The phrase "a draft of a report" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an initial version of a report that is not yet finalized.
Example: "Before submitting the final version, please review the draft of the report for any necessary changes."
Alternatives: "a preliminary version of a report" or "an outline of a report."
Mr. Dryfe said he had sent a draft of a report from the review board on a recent shooting.
In one instance, her staff had ordered an administrator to shred a draft of a report that described cheating at an elementary school.
"You cannot have just a stick," one Security Council diplomat said about a draft of a report to be presented this month.
Mr. Wohl has bobbled into the news, however reluctantly, because staff members have prepared a draft of a report that is believed to criticize the police's stop-and-frisk documentation.
In a draft of a report he prepared last summer, however, Mr. Hess concluded that although Mr. Safir had not violated any ethics rules or law, he should make full reimbursement for the trip to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
The conclusion emerged from a draft of a report leaked to the Guardian, which was commissioned by Gove and written by Peter Clarke, the former head of the Metropolitan police's counter-terrorism command.
In fact, the report leaked was the so-called "Minton report", a draft of a study commissioned by the firm.
The government should invest more money in understanding hurricanes because they are so deadly and expensive, according to a draft of a federal report.
— CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE Report lists principles on academic freedom The American Association of University Professors has issued a draft of a major report citing 56 principles that aim to "sustain and protect academic freedom, academic professionalism, research integrity and public trust".
The Washington Post spoke to someone who saw a draft of a Pentagon report, due in December, on the effect of ending Don't Ask Don't Tell, which found that the risks of doing so were low, in large measure because most service members really don't mind.
A12 World Briefing A16 NATION CHALLENGED A18-20 ReponTowersowers' Fall Finds Fire Systems Failed Fireproofing, sprinkler systems and the water supply for hoses largely failed in the twin towers on Sept. 11 in the face of a fire that drove temperatures up to 2,000 degrees and generated heat equal to the energy output of three or more nuclear power plants, a draft of a federal report said.
