Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 19, 2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act of 2007 - Requires each contract, subcontract, or task order awarded or issued by a federal agency that includes private security functions (covered contract) to require the contractor to provide to the agency contracting officer specified information, including the number of persons to perform the security functions and the hiring and training process for such employees. Requires agency oversight in the performance of the covered contract.
Directs the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to issue rules of engagement regarding the circumstances under which force may be used by contractor personnel performing private security functions within the area covered by a contingency operation, and the types of force authorized. Provides for: (1) hiring, training, and equipment standards relating to private security contractors; and (2) coordination and communication between U.S. Armed Forces and contractor personnel.
Provides for the legal status of contractor personnel with respect to investigations and prosecution of abuses by private security contractors.
Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for each theater of operations established in connection with a contingency operation in which contract personnel are carrying out work under a covered contract, to establish a Theater Investigative Unit to investigate allegations of contractor personnel criminal misconduct.
Requires a study by the Comptroller General of the total federal costs of procuring security services through private contractors.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2007 to May 21, 2008; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 6, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 21, 2008 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2007 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Feb 1, 2007 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007Hearings Jun 19, 2007 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Dec 5, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 1, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Jan 10, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2007Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-103 | WAR PROFITEERING AND OTHER CONTRACTOR CRIMES COMMITTED OVERSEAS96 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jun 19, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32419 | Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues Archived | Report | Sep 29, 2008 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 674 | Transparency and Accountability in Military and Security Contracting Act of 2007 | Related bill | Oct 1, 2007 |
| HR 2740 | MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 | Related bill | Oct 15, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Americans in foreign countries
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arrest
- Business records
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost accounting
- Cost effectiveness
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Data banks
- Defense contracts
- Department of Defense
- Department of Justice
- Detention of persons
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee selection
- Employee training
- Equipment and supplies
- Evidence (Law)
- Executive reorganization
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Identification of criminals
- Inspectors general
- International Affairs
- Iraq compilation
- Jurisdiction
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Logistics
- Military command and control
- Military communications
- Military operations
- Officer personnel
- Performance measurement
- Police training
- Prisoners of war
- Private police
- Prosecution
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security clearances
- Standards
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2007Introduced in House
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