Quarterly Update to Congress -- 2207 Report

Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
July 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note: Project Code (P/C) # represents a Department of State tracking system.

Executive Summary

Spending Plan Table

Appendix I - Sectoral Descriptions

• Security and Law Enforcement
  • Police Training and Technical Assistance (P/C 10000
  • Nonproliferation and Export Control and Border Security (P/C 09600)
  • Focused Stabilization (P/C 08500)
  • Post Conflict Reintegration (P/C 08400)
  • Commander's Humanitarian Relief & Reconstruction (P/C 28000)
  • Witness Protection Program (P/C 30000)
  • Penal Facilities (P/C 32000)
  • Reconstruction and Modernization of Detention Facilities (P/C 33000)
  • Facilities Repair (P/C 13000)
  • Fire Service (P/C 14000)
  • Demining (P/C 09500)
  • Rule of Law in Iraq (P/C 06500)
  • Investigations of Crimes Against Humanity (P/C 05000)
  • Judicial Security and Facilities (P/C 09000)
  • Democracy-Building Activities (P/C 06000)
  • Marla Ruzicka Iraq War Victims Fund (P/C 06050)

• Electricity
  • Generation (P/C 40000)
  • Transmission (P/C 41000)
  • Distribution Network Infrastructure (P/C 42000)
  • Automated Monitoring and Control System (P/C 43000)

• Oil Infrastructure
  • Oil Infrastructure (P/C 50000)

• Water Resources and Sanitation
  • Potable Water (P/C 60000)
  • Sewerage (P/C 62000)
  • Other Solid Waste Management (P/C 63000)
  • Pumping Stations and Generators (P/C 64000)
  • Major Irrigation Projects (P/C 66000)
  • Dam Repair, Rehabilitation, and New Construction (P/C 67000)
  • Umm Qasr/Basrah Water Supply Project (P/C 68000)

• Transportation and Telecommunications
  • Civil Aviation (P/C 70000)
  • Umm Qasr Port Rehabilitation (P/C 71000)
  • Railroad Rehabilitation and Restoration (P/C 72000)
  • Iraq Telecommunications and Postal Corporation (P/C 74000)
  • Iraq Telecommunications Systems (P/C 76000)
  • Consolidated Fiber Network (P/C 76500)
  • Iraq Telecommunications Operations (P/C 79000)

• Roads, Bridges, and Construction
  • Roads and Bridges (P/C 82000)

• Health Care
  • Nationwide Hospital and Clinic Improvement (P/C 90000)
  • Equipment Procurement (P/C 92000)
  • Basra Children's Hospital (P/C 91500)

• Private Sector Development
  • Business Skills Training (P/C 02500)
  • Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (P/C 03000)
  • Institutional Reforms (P/C 01500)
  • Agriculture (P/C 01600)
  • Market-Based Reforms (P/C 03500)

• Education, Refugees, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Migration and Refugee Assistance (P/C 04000)
  • Ministerial Capacity Building (P/C 06750)
  • Banking System Modernization (P/C 08000)
  • Human Rights (P/C 09500a)

Appendix II - Donor Contributions

Appendix III - Economic Support Funds

Executive Summary

Iraq observed a milestone in May with the anniversary of the first democratically elected legislative body in Iraq 's history.  The United States and its Coalition partners are working with the Government of Iraq (GoI) to safeguard this and other gains. While significant challenges remain, the Coalition remains committed to helping the Iraqi people transition to responsibility for their country.  This continuing assistance includes managing remaining reconstruction projects, providing guidance on economic and political GoI initiatives, pushing forward with the Baghdad Security Plan, and providing targeted support to local governments through the Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs).  

On May 8, 2007, the Iraq Transition Assistance Office (ITAO) was created as a new temporary organization to support the Embassy and facilitate the transition in Iraq , as a replacement for the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO). The Chief of Mission also established a new Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) at the Minister-Counselor level to support the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program. OPA replaced the National Coordination Team (NCT), formerly a section of IRMO. The functions of the Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq (CETI) will be established within the Mission with the appointment of a new Minister for Economic Affairs to coordinate U.S. government policy on economic development in Iraq .

Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) Program Summary

The majority of IRRF projects are now complete. Most of the remaining projects will be finished by the end of 2007. Seventy-seven reconstruction projects have been completed during the current quarter (April – June). As of June 8, there are 428 ongoing IRRF projects and training programs. Approximately 200 of those are forecast for completion between July and September 2007 and all but 50 will be completed by the end of 2007. As of June 26, 96 percent of the total apportioned IRRF has been obligated and 86 percent has been disbursed in payment for completed work. The amount of $2.6 billion remains in undisbursed funds and is concentrated in two infrastructure sectors: electricity and water. Electricity has approximately $723 million contracted for projects currently in progress while water has nearly $349 million.

Key accomplishments for the quarter include:

• Primary Health Centers (PHCs): After several years of delays and challenges in the health sector, considerable progress has been made over the past quarter. While 92 of the 142 initially-planned PHCs are still being constructed, 44 are now completed, of which 20 have been turned over to the Ministry of Health (MOH). Eight of these are open and seeing patients. Barring future attacks, the next quarter will also see significant progress with completion of over 40 PHCs expected. Our goal is to complete and turn over all of the remaining PHCs to the MOH by the end of 2007.

• Basrah Children's Hospital: Overcoming previous challenges, the Basrah Children's Hospital project is 55 percent complete, slightly ahead of the October 2006 schedule. Construction of the hospital building and support facilities is scheduled to be completed in July 2008, and equipment installation is due to be completed in November 2008. The various partners—including the GoI; USG, represented by ITAO and USACE; GRD: Project HOPE; and UNDP-Iraq—are working collaboratively to ensure that risks are mitigated. Final turnover of the hospital to the Iraq Ministry of Health is slated for May 2009.

