R 202132Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0112/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/WARFIGHTER AND FAMILY SERVICES (WFS) AND MORALE WELFARE AND RECREATION (MWR) PROGRAM CATEGORY CHANGE//
REF/-/MSGID:PDUSD (PR) MEMO/MCO P1700.27B/YMD:20081215//
POC/MR. GREG GORDON /-YA-03/MRQ/-/TEL:703-784-9517/TEL:DSN 278-9517/
EMAIL: GREGORY.GORDON@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS DOD MEMO WHICH AUTHORIZES SERVICES TO CATEGORIZE WFS ACTIVITIES AS MWR ACTIVITIES/REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS) POLICY MANUAL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REF A, MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS) ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY MWR (PRIMARILY THOSE CURRENTLY IN MARINE AND FAMILY SERVICES) WILL NOW BE CONSIDERED CATEGORY A MWR ACTIVITIES.  AS A RESULT, ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES MAY USE ALL ASSOCIATED NONAPPROPRIATED FUND (NAF) SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (E.G. NAF HUMAN RESOURCES AND PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES) ASSOCIATED WITH MWR ACTIVITIES.  ALL MCCS ACTIVITIES ARE NOW AUTHORIZED TO USE THE UNIFORM FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT (UFM) PRACTICE PER PARAGRAPH 1316 IN REF B AND PARAGRAPH 2 BELOW.  PARAGRAPH D OF APPENDIX B TO MCO P1700.27B, REF B, CONTAINS A LIST OF MOST MCCS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.  ALSO INCLUDED ARE SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND COMBAT OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL ACTIVITIES.     
2. THE FOLLOWING FUNDING GUIDANCE FROM REF A IS GERMANE AND IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.  AS A CATEGORY A ACTIVITY, THE WFS PROGRAM COMMON SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (SUPERVISION, BUDGETING, PROCUREMENT, CONTRACTING, MARKETING, COMMERCIAL SPONSORSHIP, AND ADVERTISING) MAY BE FURNISHED BY MWR AND SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY WFS APPROPRIATIONS. THE WFS PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED 100 PERCENT WITH WFS APPROPRIATIONS, INCLUDING FACILITIES AND THOSE COMMON SUPPORT COSTS PROVIDED BY NAFIS.  SPECIFIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDIZATION GUIDANCE FOR MCCS FINANCE PERSONNEL WILL BE ISSUED SEPARATELY.  DUE TO SPECIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THE UFM PRACTICE IS CURRENTLY NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION (DDR) COSTS.  GUIDANCE FROM REF A ALLOWING USE OF APF TO FUND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS IS NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED AT PRESENT PENDING ONGOING DISCUSSION REGARDING AUTHORITIES FOR USE.   
3. THE DOD POLICY CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT REVISION OF MCO P1700.27B. 
4. THIS MESSAGE APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY LTGEN R. S. COLEMAN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//