Sec. 889. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF CONTRACTORS PROVIDING PRIVATE SECURITY FUNCTIONS

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## SEC. 889 COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF CONTRACTORS PROVIDING PRIVATE SECURITY FUNCTIONS ###

(a)In General Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on efforts of the Secretary of Defense to improve the oversight of contractors providing private security functions to fulfill non-combat requirements for security in contingency operations, humanitarian operations, peacekeeping operations, or other similar operations or exercises since January 1, 2009. ###

(b)Elements The report required under subsection

(a)shall evaluate— ####

(1)the nature and extent to which the Department of Defense has used contractors to perform private security functions described under subsection (a), including the type of operation or exercise, the functions performed by a contractor, the place of performance, and contract obligations; ####

(2)the processes for tracking and reporting on the use of such contractors; ####

(3)changes to law, regulation, and policy on the use of such contractors and how the Secretary has implemented such changes, including— #####

(A)the Montreux Document on Pertinent International Legal Obligations and Good Practices for States Related to Operations of Private Military and Security Companies During Armed Conflict (published on May 2, 2011); #####

(B)using standards for such contractors issued by the American National Standards Institute and the International Organization for Standardization; and #####

(C)using other associated accreditation and certification standards for such contractors; and ####

(4)the oversight outcomes of the Department due to implementing the processes described in paragraph

(2)and the changes described in paragraph (3), including— #####

(A)progress with certification and accreditation of companies; #####

(B)the use of the maturity model of the Department to assess contractors; and #####

(C)the nature and extent of referrals for suspension and debarment and the number of suspensions and debarments that have resulted from such referrals. ###

(c)Form of Report The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the maximum extent possible, but may contain a classified annex, if necessary.