Accept defense contributions through the Defense Cooperation Account
- Objective
- Choose a mission objective
- Family / instrument
- Enterprise resources and shared execution · Resource coordination and financial administration
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense
- Executor · routing lead
- DoD contribution-management and property offices
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Required donor-condition notifications, reporting, and accounting.
Subsequent appropriations required before account money is obligated or spent.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Contributed money and sale proceeds enter the Defense Cooperation Account.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Acceptance is not equivalent to spending authority.
- Property use cannot defeat an otherwise applicable prohibition.
- Permitted account investment is in U.S. or U.S.-guaranteed securities through Treasury—not unrestricted corporate equities.
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. Existing statutory pathway; transaction-specific funds, approval, and delegation verification required.
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.