OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army”, $16,000,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy”, $5,100,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps”, $1,650,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air Force”, $7,100,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $1,200,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve”, $3,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve”, $7,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve”, $20,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard”, $75,000,000. Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard”, $20,000,000. Iraq Freedom Fund (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a special account to be known as the “Iraq Freedom Fund”. For additional expenses for ongoing military operations in Iraq, and 117 STAT. 564 those operations authorized by Public Law 107–40, and other operations and related activities in support of the global war on terrorism, not otherwise provided for, necessary to finance the estimated partial costs of combat, stability operations (including natural resource risk remediation activities), force reconstitution, replacement of munitions and equipment, and other costs, there is hereby appropriated $15,678,900,000, to remain available for transfer until September 30, 2004: Provided, That amounts provided under this heading shall be available for transfer for the following activities: Not less than $1,771,180,000 for classified programs, which shall be in addition to amounts provided for elsewhere in this chapter, and under this heading, for procurement and research, development, test and evaluation; Not less than $1,100,000,000 for increased fuel costs, for transfer to “Defense Working Capital Funds”; Up to $1,400,000,000 for transfer to “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, only for purposes further specified in section 1310 of this chapter; Up to $489,300,000 for transfer to the “Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund”; Up to $400,000,000 for transfer to Department of Homeland Security, “United States Coast Guard, Operating Expenses”, to support military activities in connection with operations in and around Iraq and the global war on terrorism; Up to $57,600,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation; and Up to $25,000,000 for counter-terrorism military training activities for foreign governments in connection with the global war on terrorism, including equipment, supplies and services, on such terms as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and 15 days following submission of a financial plan for the use of such funds to the congressional defense committees, may determine:Provided further, That in addition to the transfers authorized in the preceding proviso, the Secretary of Defense may transfer the funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster Assistance, and Civic Aid; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; military construction; the Defense Health Program appropriation; and working capital funds: Provided further, That the funds transferred under this heading shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report no later than July 1, 2003, and then 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees summarizing the details of the transfer of funds from this appropriation.117 STAT. 565 Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund (transfer of funds) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a special account to be known as the “Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund”. Funds transferred to, appropriated to, and contributions made to, the Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund may be made available for expenses necessary, in and around Iraq, to address emergency fire fighting, repair of damage to oil facilities and related infrastructure, and preserve a distribution capability, and may remain available until expended: Provided, That up to $489,300,000 of the funds appropriated to the Iraq Freedom Fund in this Act may be transferred to this fund: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept from any person, foreign government, or international organization, and credit to this fund, any contribution of money for such purposes: Provided further, That funds available in the Defense Cooperation Account may be transferred to and merged with the Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds available in the Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund to other appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense to carry out such purposes, or to reimburse such appropriations or funds for expenses incurred for such purposes: Provided further, That funds so transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That in administering the Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund during fiscal year 2003, the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from the Iraq Freedom Fund only to the extent that amounts transferred from the Defense Cooperation Account and amounts accepted pursuant to the authority of the second proviso of this paragraph are not currently available: Provided further, That, hereafter, contributions of money deposited into the Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund shall be reported to the Congress in the same report, and under the same terms and conditions, as the report required for contributions to the Defense Cooperation Account under section 2608, chapter 155 of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees of any transfer of funds from this appropriation.