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GAO-05-932R 1 (2005-09-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptascc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 7, 2005 Report to Congressional Committees Subject: Rebuilding Iraq: U.S. Assistance for the January 2005 Elections Fostering a democratic and publicly elected government in Iraq is a U.S. foreign policy priority. According to the President, the United States intends to help Iraq achieve democracy and has a vital national interest in the success of free institutions in Iraq. Toward that end, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) transferred power to a sovereign Iraqi interim government on June 28, 2004. With assistance from the United Nations (UN) and international community,' the interim government held a national election for a transitional National Assembly on January 30, 2005. To help Iraq prepare for this election, the United States obligated approximately $130 million to provide assistance to the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI),2 Iraqi nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and political entities. Much of this assistance is directed at not only the January 30 elections but also the two subsequent elections-a constitutional referendum and political election-scheduled before the end of 2005. As part of our effort to monitor Iraq reconstruction, we have gathered information on efforts to support Iraq's political transition. This report was initiated under the Comptroller General's statutory authority and is being addressed to the committees of jurisdiction. In particular, this report provides information on (1) U.S. assistance to Iraq for the elections and (2) improvements in the elections process that participating organizations identified for future elections. To address these objectives, we interviewed staff and examined documents from U.S. agencies, grant recipients, and UN agencies; we also attended a UN conference on the January 2005 elections. Our description of elections assistance is limited to programs funded through U.S. appropriations for nonsecurity elections assistance, as reported in grant agreements and publicly available Department of State and other U.S. government reports to Congress. To describe U.S. assistance, we interviewed staff in 'In addition to the United States, the United Kingdom, European Union, and Chile provided technical advisers to the IECI to assist in the administration of the January 2005 election. The UN also coordinated this technical assistance to prevent duplication of efforts and gaps in the assistance. 2The IECI is the Iraqi government body responsible for administering these three elections. The CPA established the IECI before the transfer of power to Iraqi authorities. 3Section 2207 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (P.L. 108-106) required the Office of Management and Budget to submit a report to the Congress every 90 days that updates the use of the funds appropriated in Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund. GAO-05-932R Rebuilding Iraq

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