• WTO Accession : Iraq continues taking positive steps towards joining the World Trade Organization, thanks in part to technical assistance funded by IRRF. An Iraqi delegation held landmark meetings with WTO officials in Geneva in late May, concluding the session with agreement to prepare several reports on trade and services issues. Iraqi officials will also prepare a legislative action plan to support the application.

• Natural Gas Facilities: During the quarter, repairs and construction projects were completed at three key facilities, including the North Rumaila Natural Gas Liquids Plant, the LPG plant at Khor Zubair, and storage facilities at Umm Qasr. These projects will help Iraq to increase its LPG production capacity by 3,000 metric tons per day, which will help Iraq meet demand for cooking gas.

• Water Projects: During the quarter, several water projects were completed, including the construction of the Nassriya Water Supply station. The Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works authorized this plant to begin delivering water in mid-June, and it is currently producing 2,000 cubic meters per hour of potable water. Twenty-six small water projects were also completed, as well as a project to improve the water supply to Sadr City.

• Microfinance: Microfinance projects funded by IRRF were expanded to include Al Qaim. Through the end of May, IRRF-funded microfinance programs have extended more than 50,000 loans worth over $100 million, helping to create thousands of jobs. A similar USAID program funded by ESF, the Community Stabilization Program, has already created more than 50,000 jobs since the program began last September.    

The drawdown of IRRF does not lessen the need for oversight; c hallenges remain, particularly with the processes for transferring and sustaining U.S.-funded infrastructure and systems to the GoI. The FY-06 supplemental appropriation includes funding for infrastructure capacity development and technical training.

Economic Support Fund (ESF)

As IRRF's closeout continues, increased focus is on supporting programs to develop Iraqi capacity through Economic Support Funds (ESF) and other foreign assistance programs. ESF programs in several areas build on IRRF-funded programs, such as those that support economic reform and business development. ESF programs are particularly important in supporting Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and efforts to improve Iraqi budget execution, which will enable Iraq to better deploy its own funds to meet the needs of the Iraqi people.

Budget Execution: The GoI executed 78 percent of its total budget in 2006, and 22 percent of its capital investment budget. This year, the GoI is demonstrating an encouraging trend of improvement in budget execution. The Ministry of Finance accelerated 2007 allocation releases in March and April, with the Ministries of Communications, Public Works, and Electricity receiving additional allocations based on their performance. Data from the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation indicates that the 2007 procurement instructions and increased approval limits are improving the ability of ministries to execute their capital investment budgets. Unofficial MOPD data indicate that ministry spending had reached nearly $1.3 billion, 20 percent of their total budget. Total releases were reported to be $1.6 billion. Spending these funds will provide infrastructure and services (from bridges and water projects to schools, for all of the Iraqi people), as well as create jobs and promote national reconciliation .

Ministerial Capacity Development: USAID is implementing the Tatweer National Capacity Development program that trains Iraqi civil servants in modern management practices and places advisors in key ministries to provide technical assistance to improve day-to-day operations. ITAO's Assistance Programs Office supports targeted initiatives, including assisting the Ministry of Planning through implementation of the Procurement Assistance Center . This initiative will assist central ministries and provincial governments in preparation of contracts using current Iraqi procurement law and regulations.

Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs)

The PRTs are working with Iraqi governments at the provincial and municipal levels to strengthen their capacity to govern and provide basic services to their citizens. Twenty PRTs are fully functional: ten PRTs are working at the provincial level and the other ten PRTs are embedded in Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) working at the local, district, and neighborhood levels. At the provincial level, PRTs are working with their Iraqi counterparts to develop Provincial Development Strategies and improve budget execution. The embedded PRTs represent a decentralized approach to our assistance effort, designed to hasten transition to Iraqi self-reliance by bolstering moderates in local government, business, and civic sectors, and they are a critical element in our counter-insurgency strategy.

The embedded PRTs are now fully operational, with six teams located in Baghdad , three in Anbar Province , and one in North Babil . The four-person core PRT team consists of a State Department team leader, a senior USAID development specialist, a DoD Civil Affairs Officer, and a Bilingual Bicultural Advisor, also from DoD. The ePRTs work closely with the BCTs by directing their respective resources towards a common plan. Since February, over 130 new personnel have arrived in theater and have been assigned to the PRTs/ePRTs. They are specialized technical personnel in the areas of rule of law, governance, agriculture, business development, and others. Approximately 180 new PRT personnel are scheduled to arrive during phases two and three of the civilian surge.

The mission will use some of the FY 2007 supplemental as a Quick Response Fund (QRF) to support small-scale projects that PRT team leaders deem vital to their engagement with local and provincial communities. The focus will be on small projects that can be implemented through grants or expedited procurements, depending on the type of project and the Iraqi partner. Examples of QRF projects include sanitation, food distribution, agriculture, economic, transportation, rule of law, local governance, civic cleanup, repair of civic and cultural facilities, and other urgent humanitarian or civic education projects in support of counter-insurgency efforts. Such initiatives will complement, not duplicate, efforts supported through larger national programs.

Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committees (PRDCs)

This program principally serves as a means to stimulate engagement and capacity building at the provincial government level. PRDCs provide a mechanism for local and provincial participation and management of assistance funds. The Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) coordinate project nominations with their Iraqi counterparts on the PRDCs to obtain Iraqi governmental approval and support. Provincial commitment and resolve is demonstrated through involvement in project planning, oversight, implementation, and funding. The Embassy provides national oversight for the program, integrating priorities of the U.S. Mission and coordinating project implementation with the Gulf Region Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At the end of this quarter, over 190 projects nominated by PRDCs have been approved for funding with FY06 Supplemental Economic Support Funds, representing a total investment of $302 million. Contracts for many of these projects have been awarded, with the remainder in the procurement process currently underway. As provincial governments transition to self-sufficiency, they will gain valuable skills in democratic decision-making through the PRDC process.

International Compact with Iraq

Political, economic, and security activities inside Iraq are directly influenced by regional neighbors and the international community. Diplomatic efforts are underway to engage Iraq 's neighbors, and more broadly the international community, to secure support for Iraq 's transition to a free, stable, and economically self-sufficient country. The International Compact with Iraq (ICI) provides a five-year framework for Iraq to achieve financial sustainability through commitment to economic reform. Formally endorsed by more than 70 countries and international organizations on May 3, the ICI provides a comprehensive framework of fundamental economic and good governance reforms, to which the Iraqi government is committed. On July 20 in New York , Iraq presented its first ICI Mid-Year Progress Report, which documented Iraq 's progress on more than two-thirds of the ICI's goals and objectives. The ICI is the product of exceptional efforts conducted at the highest levels in a joint undertaking by the UN, the World Bank, the Iraqi government, and Iraq 's principal development partners. On May 4, Iraq 's neighbors held the latest in a series of meetings to discuss political and security issues. The Neighbors Plus meeting conducted in early May at the ministerial level was designed to facilitate greater integration between Iraq and its neighbors, as well as the broader region and the international community. The Iraqis desire support from the neighbors to move forward on a national rather than a sectarian agenda. Working groups on refugees and energy have already met, and a Border Security Working Group is scheduled to meet in August.

Sector: Security and Law Enforcement

Police Training and Technical Assistance
Project Code: 10000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	1,801	-	-	-	-	1,801	1,798	1,703
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-1	+32
July 2007	1,801	-	-	-	-	1,801	1,797	1,735

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agencies: Department of Defense and Department of State with some funds transferred to Department of Justice

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $1.801 billion allocated for Police Training and Technical Assistance.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Completed Doura IPS Training Academy repairs ($303,000).
  
• Delivered furniture to International Zone (IZ) Fire Station, Rusafa Prison, and Commission for Public Integrity Facility in the IZ ($80,000).

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

• Commence final renovation and repairs of Baghdad Police College ($7.9 million).
  

Nonproliferation and Export Control and Border Security
Project Code: 09600

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	5	-	-	-	-	5	5	5
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
July 2007	5	-	-	-	-	5	5	5

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN)

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $5.5 million allocated to Nonproliferation and Export Control and Border Security.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Delivery of rapid scan baggage and parcel x-ray equipment to Iraq has been delayed.
  
• CT-30 kits were delivered to the Iraqis by DHS/CBP.

WMD Expertise Redirection Program

• Facilitated a planning meeting in Amman, Jordan, for 18 Iraqis, including two ministers, regarding projects related to the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. This project has become the cornerstone of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) efforts to decontaminate the site ($45,567).
• One Iraqi traveled to the United States for a proposal development trip to expand a private medical diagnostics facility in Baghdad that diagnoses tuberculosis, cancer, and chlamydia ($10,400). Purchasing equipment in coming months to expand the laboratory's diagnostic capabilities will create jobs for an additional five former biological weapons experts.
• Trained three Iraqis in molecular diagnostics of avian influenza at the Naval American Medical Research Unit in Cairo, Egypt ($43,744).
• Trained and certified nine Iraqis in Radiographic, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, and Liquid Penetrate testing in support of the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Project ($50,100). Contracted for NDT Equipment and began consolidation of equipment in the United States for shipment to Baghdad in July ($150,000). The donated equipment and training will create jobs for nine former WMD program personnel.
• Responded to logistical challenges of doing an equipment clearinghouse program to donate used laboratory equipment from U.S. laboratories to Iraqi institutions in order to rebuild laboratories and create additional employment opportunities for Iraqi scientists, technicians, and engineers (STE).
• Continued to respond to the increasing threats against Iraqi WMD and missile scientists, technicians, and engineers to ensure they are not tempted to immigrate to proliferating states or work with insurgents.
• Efforts to expand the membership of IICSI continued.
• Continued IICSI operation: $410,000
  • Scientist stipends: $250,000
  • Grants for education and training abroad: $90,000
  • Staff salaries: $45,000
  • Short-term education/training grants in country: $2,500
  • Operating expenses: $22,500

Nuclear Facility Dismantlement and Yellowcake:

• Nuclear Facility Dismantlement

A workshop on the characterization and cleanup of the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center was conducted from April 22-24 in Amman. Key attendees included the Iraq Minister of Science and Technology (MoST), the Iraqi Minister of Environment , a representative of the UK Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy Attaché, the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Iraqi International Center for Science and Industry. The workshop reviewed results of previous U.S. public health surveys, where 34 of the 319 locations showed increased radioactivity. There was planning for: a) extending characterizations to buildings and facilities; b) initiating human health surveys and collections of urine, blood, and hair; c) analyses of radioactive contamination in the Ishtar school and vicinity; and d) agreement to work towards initiating dismantlement of the LAMA (Active Metallurgy Testing Laboratory) facility at Tuwaitha this year.

Three papers on the characterization and cleanup of the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center were prepared and submitted for the International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management and to the journal Science.

Radioactive waste training workshops and facility tours for Iraqi scientists were conducted in France and Germany in cooperation with the IAEA and host countries.

• Yellowcake

Further work on this project is under senior level review.

Export Control and Related Border Security Program:

• Delivery of rapid scan baggage and parcel x-ray equipment to Iraq is expected to be in country by August. Installation and training will be determined once equipment has been delivered in Iraq.

