Barbara Boxer: “I have been working on an amendment that I trust would get support from both sides of the aisle, and I would like, at…”

“I have been working on an amendment that I trust would get support from both sides of the aisle, and I would like, at this time, to send this amendment to the desk and ask unanimous consent that the previous amendment be laid aside. The Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer] proposes an amendment numbered 1271. At the appropriate place, add the following: SEC. . REPORTS ON IRAQ Not less than once every 30 days, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees, the House International Relations Committee, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee that contains the following information: (a) Total and monthly costs of U.S. operations in Iraq, (b) Number of U.S. military personnel serving in Iraq and the immediate region. (c) Total and monthly contributions made by foreign governments and international organizations in support of U.S. operations in Iraq. (d) Number of foreign military personnel serving in support of U.S. operations in Iraq, (e) Defense articles and services offered by foreign governments and international organizations in support of U.S. operations in Iraq, (f) Total number of U.S. casualties as a result of U.S. operations in Iraq by date and cause, (g) All contracts in excess of $10 million entered into by the U.S. government for the reconstruction of Iraq.”