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Reimbursement for Defense Support of Civil Authorities F-3 Additional guidance can be found in DOD 7000.14-R, Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation. 3. Legal Considerations a. The Economy Act of 1932. Title 31, USC, Section 1535, the Economy Act of 1932, permits federal agencies to provide goods and services to other federal agencies on a reimbursable basis for total costs. b. The Stafford Act. Title 42, USC, Chapter 68, Section 5121, The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, provides for reimbursement for the incremental costs of providing support (approval authority and reporting requirements vary, depending upon the duration and type of support requested), but the President may direct DOD (or any other USG department or agency) to undertake missions and tasks on either a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis under the Stafford Act for specified items only and with specified caps. c. DOD Guidelines. DOD 7000.14-R, Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation; USNORTHCOM CONPLAN 3501, Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA); and USNORTHCOM CONPLAN 3502, Civil Disturbance Operations, require operating agencies and supported CCDRs to recover all costs for civil disturbance operations. The operating agency and supported CCDR are responsible for collecting costs for civil disturbance operations of all Service components and DOD agencies, preparing cost reports for the executive agency, consolidating billings, forwarding bills to DOJ, and distributing reimbursements to Service components and DOD agencies. 4. Service-Specific Considerations Service-specific regulations provide FM guidance governing funding, reimbursement procedures, cost reports, travel entitlements, and finance pay support for military personnel participating in domestic support operations. a. Reimbursement procedures must conform to the requirements of the legal authority relied on for provision of support. b. Installations, agencies, and departments providing support must maintain records, receipts, and documents to support claims, purchases, reimbursements, and disbursements. c. Payment of military and civilian personnel remains a Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) responsibility. d. Installations should establish separate accounting process codes to record the cost of the operation. Installations use project codes, management decision packages, and functional cost accounts furnished by DFAS-Indianapolis to record the costs of the operation.