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

WMD Expertise Redirection Program

• Facilitate a follow-up meeting on Tuwaitha decontamination efforts and provide related training for 16 Iraqis in Ukraine; see explanation below on creatinine analysis training ($102,433).
• Train 40 Iraqis from IICSI, universities, and ministries to use the Iraqi Virtual Science Library (IVSL) online database of scientific publications ($120,000).
• Conduct two sessions of project management training for up to 40 IICSI members, after which the participants will receive certification in basic project management skills ($186,857).
• Send 15 Iraqis to the American Chemical Society Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, and provide petrochemical job skills training ($159,840).
• Train and certify 25 Iraqis in constructions and building standards ($111,231.36).
• The Iraqi Engineering Enhancement Program will select its first round of fellows. This project is done in cooperation with DoD, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency ($150,000).
• Solicit applications for a new Emerging Leaders in Science and Industry fellowship program ($140,000).
• Purchase equipment for the expansion of a private medical diagnostics facility and provide employment for five former WMD program personnel ($39,600).
• Ship computer servers for the IVSL project and equipment for the NDT project to Baghdad.
• Continue to respond to the increasing threats against Iraqi WMD and missile STE to ensure they are not tempted to immigrate to proliferating states or work with insurgents.
• Continue expansion of IICSI program membership.
• Continued IICSI operation: $410,000
  • Scientist stipends: $250,000
  • Grants for education and training abroad: $90,000
  • Staff salaries: $45,000
  • Short-term education/training grants in country: $2,500
  • Operating expenses: $22,500

Nuclear Facility Dismantlement and Yellowcake:

• Training workshops are planned for the next quarter for the following objectives:
  • train a select group of Iraqis to do creatinine analysis on urine samples from civilians living near Tuwaitha;
  • train a field medical team in the protocol required for taking blood, urine, and hair samples from civilians living near Tuwaitha;
  • develop proposals for analysis of heavy metals and pesticides in the environment and for obtaining air (dust) samples for analysis;
  • transport Iraqi-provided soil and building samples (both school buildings and the LAMA and other buildings that might be dismantled this year) to Amman and then to Ukraine in order to analyze the new samples;
  • complete new Iraq radioactive waste law and regulations in cooperation with IAEA and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Focused Stabilization
Project Code: 08500

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	30	-	-	-	-	30	30	2
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
July 2007	30	-	-	-	-	30	30	2

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: USAID

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $30 million allocated to this project code for implementation of activities in Baghdad.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• IRRF funds were not utilized to finance this Project Code during this quarter. All $30 million has been spent, but there is an accounting lag time of three to six months before funds are reported as disbursed on the financial system.

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

• This Project Code was completed as of March 30 for the implementation of the Community Stabilization Program (CSP). As of that date, CSP accomplished the following: a) provided employment to a daily average of 16,146 young men and women; b) provided vocational education to more than 5,338 students, including 3,659 who graduated; c) rehabilitated three vocational training centers and initiated rehabilitation on a fourth vocational training center; d) provided training to 881 students in business skills, computer literacy, and English as a Second Language, including 783 who have completed training; e) placed 486 vocational education graduates into apprenticeships on CSP public works activities, youth projects, and small and medium-size businesses; and f) processed 610 micro-grants worth over $7.6 million and employing 3,250 persons. This includes 116 grants worth more than $271,000 to businesses in markets damaged by VBIEDs.

• This Project Code is now closed out.

Post Conflict Reintegration
Project Code: 08400

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
Change from April	-	-	-	+2	-	+2	-	-
July 2007	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: USAID

Changes from the April Report: This report reflects a previous notification to Congress of the Administration's intent to reallocate $2.2 million to establish an Iraq Reintegration Office at the U.S. Mission in Baghdad to develop, design, and oversee implementation of a program to reintegrate disarmed, demilitarized, and demobilized ex-combatants into Iraqi civil society. These funds were reprogrammed from Network Infrastructure (PC 42000) due to the completion of projects in that Project Code.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• USAID hosted a DDR expert who completed an assessment and recommendations.
• USAID has not been able to make any obligations due to a lack of progress in establishing the conditions that would permit movement forward on DDR.

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

• Continue to work with GoI to encourage it to begin planning to establish the institutions and policies that would underpin a successful DDR effort.

Commander's Humanitarian Relief & Reconstruction
Project Code: 28000

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: Department of Defense/Multinational Force-Iraq

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $86 million allocated for the Commander's Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Projects.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Completed repair of Kadamiya Sewage Lift Stations ($216,650).
  
• Completed Assyria Sewer System ($1.9 million).
  
• Did not complete repair of Doura Water and Sanitation Lift Stations. Project is currently 80 percent complete and was delayed due to security issues ($244,500).
  
• Did not complete construction of Primary/Secondary Sulaymaniyah School of Medes. Contract was terminated for contractor default and has been reawarded ($500,110).

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

• Complete construction of Primary/Secondary Sulaymaniyah School of Medes ($500,110).
  
• Complete Tikrit University - Research Center ($2.27 million).
  
• Complete Kamaliya Water and Sewer ($30.5 million).
  
• Complete repair of Doura Water and Sanitation Lift Stations ($244,500).

Witness Protection Program
Project Code: 30000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	36	-	-	-	-	36	36	30
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
July 2007	36	-	-	-	-	36	36	30

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: Department of Defense

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $35 million allocated to support a Witness Protection Program and the $1 million for the Commission on Public Integrity.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Completed construction of Al Karkh witness protection facility in Baghdad Province ($2.5 million).
  

Penal Facilities
Project Code: 32000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	87	-	-	-	-	87	87	57
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+5
July 2007	87	-	-	-	-	87	87	62

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: Department of Defense

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $87 million allocated for penal facilities, specifically for the Maximum Security Correctional Facility in Nassriya.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Did not deliver medical equipment to Rusafa Prison Complex. The project was cancelled by Iraq Transition Assistance Office (ITAO) ($454,480).
  
