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S9BJECTi WAY AHEAD 0~ CO~ERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (CERP)
IMPORTANCE: IMMEDIAT~
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UNDERSEC ZAKHEIM, GE!f MYERS, LTG SANCHEZ//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ~E PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO O~INE THE
WAY AHEAD FOR A SMOOofH TRANSITION TO AUGMENT CBRP FUNDING FROM
NON-APPROPRIATED FUNds (E.G., SEIZED ASSETS, DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR
IRAQ (DFI)) WITH APP~OPRIATED FUNDS UNDER THE FY 2004 EMERGENCY
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPR~ATIONS ACT (P.L. 108-106) FOR BOTH.IRAQ AND
AFGHANISTAN.
2. IN IRAQ TODAY, CEJtP IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS AN BX'l'REMBLY POWERFUL
TOOL FOR MILITARY COMMANDERS IN CARRYING OUT THEIR CURRENT SECURITY
AND STABILIZATION MUlSION, WE NEED TO SET UP FOR SUCCESS TO ENSURE
WE EXECUTE CERP-APPRQPRIATED FUNDS (CERP-APF) TO THE CORRECT
STANDARD, WITHOUT I~ERRUPTING THE FLOW OF CERP TO OUR FORCES IN THE
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3 • PER OUR TELEPHONE '!CONVERSATION OF YESTERDAY, AMBASSADOR BREMER
SHOULD DEVELOP WITH QOMMANDERS TOMORROW A PLAN TO PROCEED WITH CERP
FUNDING BASED ON $lOd MILLION OF NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND $~40
MILLION FROM APPROPR~TED FUNDS. GENERAL ABIZAID SHOULD RECOMMEND
WHAT PORTION OF THE ~EMAINING $40 MILLION OF APPROPRIATED FONDS
SHOULD BE PLANNED FO~ IRAQ. lN ADDITION TO ALLOCATING $100 MILLION
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OF NON-APPROPRIATED !Ftmos, :coALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA)
SHOULD IDENTIFY OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDS, INCLUDING DFI, TijAT WILL
ENABLE OS TO FULLY MEET CERP REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE REST OF THE
FISCAL YEAR (I.E., ~PTEMBER 30, 2004}, COMMANDERS WILL STILL NEED
ACCESS TO THESE F~ EVEN AFTER TRANSFER OVER TO AN EMBASSY AT THE
END OF JUNE. (THE ~RENT AUTHORITY TO USE APPROPRIATED FUNDS WILL
EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER ~0.)
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4. WE ANTICIPATE USI~G,A M+XTURE OF APPROPRIATED AND NON-APPROPRIATED
FUNDS THROUGH THE ~IRE FISCAL YEAR, IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE
GREATER FLEXIBILITY ~FORDED BY NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDS AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE. DURING T~ TRANSITION PERIOD, CPA AND APPROBRIATE
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES SkOULO ESTABLISH RESPONSIVE CONTRACTING VEHICLES
FOR ALL AOTIJORIZED ~ES OF ~P,PROPRIATED FUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AS THOSE VEHICLES B~ME AVAILABLE, ANY PROJECTS THAT CAN BE FUNDED
THROUGH THOSE VEHI~S ~HOULD BE FUNDED WITH APPROPRIATED FUNDS IN
ORDER TO PRESERVE N~-APPRO~RIATED .FUNDS FPR OTHER PURPOSES.
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5. FOR CDRUSCENTCOM:! SUBMIT A RECOMMENDED CERP FUNDING PROFILE NO
LATER THAN 10 DECEMBf;R FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAT
AGGRESSIVELY RESOURCk,s CER~ REQUIREMENTS NEAR-TERM AND P,ROVIDBS A
ROBUSTLY-FUNDED PROGkAM OVERALL.
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6. THE PURPOSE OF CE~P-APF IS FOR BASIC, TIME-CRITICAL HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE AND RECON~TRUCTION ASSISTANCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ.
CERP-APF FUNDS MAY B. USED BY THOSE COALITION FORCES UNDER.US
PROGRAMMATIC AND FI~CIAL CONTROL AND OVERSIGHT SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE
THAT FUNDS ARE USED~R AUTHORIZED PURPOSES AND ARB PROPERLY
ACCOUNTED FOR AND RE ORTED. COMMJ\NDERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO USE
THESE RESOURCES FOR E FOLLOWING TYPES OF PROJECTS: WA~R AND
SANITATION; FOOD PRO UCTION AND DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURE;
ELECTRICITY; HEALTH E; EDUCATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; ECONOMIC,
FINANCIAL, MANAGEMENt IMPROVEMENTS; TRANSPORTATION; IRRIGATION; RULE
OF LAW AND GOVERNANci:; CIVIC CLEANUP ACTIVITIES; CIVIC SUPPORT
VEHICLES; REPAIR OF ~IVIC AND CULTURAL FACILITIES; AND OTHER
HUMANITARIAN OR REC~STRUCTION PROJECTS.
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7. BASED ON OUR PRE~NARY ASSESSMENTS, COMMANDERS DO NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO USE CER -APF FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOWING TYPE OF PROJECTS:
DIRECT OR INDIRECT B FIT US FORCES OR COALITION FORCES;
· ENTERTAINMENT OF =POPULATION; WEAPONS BUY BACK PROGRAMS; REWARDS
PROGRAMS; FIREARMS/ ITION PURCHASES; REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED
ORDNANCE (UXO); S IES; CLOTHING; OR DUPLICATING SERVICES AVAILABLE
THROUGH MUNICIPAL GO"fERNMENTS; AND ALL GOODS AND/OR SERVICES EXCLUDED
BY U.S. STATUTE. (NO--APPROPRIATED FUNDS (E.G., SEIZED ASSETS, DFI,
ETC, ) MAY BE USED FOR SUCH PROJECTS . ) FURTHER GUIDANCE WILL BE
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CONSOLIDATED CERP-AP. REPORT TO OUSD (COMPTROLLER) ON A MONTHLY
BASIS. THE CONSOLIDATED REPORT SHOULD SUMMARIZE CERP-APF ACTIVITY
PER ~OMMAND BY PROJE¢T CATEGORY AND SHOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS
BY CATEGORY AND TOT~ AMOUNT SPENT BY CATEGORY. THE REPORT SHOULD
ALSO PROVIDE THE NUMQER OF PLANNED PROJECTS WITH ESTIMATED COST.
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ARMY WILL PREPARE ~ DISSEMI,NATE DETAILED RE~ORT GUIDANCE
FOR
COMMANDERS.
9 . TRANSITION. THE TRANS IT ION TO INTRODUCE RESPONSIVE CONTRACTING
VEHICLES FOR APPROPRI~TEb CERP FUNDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED NO LATER
THAN FEBRUARY 15. Dl.$ING THE TRANSITION PERIOD, CPA SHOULD· REPORT ON
SPENDING AND SEIZED/~STED'ASSETS ON HAND. WEEKLY TO
OUSD{COMPTROLLER).
HAPPY THANKSGIVING,
PAUL WOLFOWITZ
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