Administration of Certain Appropriations Relating to Iraq

This memorandum transfers unobligated balances of Coalition Provisional Authority operating funds from the President to the Secretary of State as of June 30, 2004, following the dissolution of the CPA. It also supersedes a prior December 2003 memorandum on the same subject.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 40531

Impact dates

Jun 30, 2004
Transfer of unobligated CPA operating funds to Secretary of State takes effect; prior memorandum superseded

Key directives

Transfer unobligated balances of CPA operating funds to Secretary of State as of June 30, 2004
Exclude funds made available to CPA Inspector General and amount reapportioned June 25, 2004
Secretary of State to ensure fund use consistent with Presidential guidance on Iraq operations
Supersede paragraph 1 of December 5, 2003 Presidential Memorandum effective June 30, 2004
Secretary of State to publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Transfer of unobligated CPA operating funds to Secretary of State effective June 30, 2004
Supersession of prior December 2003 memorandum

Near term (90d)

Secretary of State to ensure funds used per Presidential guidance on Iraq operations

Long term

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Risks & tensions

Tight 1-day implementation window between signing (June 29) and effective date (June 30) suggests urgency tied to CPA dissolution timeline
Exclusion of Inspector General funds and June 25 reapportionment indicates complex, contested accounting of remaining balances
Vague 'Presidential guidance concerning United States Government operations in Iraq' leaves substantial discretion to Secretary of State without defined constraints in text