118 STAT. 2084 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after issuing the guidance required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the guidance issued under subsection (a). SEC. 1206. REPORT ON CONTRACTORS SUPPORTING DEPLOYED FORCES AND RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN IRAQ. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on contractors supporting deployed forces and reconstruction efforts in Iraq. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following matters with respect to contractors, and employees of contractors, described in subsection (a): (1) A description of the overall chain of command and oversight mechanisms that are in place to ensure adequate command and supervision of such contractor employees in crit ical security roles. (2) A description of sanctions that are available to be imposed on such a contractor employee who— (A) fails to comply with a requirement of law or regula tion that applies to such employee; or (B) engages in other misconduct. (3) A description of disciplinary and criminal actions brought against contractor employees during the period begin ning on May 1, 2003, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) An explanation of the legal status of contractor employees engaged in the performance of security functions in Iraq after the transfer of sovereign power to Iraq on June 28, 2004. (5) A specification of casualty and fatality figures for con tractor employees supporting deployed forces and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, shown, to the extent practicable, in the following categories: (A) Total casualties and total fatalities. (B) Casualties and fatalities among— (i) nationals of the United States; (ii) nationals of Iraq; and (iii) nationals of states other than the United States and Iraq. (6) A description, to the maximum extent practicable, of incidents in which contractor employees supporting deployed forces and reconstruction efforts in Iraq have been engaged in hostile fire or other incidents of note during the period beginning on May 1, 2003, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) PLANS.—The Secretary shall include with the report under subsection (a) the following plans: (1) A plan for establishing and implementing a process for collecting data on individual contractors, the value of the contracts, the number of casualties incurred, and the number
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