The U.S. Has Reduced Its Funding for the Iraqi Security Forces, But Continued Support Will Likely Be Necessary
Abstract
Since 2005, the Congress has provided $18.04 billion in appropriated funds to the Iraq Security Forces Fund (ISFF) to allow the Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I), to provide assistance to the Iraqi Security Forces. These funds have been used for equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repairs, renovations, and construction. The Congress appropriated a total of $3.0 billion for FY 2008 and FY 2009, and a $1.0 billion bridge fund for FY 2009.1 These funds expire at the end of FY 2009. Also, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2009 prohibits the use of FY 2009 ISFF appropriated funds for infrastructure projects, although previous authorizations allowed the use of these funds for such projects. It also requires MNSTC-I to ensure that Iraqi funds are used to support the development of the Iraqi Security Forces. In July 2008, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) reported on the continued use of the ISFF for infrastructure projects in Iraq. Given the restriction and the guidance expressed in the NDAA for FY 2009, SIGIR examined MNSTC-I's use of ISFF appropriations for all categories of expenditures. For this report, SIGIR examined: MNSTC-I's use of appropriated funds and spending plans for the remaining unobligated MNSTC-I s process for making ISFF spending decisions, and the relationship of U.S. spending to Iraqi spending for the Iraqi Security Forces.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 26, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA493377
Entities
People
- Charles Thompson
- David R. Warren
- J. J. Marzullo
- Tinh Nguyen
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction