10-FM-0019 Message WayAhead on CERP 27November2003

•• ............... *** UNCLASSIFIED ••• this Message Has Been Altered ........ " ' '• Page 1 of 3 OAAUZYUW RUEKJCS5323 b31u27..:UUUU--RUEKNMA •. ZNR UOUUU . ' Q 2?7J22Z NQV Qa / . , .LDEP SBCDEF WASH=N DC lQ.FUCAACC/COR USC M · RUEKJCS/COALITION PR ISIONAL AUTHORITY RUEADWD/CSA I ~RHMFISS/CDR CJT~7 . ~CS/VCJCS I I ' RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF JS ., RUEKJCS/CJCS i RUEKJCS /JOINT STAFF ~5 ~UEKJCS/DJS ' RUEI<JCS /JOINT sTAFF J3 ! • 0 swcw S9BJECTi WAY AHEAD 0~ CO~ERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (CERP) IMPORTANCE: IMMEDIAT~ I I PERSONAL FOR AMBASSAOoR BREMER, GEN ABIZAID, GEN SCHOOMAKER INFO UNDERSEC ZAKHEIM, GE!f MYERS, LTG SANCHEZ// AKNL~/YES// 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 FIELD. i i 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 i OSD - SECDEF CABLE D~STRIBUTION: SECDEF: DEP~C: EXECSEC: / ; ;c / C&D: / CCD: i CABLE CH: USDP: / DIA: i OTHER:/ USDI: L. PER dEc: COMM: . i •** UNCLASSIFIED *** f -· • ***** ! *** UNCLASSIFIED *** ~is Message Has Been Altered ***** I Page 2 of 3 ' 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.) i 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. i 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. I . 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. ! 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 FORTHCOMING. I i 8 • CERP-APF REPORTING. AS EXECUTIVE AGENT, ARMY WILL FORWARD A 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. i I *** UNCLASSIFIED ••• I ·.l '! I i i I i ! i· ! . ' .. ~ ~· *** UNCLASSIFIED *** ***** ~is Message Has Been Altered ***** ~ ! Page 3 of 3 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 l +++PERSO~ POR+++ SPECIAL HANDLING $$$REQUIRED $f$ i $$$ $$$COPY NUMBER-------- $$$ JOINT STAFF Vl I 2 ACTION i , ' (M). INFO CHAIRMAN DISTRJBUTION REQUIRED(*) SJS-C(*) SJS-C(l) NMCC:twOC*) JSAMS(*) SECDEF-C(l) SECDEF DISTRIB'4JTION, REQUIRED(•)· SECDEF-C(*) . TOTAL COPIES REQUIRED 2 #5323 NNNN *** UNCLASSIFIED *** •• 5