12 2 STA T .463 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8‘ ‘ (i ii )Adescr i pt i on o f t h ec u rrent st a tus of the pro j ect , inc l udin g , w here appropriate, the projected co m pletion date . ‘‘( D ) A description of the status of transitioning acti v i - ties carried out under the C ommanders ’E mergenc yR esponse P rogram in I ra q to the G overnment of Iraq, including — ‘‘(i) the level of funding provided b y the Govern- ment of Iraq for the Government of Iraq Commanders’ Emergency Response Program (commonly k nown as ‘I-CERP’)
‘‘(ii) the level of funding provided and e x pended by the Government of Iraq in other programs designed to meet urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements that immediately assist the Iraqi people; and ‘‘(iii) a description of the progress made in transitioning the responsibility for the S ons of Iraq Program to the Government of Iraq. ‘‘( 3 ) BRIEF I NGS .— N ot later than 15 days after the submis- sion of each report under paragraph (1), appropriate officials of the Department of Defense shall meet with the congressional defense committees to brief such committees on the matters contained in the report.’’. (c) PR OH I B I T ION ON CERT A IN PRO J E C TS U N D ER THE CO M - MANDERS’ EMERGENC Y RES P ONSE PROGRAM IN IRA Q .—Such section, as so amended, is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and ( 2 ) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub- section
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROJECTS UNDER THE COM- MANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM IN IRAQ.— ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), funds made available under this section for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Iraq may not be obligated or expended to carry out any project commenced after the date of the enactment of the Duncan H unter National Defense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 2 0 0 9 if the total amount of such funds made available for the purpose of carrying out the project exceeds $ 2,000,000. ‘‘(2) E X CEPTION.— T he prohibition contained in paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to funds managed or controlled by the Department of Defense that were otherwise provided by another department or agency of the United States Govern- ment, the Government of Iraq, the government of a foreign country, a foundation or other charitable organization (including a foundation or charitable organization that is orga- nized or operates under the laws of a foreign country), or any source in the private sector of the United States or a foreign country. ‘‘(3) W AI V ER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition contained in paragraph (1) if the Secretary of Defense— ‘‘(A) determines that such a waiver is required to meet urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction require- ments that will immediately assist the Iraqi people; and Deadlin e .
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