Acquire, sell, loan or exchange reciprocal logistics support through ACSAs
- Objective
- Work with allies and partners
- Family / instrument
- International business, logistics and investment · International logistics
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense; commanders act within an authorized agreement/delegation, not by mission statement alone.
- Executor · routing lead
- CCMD/Service authorized ACSA order officials; DLA and supporting logistics organizations
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Eligible counterparty and statutory country designation; non-NATO designation/agreement notifications and 30-day waits.
Item fits §2350 logistics definition; pricing, accounting and liquidation requirements.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Available appropriations for acquisitions; reimbursements or authorized in-kind/equal-value settlement.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Cannot buy from foreign government what is reasonably available from U.S. commercial sources.
- Cannot use an ACSA to route support to a country/organization lacking the required agreement.
- Not general major-weapons sales authority, a grant program, or authorization for hostilities.
- Inventory increases and accrued credit/liability ceilings governed by §§2347-2348, subject to statutory operational exceptions.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingParent context
Assigned rolesRemit sourced
EngagementRoutes published
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Existing statutory pathway; conditional on the listed findings, approvals, eligible purpose and actual available funds. Not an obligation-ready certification.
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.