• Continued sewer upgrades at the Rusafa Prison Complex. The completion of the sewer upgrades project at the Rusafa prison slipped due to a modification to the contract which includes additional work that is needed (extending sewer line from the Baghdad Police College to the Rusafa prison) ($733,000).
  
• Completed force protection project at the Rusafa Prison Complex ($1.2 million).
  

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

• Complete sewer upgrades at the Rusafa Prison Complex ($733,000).
  

Reconstruction and Modernization of Detention Facilities
Project Code: 33000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	206	-	-	-	-	206	206	127
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+3
July 2007	206	-	-	-	-	206	206	130

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agencies: Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Justice-International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP)

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $206 million allocated to Reconstruction and Modernization of Detention Facilities.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

DoD

• Completed construction of Dahuk Rehabilitation Center ($5.6 million).
• Completed manufacture of 25-ton wrecker to Rusafa Prison. This truck will be used to tow disabled buses and sewage and water trucks ($199,000).
• Delivered model RPK and PKM machine guns and ammunition, including less-than-lethal riot control rounds ($401,000).
• Delivered tools and equipment ($77,000).

Department of Justice (ICITAP)

• Completed the second prison visit and training in the United States for six senior prison employees from the Kurdish Corrections Service.
• Delivered eight Polaris Ranger 4x4 utility vehicles.
• Funded operations and life support for up to 80 American corrections advisors assigned to the Department of Justice International Criminal and Investigative Training Assistance Program.
• Assisted the DoD with designing and opening hasty camps to house incoming prisoners arrested during execution of the Baghdad Security Plan.

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

DoD

• Terminate contract for Khan Bani Sa'ad prison. Project has been impacted by severe security issues and a slow rate of progress by the contractor. Alternative options for providing 1,800 prison beds are being developed.
• Deliver 25-ton wrecker to Rusafa Prison ($199,000).

Department of Justice (ICITAP)

• Continue funding operations and life support for up to 80 American corrections advisors assigned to the ICITAP program.
  
• Assist the Iraqi Corrections Service with opening additional hasty camps to support the ongoing surge in prisoners resulting from the Baghdad Security Plan.
  
• Continue to provide professional oversight, basic and advanced training, and direct mentorship at Iraqi Corrections Service prison facilities throughout Iraq.
  
• Continue to assist in the organizational development of the Iraqi Corrections Service into a fully functional governmental system of corrections.

Facilities Repair
Project Code: 13000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	87	-	-	-	-	87	86	77
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+2
July 2007	87	-	-	-	-	87	86	79

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: Department of Defense

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $87 million allocated to Facilities Repair.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Completed construction of classroom building and barracks at the IZ Fire Station ($1.8 million).
• Completed construction of the Al Karmah Fire Station in Al Anbar Province($407,000).
• Completed road repairs at Kamalyea, Sadr, and Zayona Fire Stations ($268,000)
• Delivered various types of fire rescue equipment to IZ Fire Station ($57,800).

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

• Close out project code.

Fire Service
Project Code: 14000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	115	-	-	-	-	115	115	106
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-1	+2
July 2007	115	-	-	-	-	115	114	108

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: Department of Defense

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $115 million allocated for Fire Service.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Completed the first class of Fire Officer Training for 400 Fire Officers in Oman ($3.6 million).
• Completed Live Fire Structural Training for the Iraq Civil Defense Fire Fighters ($582,000).
• Completed HAZMAT awareness training for 72 personnel ($83,000).

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

• Complete Fire Officer Training for 400 additional Fire Officers in Oman ($3.6 million).
• Deliver fire services equipment to the IZ Fire Station ($571,000).

Demining
Project Code: 09500

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	83	-	-	-	-	83	83	81
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+2
July 2007	83	-	-	-	-	83	83	83

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: Department of State

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $83 million allocated for De-mining, including a combination of minefield and battle area clearance operations and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) missions by the Iraq Mine Unexploded Ordnance Clearance Organization (IMCO) and the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) as well as closing down landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) impact survey operations by the Veterans for America (VFA) Foundation and drafting final reports.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Cleared three major infrastructure projects in support of the Iraqi government. Security challenges and changing Government of Iraq (GOI) priorities have delayed implementation of the projects in the southern oilfields and clearance of the road/rail/power corridor between Basrah and the international border with Iran.
• Provided continuing humanitarian support to facilitate the deployment of a significant clearance capacity to continue to clear agricultural land in order to alleviate severe poverty and unemployment in the south.
• Enhanced the capabilities of IMCO with advanced EOD and mine removal methods.
• Established international and national financial mechanisms to facilitate direct funding of IMCO by international donors and the GoI.
• Developed a sustainable institutional demining capability by continued training of the Iraqi Army and other national entities. Assisted in the relocation of the Iraq National EOD/IEDD School to its permanent location near Baghdad.
• Provided continued support for removal of accessible and unsecured stockpiles and caches of mines, UXO, and small arms/light weapons (SA/LW), thereby supporting counter-insurgency, security, and peace-building initiatives.
• Cleared contaminated areas in support of essential infrastructure and macro-economic development initiatives throughout the northern governorates of Iraq.
• Continued to coordinate with other agencies involved in the humanitarian response to the ongoing internally displaced persons (IDP) crisis in the northern governorates. MAG continued to co-chair the IDP working group in Sulaymaniyah and worked to ensure that Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) is mainstreamed into humanitarian relief plans.
• Prioritized clearance and delivery of mine risk education to IDP and returning refugees.
• Continued contributing to the development of a sustainable Iraqi HMA capability in the northern governorates by supporting, and building the capacity of, the Iraq Army and other regional and national entities.
• Continued improvements to data gathering and information management systems of MAG to achieve better prioritization of activities and a more effective and efficient delivery of coordinated HMA in Iraq.
• VFA information management database consultant assessed the nationwide system for functionality and utility and made several technical adjustments.
• Delivered the final draft of the Iraq Landmine Impact Survey report to PM/WRA and other stakeholders.

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

• Strengthen the internal financial procedures of IMCO and secure additional funding from international donors.
• Complete EOD level four course and provide practical and appropriate operational experience to IMCO staff.
• Pursue GOI projects to rehabilitate oilfield infrastructure and thereby increase GOI capacity to generate revenue.
• Redeploy IMCO battle area clearance teams to southern Iraq to resume clearance of unsafe agricultural land contaminated with cluster munitions.
• Strengthen links with GOI Ministry of Environment to assist in the UXO clearance and rehabilitation of the homeland areas of Marsh Arabs.
• Gain access to GOI demining machinery and equipment purchased in 2005 and integrate into IMCO operations.
• Continue clearance in support of conflict rehabilitation, socio-economic development, and infrastructure development initiatives.
• Continue safe removal and destruction of mines and SA/LW supporting counter-insurgency and peace building initiatives.
• MAG will deploy community liaison teams to permissive areas of northern Iraq to scope the mine and SA/LW contamination and develop an assessment of the time required to address all high priority tasks.
• Continue coordination with the UN and other agencies involved in the humanitarian response to the ongoing IDP crisis in northern Iraq.
• Further clearance of contaminated areas near IDP communities to reduce risk and facilitate conflict recovery.
• MAG will expand its mechanical clearance capacity in northern Iraq to increase efficiency and effectiveness of HMA operations.
• MAG will continue to cooperate closely with UN initiatives to develop a unified Iraqi database system to improve coordination, clearance planning, and operational efficiency.

Rule of Law in Iraq
Project Code: 06500

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	71	-	-	-	-	71	71	53
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-2
July 2007	71	-	-	-	-	71	71	51

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agencies: Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL);Federal Bureau of Investigation; Department of Justice; and Department of Defense

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $71 million allocated to Rule of Law in Iraq.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

INL

• Deployed an additional attorney to the rule of law teams on a PRT. Brought total number of INL attorneys in PRTs to three.
• Worked with the Higher Juridical Council to begin implementing capacity support programs, including secure housing for judges, creation of an Iraqi Judicial Protection Service, development of Major Crimes Investigation offices and training of judges and judicial staff.
• Assisted GOI with drafting laws to strengthen the independence of the judiciary, including the Federal Supreme Court law and the Higher Juridical Council law.
• Supervised BearingPoint project to integrate police, courts, and prisons. Managed implementation of criminal defendant tracking database in several police stations, courts, and prisons in Baghdad.

Iraq Justice Integration Project (IJIP)

• Continued design and development of the IJIP system to include the unique interfaces for the police, courts, and detention centers/prisons users.
• Trained Iraqi users and administrators in the operational use of the IJIP system.
• Implemented system in approximately ten police stations, courts, prisons, and ministry offices to link police, courts, and prisons and ensure sharing of information about criminal defendants.
• Began planning and organizing for third Justice Integration Conference that will bring together Iraqi stakeholders and Coalition partners in the justice sector to review progress in justice integration to date, identify continuing challenges, and address alternative approaches to resolving these challenges.

Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG)

• Distributed more than ten different legal memoranda and drafting guides to members of the Council of Representatives (CoR), including Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) members.
• Deployed short-term technical assistance to coordinate with the CRC, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), and others on judicial federalism and other judicial matters as part of the ongoing constitutional review process.
• Worked with the Higher Juridical Council and the Federal Supreme Court on drafting implementing legislation for the Federal Supreme Court and new legislation to govern the Higher Juridical Council.

ICITAP - Commission on Public Integrity (CPI) Advisory Team

• Conducted five-week basic investigation techniques course for newly hired CPI investigators. Topics addressed included: interviewing, ethics, human rights, digital photography, electronic evidence collection, situational awareness, and consensual voice recording.

ICITAP Judicial Investigators Training

• No change from last report. Training of second class of 50 judicial investigators has been postponed due to GOI's need to keep judicial investigators on duty.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF)

• Identified appropriate training opportunities for Iraqi officers assigned to the MCTF in the areas of interview and interrogation, crime scene processing, and major case management.
• Conducted new basic training for Iraqi MCTF participants. Trained over 40 individuals. Obtained approval from the MoI for the transfer of four new officers to rotate through the MCTF.
• Completed trials of six individuals in two separate cases involving the murders of Vice-President Hashimi's sister and the brother of a MCTF investigator.
• Continued to pursue execution of arrest warrants of 56 subjects in the Site 4 Investigation. Arrested Captain Ali (aka "the Monster").
• Instituted weekly training day when officers are schooled in the use of sophisticated investigative techniques, including fingerprint and DNA analysis, officer survival techniques, and interview/interrogation techniques.

Department of Justice (OPDAT)

• Trained additional Judicial Investigators and other court staff on procedural and substantive legal issues.
• Developed and orchestrated judicial deployment processes to address detainee population surges.
• Provided routine and crisis-response guidance, counsel, and assistance to provincial judiciary.
• Developed criminal laboratory facility and operational capacity for forensic evidence collection.

GAO

• Translated 90 percent of Yellowbook into Arabic for use by GOI's Board of Supreme Audit.

