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		Since 2001, the U.S. Congress has appropriated more than $39 billion in humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan. This includes $5.04 billion provided for the reconstruction of Afghanistan in the Supplemental Appropriation for FY 2009 (P.L. 111-32), which signed by the President in June 2009. Congress created the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to provide independent and objective oversight of these funds. Under the authority of Section 1229 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (PL 110-181), which was signed into law on January 28, 2008, SIGAR conducts audits and investigations to both promote efficiency and effectiveness of reconstruction programs, and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars. Mr. Arnold Fields was appointed by President George W. Bush on June 12, 2008 to be the first SIGAR and was subsequently sworn into office on July 22, 2008. SIGAR’s budget to date totals $23.2 million

		January 2010 Quarterly Report This is the sixth Quarterly Report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) to the United States Congress as required by Section 1229 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of Fiscal Year 2008 (P.L.110-181). This report was released on January 30, 2010. [Read the Report]

		Oversight Mission and Plans The National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 110-181) established the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). SIGAR’s mission is to enhance oversight of programs for the reconstruction of Afghanistan by conducting independent and objective audits, and investigations on the use of taxpayer dollars and related funds and by keeping the Congress, as well as the Secretaries of State and Defense, currently informed of reconstruction progress and weaknesses. Afghanistan reconstruction includes any major contract, grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism entered into by any department or agency of the United States government that involves the use of amounts appropriated, or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan with any private entity to: (1) build or rebuild physical infrastructure in Afghanistan, (2) establish or reestablish political or societal institutions of Afghanistan, (3) provide products or services to the people of Afghanistan, or (4) provide security or other support functions to facilitate Afghanistan reconstruction efforts. [Read the Mission and Plans]

		SIGAR's testimony and speeches The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction frequently provides testimony before U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate committees on SIGAR's oversight of the U.S. reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. [Access the Testimony Archive]