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**"' UMCLASSIFIEO tu ***** Thie Message Has Been Alter•d ***"'* fage l of B RTTOZYUW RUEHGBAOl36 0851734-00UU--RUBKNMA. ZNR outrutl ZZH R 2S1734Z MAR 04 FM CPA BAGHDAD TO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC 0280 RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0288 RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE NSC WASHDC 0273 UNCLAS BAGHDAD 0 0 013 6 FROM THB ADMINISTRATOR TO THE SECRETARY AND U/S GREENE S.O. l29SB: N/A TAGS: AMGT, PREL, PGOV, IZ SUBJECT; CPA 803: UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN'l' OP&:RATibNS IN IRAQ FOLLOWING DISSOLUTION Of C~ITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY 1 • SUMMARY. MEETINGS IN BAGHDAD BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE IRAQI TAANS,lTION TBAM I INCLUDING AMBASSADORS FRANJC RICCIARDONE AND JOHN HOLZMAN, AND LTG (RET. ) MICK KICKLIGHTER) AND COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA) OFFICIALS HAVE RESULTED IN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ON A PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ENTITIES Ili IRAO PO:t.I.OWlNG THE DISSOLUTION OF THE CPA ON JUNE 30TH. ~(b)(5) //,7 v ~1 v OSO - ~ECDBF CABLE DISTRIBUTION: SECDBF:_,_I __ OEPSEC,:,___,;./_ .. _ BXIilCSEC: I C&.D: CCD: CABLE CH: FILE: ___ _ USDP: / DIA:~~--- OTHER: eRA:!;::.. USOI: ____ PER SEC: COMM: ___ _ *** UNCLASSIFIBD *** -- --- .. , ... - · · ··· ---~ ------· ----~ -- - . ~~-- ••• UNCLASSIFIED ••• ••••• Thi• Maaaage Kae Been Altered ••••• Pag• .2 of 8 b)(5) • 2. LBGAL FRAMBWORK. THE FOt.I.OWING Z.,EGISLATIW PROVISIONS ARE QY TO THE REOR<lANIZATION OF U.S. GOVIRNMSNT ENTITIES IN IAAO FOR TME PURPOSE OP' CONTINUING RELIEF AND RROONSTRUctiON ACTIVITIES: A. PURSUANT TO A PROVISO IN THB EMi:RGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT POR DEPBNSI ANP FOR RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, 2004, •UP TO 10 PERCBNT OF (IRAQ RELIEf AND RBCONSTROCTION FUND (IRRFl APPROPRIATIONS] THAT ARB OBl.oiGAT&:D, MANAGBD, OR ADMINISTil!RiilD BY ~ AGENCY OF THB' U.S. GO~RNMENT, OTHER THAN THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY, SHALl. BE AVAIIABLS TO st)CH AQENC!Y TO FULLY PAY POR ITS ADMINISTRATIVJ: IXPiNSBS. • B. PURSUANT TO SiCTION 2208 OF TKI BMIROENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, RBF£RBNCSS TO THE CPA. (INCLUDING THE REFQENC&: QUOTED ABOVE) "SHALL BFil DSBMim TO INCLUDE ANY SUCCESSOR UNITED STA~S GOVERNMENT ENTITY WITH THE SI\ME OR SUB5TANTI~~ THB SAME AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILJTIES" AS THE CPA. ~. TITLE 5, UNITED STATES ~ODE, SECTION 3161 CONFERS FLEXIBLE HIRING AUTHORITY TO ~TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS" ESTABLISHED BY l.oAW OR EXEC\l'I'IVB OROER FOR A SPiCr'FIC TERM NOT IN BXCESS OF AN INITIAL PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, EXTli:NDABLB FOR UP TO . AN ADDITIONAL TWO Yi.AR.S. 'ONDER THIS PROVISION, SUCH ORGANIZATIONS ALSO MAY RECEIVE DETAILS OF EMPLOYEES PROM OTHER 0. S . GOVERNMENT AGiNCiiS ON A IIONR8IMIIURSABLB BASIS, ANJ> ·~: 'iOL!Jl!TARY SIRVICJIS. [b)(S) D. A U.S. GOVERNMENT BNTITY THAT ASSUHIS THE SAM! OR SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE CPA F'OI.oLoOWINGCPA' S DISSOLUTION WOULD BE ELIGlBLS TO RBCBIVE THE REMAINING BALANCE 6F THE APPROPRIATION FOR "OPBRATING EXPENSBS OF ~g COALITION PROVISIONAL ~ORlTY" AND A TRANSFER OF UP TO l PBRCINT OF TH! IRRF . E. tmDD A PROVISO IN THE EMIRGBNCY SUPPLii:MBNTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, THE APPROPRIATION OF P'UNDS FOR CPA'S OPERATING BXPINSBS "SHALL NOT Bl CONSTRUED TO LIMIT OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE ABILITY OP THE DEPARTMENT OP DIFSNSS TO FURNISH ASSISTANCE ANI) SERVICES, AND ANY OTH!R SUPPORT" TO THi CPA. F. AS DESCRIBED BELOW, THE PROPOSED CONCEPT FOR ORGANIZING ••• UNCLASSIFIED ••• ·. ...... ••• UNCLASSIFIED ••• ~ie Meseage H•• Been Al~ered ···--· Page 3 of 8 · . U.S. OOVBRNMBNT ENTITIES IN IRA-Q FOI.tt.OWING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE CPA WOULD IMPLEMENT THESE PROVISIONS OF LAW IN A MANNER THAT BBST"ENSURES APPROPRIATE AND UNINTIRRUPTSD OVBRSIGHT, FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN IRA<2 AS wE TRANSITION TO THE POST-OCCUPATION PHASE. 3. I?ROPOSBD ORGANIZATION OF U.S. OOVBRNMENT ENTITIES IN IRAQ FOLLOWING CPA'S DISSOLUTION. • b)(5) "*** UNCI..ASSIP'IBD * u b)(5) *** UNCLASSIFlEC *** ***** This Message Ha• Been Altered ***** ~rage 4 of a ••• UNCLASSI¥IED *** ••••• This Message Has Been Altered ***** Page S of 8 b)(5) *** ONCLASSlFIEO *** ***•* *** ONCLAS$IFIBD *** This Message Haw Been Altered ***** Pacie 6 of 8 b)(5) *** UNCLAS~IFIED *** ----·· --~--~--·· ........ **" ONCLASSIFIBD *** Thia Message Has Been Alter•d "'"'*** *** UNCLASSIFIED *** ••• UNCLASSl¥IBO *** ***** This Message Haa Been Altered ***** Page B of 8 BREMER '9BCDEF V2 ACTION INFO CHAIRS(*) CHAIRS TESTBED(*) SECDEF-C(l) SBCDEF-Cf*) CJI•DASD-DCIO(*) USDAT1STS(*) ASDIPA-SMTP(*) BSC-SMTP(*) OSDONNIPRDA(*) OSDONSIPRDA(*) +JCP EMAIL CUSTOMBR//CHAIRS// +USDP:ESC l (U) TOTAL COPIES REQ't!IRBO 1 #0136 NNNN *** UNCLASSIFIED ***