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 12 2 STA T . 2 58PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28, 2008 suchare a w arra nt s d es ig nati o no f such area as an area of co mb ato p erations for purposes of this section .(4)MODIF I CAT IO N O REL I M INATION OF DE S I G NATION. —T he S ecretar y may modify or cease the designation of an area under this subsection as an area of combat operations if the Secretary determines that combat operations are no l onger ongoing in such area. (d) EX CE P TION.—The re q uirements of this section shall not apply to contracts entered into by elements of the intelligence community in support of intelligence acti v ities. SEC.863 .C OMPTR O L LER G E N ER A LRE VI E W SAN D REPORTS ON CON - TRACTING IN IRA Q AND A F G H ANISTAN. (a) R E V IE W S AND REPORTS RE QU IRED.— ( 1 ) I N GENERAL.—Every 1 2 months , the C omptroller G en - eral shall review contracts in Iraq or A fghanistan and submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report on such review. (2) MATTERS COVERED.—A report under this subsection shall cover the following with respect to the contracts in Iraq or Afghanistan reviewed for the report

(A) Total number of contracts and tas k orders awarded during the period covered by the report. ( B ) Total number of active contracts and task orders. (C) Total value of all contracts and task orders awarded during the reporting period. ( D ) Total value of active contracts and task orders. (E) The e x tent to which such contracts have used competitive procedures. ( F ) Total number of contractor personnel working on contracts during the reporting period. (G) Total number of contractor personnel, on average, who are performing security functions during the reporting period. ( H ) The number of contractor personnel killed or wounded during the reporting period. (I) Information on any specific contract or class of contracts that the Comptroller General determines raises issues of significant concern. ( 3 )SU B MISSION OF REPORTS.—The Comptroller General shall submit an initial report under this subsection not later than O ctober 1, 2 0 0 8, and shall submit an updated report every year thereafter until October 1, 2010. (b) ACCESS TO DATABASES ON CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall provide full access to the databases described in section 8 6 1(b)(4) to the Comptroller General for purposes of the reviews carried out under this section. SEC. 86 4 . DEFINITIONS AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: (1) MATTERS RELATING TO CONTRACTING.—The term ‘ ‘mat- ters relating to contracting ’ ’, with respect to contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, means all matters relating to awarding, funding, managing, tracking, monitoring, and providing over- sight to contracts and contractor personnel. (2) CONTRACT IN IRAQ OR AFG H ANISTAN.—The term ‘‘con- tract in Iraq or Afghanistan’’ means a contract with the Depart- ment of Defense, the Department of State, or the U nited States Agency for International Development, a subcontract at any 10USC23 02 note. 10 USC 2302 note.

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