S.Amdt. 3200

1. Adds Sec. 8107. (a) Inspector General Investigation of Companies Providing Security Under Contract With DoD in Iraq and Afghanistan.--The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall, utilizing amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by title VI under the heading "Office of Inspector General", conduct a comprehensive review and investigation of companies contracted to provide security for the Department of Defense in Iraq and Afghanistan at the end of title VIII

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   In H.R. 3222 · Public Print

   Passed the House of Representatives August 5 (legislative day, August 4), 2007.

   Inserted: Sec. 8107. (a) Inspector General Investigation of Companies Providing Security Under Contract With DoD in Iraq and Afghanistan.--The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall, utilizing amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by title VI under the heading "Office of Inspector General", conduct a comprehensive review and investigation of companies contracted to provide security for the Department of Defense in Iraq and Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--The matters addressed by the review and investigation required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:

   Inserted: (1) The value of all contracts to provide security in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the number of employees of each company under such a contract in each country.

   Inserted: (2) The scope and extent of responsibility within the Department of Defense for oversight of private security contractors, their employees, and their operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (3) The nature, scope, and adequacy of the procedures followed by private security contractor employees and Department personnel when a private security contractor employee fires a weapon during an operation in Iraq or Afghanistan and when a private security contractor employee shoots another person in Iraq or Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (4) The extent of liability of private security contractors and private security contractor employees in Iraq under United States law, including under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).

   Inserted: (5) The nature, scope, and adequacy of the procedures followed by private security contractor employees and Department personnel if a private security contractor employee is suspected of having committed an unjustified or criminal shooting in Iraq or Afghanistan, and a description of any past or current investigations and prosecutions, or lack thereof, of private security contractor employees so suspected of committing such an offense.

   Inserted: (6) The nature, scope, and adequacy of the Rules of Engagement for private security contractor employees in Iraq and Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (7) The nature, scope, and adequacy of the authority, if any, of military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan over private security contractor employees.

   Original wording

   At the end of title VIII, add the following:

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