Start urgent development before the next budget cycle
- Objective
- Bring a prototype into use
- Family / instrument
- Acquisition, transition and contract finance · Rapid acquisition & resource alignment
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Military-department Secretary with Secretary of Defense approval
- Executor · routing lead
- Service program and contracting offices
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Compelling urgent/emergency need; explain why waiting for next President budget harms defense.
Identify current-year funding and acquisition pathway/programmed transition funding within 2 years.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Current-year procurement or RDT&E funds permitted under specific authority; not unlimited reprogramming.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Chapter 221 competition may not be waived; other §3601 fiscal/penalty restrictions remain.
- DoD-wide annual $100m limit under this mechanism; initial 1 year with single 1 year extension/notice.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProcess sourced
Program process, audience and dated intake check (2026-10-04)
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Actor sources
Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Original research target October 2, 2026; published October 3, 2026. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.