EconDefense
INT-03 / International business, logistics and investment

Co-develop, co-produce and jointly procure defense articles through international project agreements

Use cooperative-project contracting, partner procurement and project property-disposal arrangements; NATO support/procurement partnerships separately permit common acquisition including armaments.

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At a glance

Possible toolINT-03 · Contracts & purchases

Authority holder: President under AECA; Secretary of Defense for delegated AECA projects and NATO support/procurement partnerships.

Contracts & purchasesCooperation & 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

  • Written jointly managed project and equitable costs/results; State supervision under §2752.
  • AECA congressional certification normally at least 30 days before agreement.
  • For designated-source contracting or waiver, statutory findings and notices; confirm actual Presidential/DoD delegation.

Limits & exclusions

  • §2350b waiver does not waive AECA, competition provision itself, Treasury financial-management responsibilities or cargo-preference laws.
  • Foreign procurement generally remains competitive with U.S. sources eligible unless validly waived.
  • NATO acquisition support is not an unrestricted channel for domestic procurements.

Funding conditions

  • Partners commit funds in time to cover their obligations and cancellation liabilities.
  • U.S. share needs available appropriations; §2350i receipts remain earmarked for contributing participant share.

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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

  • Service international programs offices and warranted contracting/agreement officers
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  • Relevant program executive office or laboratory

Partners & review

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

Coordination pathway

Program requirement → A&S/Service international programs → State/DTSA → cooperative agreement and funding commitments → appointed lead procurement authority.

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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. §§2350b/d retain legacy acquisition cross-references; read with current Title 10 acquisition recodification.

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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