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

INL

• Work with the Higher Juridical Council to implement capacity support programs, including additional secure housing for judges, creation of an Iraqi Judicial Protection Service, development of Major Crimes Investigation offices, and training of judges and judicial staff.
• Assist GOI with finalizing new laws concerning the Federal Supreme Court and the Higher Juridical Council, and work with the GOI on other initiatives to strengthen the independence of the judiciary.
• Supervise Iraq Justice Integration Project (IJIP) to integrate police, courts, and prisons. Manage implementation of criminal defendant tracking database in approximately ten police stations, courts, prisons, and ministry buildings in Baghdad.

IJIP

• Continue user and operational training in police, court, and prison sites in Baghdad.
• Finalize technical architecture and screen designs.
• Manage Justice Integration Commission meetings and encourage GOI to use the meetings to resolve rule of law issues facing the GOI.
• Complete all major outstanding contractual deliverables as identified in the current Statement of Work.
• Continue planning and organizing for third Justice Integration Conference bringing together Iraqi stakeholders and Coalition partners in the justice sector to review progress in justice integration to date, identify continuing challenges, and address alternative approaches to resolving these challenges.

PILPG

• There are no objectives for the next quarter at this time, as a grant to a new entity is being processed.

ICITAP - CPI Advisory Team

• Continue to provide mentoring to CPI's investigators. The mentoring sessions will focus on case initiation, investigative techniques, and preparing case files for review by the investigative judges. These mentoring sessions will have either one or two U.S. advisors for each Iraqi CPI investigator.
• Support CPI's effort to collect biometric data on all investigative subjects.
• Provide additional training to CPI's witness protection detail.
• Deliver courses in Internal Affairs and Intelligence to CPI's investigative department.

ICITAP Judicial Investigators Training

• Provide training by U.S. advisors on advanced criminal investigation techniques to judicial investigators.

FBI / MCTF

• Continue to identify appropriate training opportunities for Iraqi officers assigned to the MCTF in the areas of interview and interrogation, crime scene processing, and major case management.
• Conduct additional basic investigator training and pursue continued rotation of officers through the MCTF and the new Law and Order Task Force.
• Arrest at least four more subjects in the Site 4 Investigation.

OPDAT

• Continue training additional Judicial Investigators and other court staff on procedural and substantive legal issues.

GAO

• Complete translation of 10 percent of Yellowbook that has yet to be translated, and deliver hardcopy and digital version to Board of Supreme Audit.

Investigations of Crimes Against Humanity
Project Code: 05000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	128		-	-	-	128	127	102
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+6
July 2007	128	-	-	-	-	128	127	108

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agencies: Department of Justice (with funds transferred from Departments of Defense and State) and Department of Defense

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $128 million allocated to investigations of crimes against humanity.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

Department of Justice

• Completed the Anfal trial that prosecuted regime criminals accused of chemical weapons attacks on Kurdish Iraqis. This is the second trial completed by the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) with the assistance of the Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO).
• Decommissioned RCLO's Forensic Analysis Facility (FAF) and Mass Graves Investigation Team (MGIT). Remains were repatriated to the locales associated with the MGIT excavated mass graves in Thi Qar, Karbala, Maysan, Muthana, and Ninawa.
• Completed 80 percent of the demobilization of the FAF. Disposition of remaining equipment and documents is ongoing.
• Continued Operations and Maintenance Life Support of the IHT Courthouse.
• Continued Operations and Maintenance Life Support of the secure facilities compounds.
• Developed preliminary plans for consolidation of secure facilities compounds.
• Completed Development of the IHT Website.
• Inventoried Secure Evidence Unit (SEU) equipment in preparation for move to the new Secure Document Storage Facility (SDSF).

DoD

• Continued exterior construction of the SEU facility; the project is 51 percent complete ($1.9 million).

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

Department of Justice

• Initiate consolidation of Secure Facilities Compounds.
• Continue disposition of equipment and materials from the FAF.
• Initiate SEU move to new SDSF.

DoD

• Complete construction of the SEU facility.

Judicial Security and Facilities
Project Code: 09000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	157	-	-	-	-	157	152	113
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	+1	+5
July 2007	157	-	-	-	-	157	153	118

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agencies: Department of Defense and the Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $157 million allocated to Judicial Security and Facilities.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

DoD

• Continued construction of Al Karkh courthouse in Baghdad to 95 percent. The only item remaining is hook-up to the city sewer ($10.3 million).
• Completed renovation of Kadhamiya courthouse in Baghdad ($300,000).
• Completed rehabilitation of Basrah House of Justice Phase IV ($884,000).
• Continued the 24 hours per day, seven days per week Security/Protection Force for "Al Hayat" apartments in the IZ ($2.9 million).
• Started installation and training for signal jamming system ($296,000).

USMS

• Promulgated physical security enhancements at provincial courts and existing judicial residential facility (incorporating operational and cosmetic improvements).
• Supported identification and development of plans for secure judicial housing and critical, on-site training of security forces (including firearms instruction).

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

DoD

• Complete construction of Al Karkh courthouse in Baghdad ($10.3 million).
• Complete installation and training for signal jamming system ($296,000).

USMS

• Resolve contract concerns about signal jamming systems.
  

Democracy-Building Activities
Project Code: 06000

$ millions	FY 2007 by Quarter
2207 Report	FY 04/06	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total	Obligated	Outlayed
April 2007	1,002	-	-	-	-	1,002	1,000	920
Change from April	-	-	-	-	-	-	-2	+15
July 2007	1,002	-	-	-	-	1,002	998	935

NOTE: Obligation and Outlay Data is current as of June 26, 2007.

Responsible U.S. Government Agencies: Department of State and USAID

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $1.002 billion allocated for Democracy-Building Activities.

