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S. 3037: Enhancing Oversight and Security at United States Missions Act of 2010

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S. 3037: Enhancing Oversight and Security at United States Missions Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-02-24 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-02-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Enhancing Oversight and Security at United States Missions Act of 2010

Plain summary

Enhancing Oversight and Security at United States Missions Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit a plan to Congress to increase oversight of private security contractors by U.S. government personnel at U.S. missions where the Armed Forces are engaged in combat operations in order to ensure that security functions are appropriately performed. Requires such plan to be implemented within 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) periodically review the performance of such contractors to ensure that security functions are performed in a manner that is consistent with plan requirements; and (2) report annually to Congress, in each of 2011 through 2015, on the results of the most recent performance review.

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Official text

Enhancing Oversight and Security at United States Missions Act of 2010

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · 2 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Securities
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s3037 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111