SECNAVINST 7042.12E
AAUSN
25 May 2010
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 7042.12E
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF EMERGENCY AND EXTRAORDINARY
EXPENSE FUNDING OTHER THAN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION FUNDS
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. 127
(b) SECNAVINST 7042.7K
(c) 5 U.S.C. 5536
(d) SECNAVINST S3810.5B (NOTAL)
1. Purpose
a. To prescribe Department of the Navy (DON) policy for the
use of Emergency and Extraordinary Expense (EEE) funds for
intelligence and liaison activities, counterintelligence,
Security and Investigative Activities (S&IA), and for other
appropriate uses by the Secretary of the Navy;
b. To clarify responsibilities for the establishment of
policy and procedure for the use of certain categories of EEE
funds; and
c. To delegate authority to expend EEE funds.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 7042.12D.
3. Background
a. Reference (a) authorizes the Secretary of a Military
Department to “provide for any EEE which cannot be anticipated
or classified.” When provided for in an appropriation, EEE
funds may be spent on approval or authority of the Secretary of
the Navy for any purpose the Secretary determines to be proper.
Such a determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting
officers of the United States. The Secretary of the Navy may
also certify the amount of any expenditure he or she considers
advisable not to specify, and the Secretary’s certificate is
D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E N A V Y
O F F I C E O F T H E S E C R E T A R Y
1 0 0 0 N A V Y P E N T A G O N
W A S H I N G T O N D C 2 0 3 5 0 - 10 0 0