Accomplishments since the April Report:

State -- DRL and G/IWI

Women's Democracy Initiatives:

• Supported the implementation of the Iraqi Multi-Party Women's Caucus National Advocacy Campaign plan. These efforts will include strategic planning consultations and follow-up discussions on coalition maintenance, the allocation of logistical responsibilities, successful media events, and lobbying activities.
• Continued training Iraqi women on coalition building, independent media, and message development.
• Introduced training on conflict resolution, negotiation skills, and leadership at a national level.
• Trained women members of political parties on effective self-advancement. The women will learn to formulate and "sell" their accomplishments in order to obtain increased responsibility and leadership positions in their respective parties.
• Supported a voter education campaign for Iraqi political party members, civil society organizations, and the public about Article 41of the Iraqi Constitution.
• Trained two women from each Iraqi province who will be candidates in provincial elections. Each woman candidate will then conduct two training sessions for other women candidates, including candidates for local office.
• Supported leadership skills training for women members of the Council of Representatives (CoR).
• Continued to support economic empowerment training for Iraqi women, developing the participants' abilities to achieve economic self sufficiency.
• Followed up with women who have received economic empowerment training. These women will be given information on product marketing and the formation of cooperatives for resource pooling. Also, the women will be introduced to international organizations that market handmade items to retail outlets in the United States and Western Europe.
• Continued to support the Ahd al-Iraq (Pledge for Iraq) movement, a group of politically active Iraqi women across the political spectrum. Ahd al-Iraq focuses on human rights, women's rights, and democracy principles and is aimed at building support from parliamentarians, NGOs, and civil society to enact legislation in the Iraqi National Assembly that guarantees freedom of expression, integrity of the judiciary, and protection of human rights.
• Launched the U.S.-Iraqi Businesswomen's Partnership, a six-month program designed to partner American businesswomen with Iraqi businesswomen in order to provide insight and advice on business growth and development. Each pair will engage in bi-monthly discussions via e-mail on business issues such as planning, leadership, management, marketing, sales, and finance.

USAID

Local Governance Program:

• Finished drafting Erbil PRT master work plan and framework. This plan will support activities which will be funded by ESF.
• Completed draft of rural economic and development work plan for Mosul PRT. This plan will support activities which will be funded by ESF and GOI funds.
• Helped finalize economic development project needs for Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Kirkuk and Mosul Provincial Governments. These needs will be met by KRG and Iraqi Government funds.
• Helped reconcile two major blocs of the Tameem Provincial Council (PC) and bring back PC members that had been boycotting regular meetings.
• Provided mentoring and technical assistance to Mosul urban planning, water, sewer, and municipality technicians and engineers to enhance their use of geographic information systems (GIS).
• Assisted the Ninawa Sewage Directorate in a workforce planning exercise.
• Collected and entered data for 240 of 600 Ninawa commercial and residential properties into a GIS database.
• Held conference for Anbar legislative and executive branch staff and members of the Awakening Council, formed in April 2007 by more than 200 Sunni sheiks who said the group would become a national party. Its platform includes opposition to al-Qaeda and cooperation with the government.
• Established a land master plan in cooperation with the Baghdad Amanat.
• Completed data collection on services delivered by 27 functional executive branch departments, such as public works, in Kirkuk.
• Sponsored Diyala Province 2007 Budget Development Conference.
• Sponsored a local government study tour to the Netherlands for two PC members each from 17 provinces.
• Held regional economic development conference for PCs from south-central Iraq.
• Held budget execution conference for south-central Iraq.
• Utilized GIS layered utilities mapping to improve Basrah public works basic service delivery.

Community Action Program:

• Completed 20 infrastructure and employment generation projects, one example of which is the design and construction of a municipal solid waste transfer station in Hilla that, together with another station previously built by CAP, increased curb-side collection efficiency by about 60 percent. Hilla's aging collection vehicles were able to dump loads 15 minutes from collection points for transfer to heavy trucks, rather than driving two hours to the landfill.

Accomplishments anticipated next quarter:

State -- DRL and G/IWI

Women's Democracy Initiatives:

• Continue training on Article 41 and Personal Status Law Number 188 through a Baghdad Constitutional Workshop and a Symposium on Iraqi Legislation Affecting Women in Kirkuk. Participants will develop recommendations to be sent to the CoR and governorate councils as alternatives to this legislation. Approximately 100 participants are expected to attend the Symposium including local officials, civil society leaders, professors, judges, and lawyers from the ethnically mixed city.
• Train 18 female governorate council members, two from each of the northern provinces, on leadership capacity building, media and communications training, networking, challenges facing women in politics, challenges facing women in daily life, and the role of women in national reconciliation.
• Increase skill-building trainings focused on women's advocacy skills and women's internal party advancement for the Multi-Party Women's Caucus. This will better prepare women as they begin to position themselves for candidate list consideration in the coming provincial elections.

USAID

Local Governance Program:

• Complete provincial development strategies for all 18 provinces.
• Hold economic development conference for KRG provinces.
• Hold regional workshop on GIS.
• Begin rollout of Financial Management Information Systems to four pilot provinces.
• Extend GIS mapping activity to major cities in the south.

Community Action Program:

The Community Action Program (CAP) funded under this project code is complete. In completing over 5,000 infrastructure and public works projects that complemented Iraqi government efforts, CAP generated over 2 million days of employment and created over 34,000 long term jobs. In the process, the program increased the participation of underrepresented groups by training them to form community associations, plan and develop projects, engage their sub-national governments, and effectively communicate their communities' needs ($121.7 million). USAID continues to implement CAP under alternative funding sources.

Marla Ruzicka Iraq War Victims Fund
Project Code: 06050

Responsible U.S. Government Agency: USAID

Changes from the April Report: This report maintains the $30 million allocation in this project code.
Accomplishments since the April Report:

• Initiated over 170 projects that will provide assistance to Iraqi victims of violence.

Accomplishments anticipated in the next quarter:

• Provide direct assistance to victims of conflict and their families, primarily by developing sustainable e