ANNUAL JOINT REPORT AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW ON CONTRACTING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

SEC. 835. ANNUAL JOINT REPORT AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW ON CONTRACTING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. Section 863 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended to read as follows:“SEC. 863. ANNUAL JOINT REPORT AND COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW ON CONTRACTING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.“(a) Joint Report Required.—“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (6), every 12 months, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a joint report on contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan.“(2) Primary matters covered.—A report under this subsection shall, at a minimum, cover the following with respect to contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan during the reporting period:“(A) Total number of contracts awarded.“(B) Total number of active contracts.“(C) Total value of all contracts awarded.“(D) Total value of active contracts.“(E) The extent to which such contracts have used competitive procedures.124 STAT. 4280“(F) Total number of contractor personnel working on contracts at the end of each quarter of the reporting period.“(G) Total number of contractor personnel who are performing security functions at the end of each quarter of the reporting period.“(H) Total number of contractor personnel killed or wounded.“(3) Additional matters covered.—A report under this subsection shall also cover the following:“(A) The sources of information and data used to compile the information required under paragraph (2).“(B) A description of any known limitations of the data reported under paragraph (2), including known limitations of the methodology and data sources used to compile the report.“(C) Any plans for strengthening collection, coordination, and sharing of information on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan through improvements to the common databases identified under section 861(b)(4).“(4) Reporting period.—A report under this subsection shall cover a period of not less than 12 months.“(5) Submission of reports.—The Secretaries and the Administrator shall submit an initial report under this subsection not later than February 1, 2011, and shall submit an updated report by February 1 of every year thereafter until February 1, 2013.“(6) Exception.—If the total annual amount of obligations for contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan combined is less than $250,000,000 for the reporting period, for all three agencies combined, the Secretaries and the Administrator may submit, in lieu of a report, a letter stating the applicability of this paragraph, with such documentation as the Secretaries and the Administrator consider appropriate.“(7) Estimates.—In determining the total number of contractor personnel working on contracts under paragraph (2)(F), the Secretaries and the Administrator may use estimates for any category of contractor personnel for which they determine it is not feasible to provide an actual count. The report shall fully disclose the extent to which estimates are used in lieu of an actual count.“(b) Comptroller General Review and Report.—“(1) In general.—Within 180 days after submission of each annual joint report required under subsection (a), but in no case later than August 5 of each year until 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the joint report and submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report on such review.“(2) Matters covered.—A report under this subsection shall, at minimum—“(A) assess the data and data sources used in developing the joint report;“(B) review how the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development are using the data and the data sources used to develop the joint report in managing, overseeing, and coordinating contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan;124 STAT. 4281“(C) assess the plans of the departments and agency for strengthening or improving the common databases identified under section 861(b)(4); and“(D) review and make recommendations on any specific contract or class of contracts that the Comptroller General determines raises issues of significant concern.“(3) Access to databases and other information.—The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide to the Comptroller General full access to information on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan for the purposes of the review carried out under this subsection, including the common databases identified under section 861(b)(4).” .