3 months;

   Inserted: "(D) the proportion of total salary payments to Iraqi citizens during the preceding 3 months; and

   Inserted: "(E) the proportion and value of subcontracts awarded to Iraqi firms, by sector.

   Inserted: "(8) Data on reconstruction spending by governorate, including a description of the role of municipal or local councils and provincial governments in determining reconstruction priorities and the proportion of funds programmed in direct consultation with such institutions.

   Inserted: "(9) The costs of security in the use of such funds, including--

   Inserted: "(A) security subcontractor costs and physical and ongoing security costs;

   Inserted: "(B) indirect costs, such as construction delays lost to security concerns;

   Inserted: "(C) insurance costs; and

   Inserted: "(D) the extent to which insurgent activity has resulted in projects requiring additional reconstruction.

   Inserted: "(10) The status of international reconstruction assistance to Iraq and how such assistance is coordinated with United States efforts.

   Inserted: "(11) Estimates of public and private debt owed by the Government of Iraq, disaggregated by lender country, and efforts made to reduce such debt.".

   Inserted: (b) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking "the Committees on Appropriations" and inserting "the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives".

   Inserted: (c) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking "on October 1, 2007" and inserting "90 days after the date on which 100 percent of the funds described in this section are expended".

   Inserted: (d) Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:

   Inserted: "(e) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall work with the government of Iraq to conduct and include in each report or update submitted under this section, a quarterly standardized household survey, with a representative sample at the provincial level in Iraq, to assess the availability and access to certain essential services in Iraq, including, at a minimum, the following services:

   Inserted: "(1) Health services.

   Inserted: "(2) Education.

   Inserted: "(3) Electricity.

   Inserted: "(4) Potable water.

   Inserted: "(5) Sewage.

   Inserted: "(6) Solid waste removal.

   Inserted: "(7) Law enforcement.

   Inserted: "(8) Transportation.

   Inserted: "(9) Communications.

   Inserted: "(f) The Secretary of State shall have each report or update submitted under this section translated into Arabic, posted on the website of the United States embassy in Baghdad, and made available to the Government of Iraq.".

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