COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM.

SEC. 1201. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM.(a) Fiscal Year 2005 Authority.—During fiscal year 2005, from funds made available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance pursuant to title XV, not to exceed $300,000,000 may be used to provide funds—(1) for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program, established by the Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority for the purpose of enabling United States military commanders in Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately assist the Iraqi people; and (2) for a similar program to assist the people of Afghanistan.(b) Quarterly Reports.—Not later than 15 days after the end of each fiscal-year quarter (beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2005), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes stated in subsection (a).118 STAT. 2078(c) Waiver Authority.—For purposes of the exercise of the authority provided by this section or any other provision of law making funding available for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program referred to in subsection (a) (including a program referred to in paragraph (2) of that subsection), the Secretary may waive any provision of law not contained in this section that would (but for the waiver) prohibit, restrict, limit, or otherwise constrain the exercise of that authority. (d) Review of Laws.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report identifying all provisions of law that (if not waived) would prohibit, restrict, limit, or otherwise constrain the exercise of the authority provided in this section or any other provision of law using funds available for the purposes stated in subsection (a).