The phrase "as a draft of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a preliminary version of a document or piece of work that is not yet finalized.
Example: "I have prepared this report as a draft of our final submission for the project."
Alternatives: "as a preliminary version of" or "as a rough outline of".
As a draft of the Volcker Rule has made the rounds in the last several weeks, it has alternatively caused fits of despair and cries of exultation.
Officials identified one document in the briefcase as a draft of what is known in the bureau as the Annual Field Office Report for national security operations in New York.
It comprises more than 150 boxes of manuscripts, scrapbooks, letters, photographs, programs and e-mail messages, as well as a draft of an unpublished memoir of his youth, "The Queen of All the Fairies".
By late fall, an American envoy to the Middle East was dispatched with what briefers referred to as "a draft of a proposed road map" containing some unsurprising suggestions for both Israelis and Palestinians.
It has most recently been in the collection of David Karpeles, the California collector who founded 14 manuscript libraries around the United States, stocked them with unique historic documents such as a draft of the bill of rights and Mendelssohn's manuscript of his Wedding March, and opened them to the public for exhibitions and school programs.
The Alstom case, which was reaching a critical point as a draft of the new rules was being prepared at the beginning of this year, helped bring about the new guidelines, said Eric Morgan de Rivery, a partner in the Paris and Brussels offices of the Jones Day law firm.
As recently as one week ago, a draft of the indictment also named Ramzi bin al-Shibh, a Yemeni man who some believe was intended to be the 20th hijacker but who was denied a visa four times to enter the United States.
As soon as we see a draft of a paper, we track its progress through the review process at [ 20].
Gay advocates were particularly incensed by a reference to homosexuality as "dysfunctional" in a draft of Mr. Paladino's speech made public on Sunday.
At one point, my father went as far as to pay $1,500 to publish a draft of the Theory as an advert in the Wall Street Journal.
"Lots of wisdom in that document, I suspect," Lincoln joked to a friend as he put away a draft of his speech.
