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INT-02 / International business, logistics and investment

Reciprocally use foreign and U.S. defense test facilities

Agree to reciprocal testing of defense equipment and collect reimbursement for U.S. facility support.

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At a glance

Possible toolINT-02 · Cooperation & exchanges

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense with Secretary of State concurrence.

Cooperation & exchanges

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Existing statutory pathway; conditional on the listed findings, approvals, eligible purpose and actual available funds. Not an obligation-ready certification.

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Formal reciprocal-use agreement.
  • Charge direct costs; indirect-cost charges only as agreement specifies.
  • SecDef indirect-cost determination; delegation restricted to Deputy Secretary and one other official.

Limits & exclusions

  • Not a general right for any foreign commercial firm to use ranges without a government/international-organization agreement.
  • Technology release, security and environmental constraints remain.

Funding conditions

  • Reimbursements credited to accounts that paid U.S. costs.

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Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • Service acquisition program/laboratory international-cooperation staff
  • CCMD capability sponsor
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Resources

  • Military Department or Defense Agency program manager and comptroller
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Approval

  • Secretary of Defense or validly delegated official
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  • Department of State where statute or agreement process requires

Execution

  • Military Department/Defense Agency test center and agreement/financial offices
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Partners & review

Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

Coordination pathway

Test requirement → test center/international office → State concurrence and cost schedule → agreement → reimbursable tests.

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Legal basis

What this research establishes

Legal powerSource and conditions recorded
EligibilityProject-specific check needed
Available fundsBalances not verified
DelegationValid signature authority must be checked
ExecutionOffice capacity and approvals must be checked

Confidence: High on express statutory capability; execution/delegation and currently available resources require program-specific confirmation.

Currentness: GovInfo 2024 U.S. Code baseline read; relevant FY2026 NDAA (Pub. L. 119-60, enacted 2025-12-18) amendments reviewed. Target 2026-10-02; source-specific OLRC checks and remaining delta are documented in international.md. No certification of current funds or executed delegations.

Research target: October 2, 2026. A record-specific last-review date is not supplied. Publication date is not legal-currentness certification.

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