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  Examples: Dining facilities, detention facilities, billets, and operations centers.
  TRADITIONAL THEATER COMMANDER ACTIVITY FUNDING
  2-100. Purpose. Traditional Theater Commander Activity (TCA) funds are used by the combatant
  commander to promote regional security and other U.S. national security goals. These funds fulfill the
  combatant commanders’ need for flexible resources to interact with the militaries in their AOR to promote
  regional security and other national security goals. TCA funds are not intended to replace or duplicate any
  other specifically authorized appropriated fund sources available to the combatant commanders. Services
  provide this funding with both OMA and military personnel appropriations.
  2-101. Procedures. Combatant commanders are responsible for direct oversight and execution of
  traditional theater commander activities within established policy and legal guidelines. The DOD and
  members of appropriate interagency working groups exercise broad review and policy oversight.
  2-102. Examples. Some examples of the use of TCA funding include military liaison teams, traveling
  contact teams, state partnership programs, regional conferences and seminars, unit exchanges, staff
  assistance and assessment visits, joint and combined exercise observers, and bilateral staff talks.
  COMBATANT COMMANDER INITIATIVE FUND (CCIF), 10 USC 166A
  2-103. Purpose. CCIFs (10 USC 166A) provide a means for combatant commands to react to unexpected
  contingencies and opportunities. It is not intended to subsidize ongoing projects, supplement budget
  shortfalls, or support Service component expenses that are normally the responsibility of the parent Service.
  Funds may be used for command and control, joint exercises, humanitarian and civic assistance, military
  education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries, personnel expenses of
  defense personnel participating in bilateral or regional cooperation programs, and contingencies and
  selected operations.
  2-104. Procedures. The combatant commander requests the CJCS to provide funds for a specific purpose,
  IAW Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 7401.01F, 30 November 2012.
  2-105. Examples. This authority was used to provide initial JTF communication support in Rwanda. It
  was also used to provide some of the initial support required to establish the migrant camp operations at
  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  EMERGENCY AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSE AUTHORITY, 10 USC 127
  2-106. Purpose. Emergency and Extraordinary Expense (EEE) authority (10 USC 127) provides the
  Secretary of Defense and Service secretaries authority to expend OMA funds without regard to contracting
  and purpose limitations. This authority is provided annually in the OMA appropriations. Each Secretary has
  different amounts, depending on previously established needs. EEE funds are funds that may be used to
  support certain unique requirements of operations. The DOD and Service regulations that cover these funds
  define the types of acceptable expenditures.
  2-107. Procedures. Very small amounts of this authority exist. The combatant commander can request
  the Service component to provide this EEE. If EEE is available and no other funds are appropriate to
  resource an essential activity, the combatant commander’s Service component normally requests approval
  of the Service Secretary through the Service headquarters. This authority does not provide cash or foreign
  currency to conduct an activity. Rather, EEE provides the capability to obligate Service funds for an
  activity normally not authorized for OMA funding. If foreign currency is required to perform the activity, a
  Service FM office must be notified to obtain the appropriate currency.
  2-108. Examples. This authority was used to “buy-back” weapons in Panama during Operation JUST
  CAUSE. It was also cited initially for purchasing weapons in Haiti during Operation UPHOLD
  DEMOCRACY. Standing authorizations include special operations, criminal investigation purposes, and
  intelligence contingencies. These requests must have approval on a case-by-case basis.