Congress 109 - HR 3805 - To establish within the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security the Special Office of the Inspector General for Natural Disaster Response and Reconstruction.

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Alabama Auditing Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief Emergency Management Federal officials Floods Freedom of information Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Inspectors general International Affairs International relief Louisiana Mississippi Water Resources Development

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Establishes within the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security the Special Office of the Inspector General for Natural Disaster Response and Reconstruction.

Requires the Special Office to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment, handling, and expenditure of federal funds by any organization providing relief, assistance, or reconstruction related to Hurricane Katrina, and of the programs, operations, and contracts carried out utilizing such funds.

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Sep 30, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight.
Sep 16, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 15, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 15, 2005

Introduced in House

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