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Action brief · INT-05

Receive and spend foreign contributions to joint defense projects

Objective
Work with allies and partners
Family / instrument
International business, logistics and investment · International contributions
Statute
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense.
Executor · routing lead
Service international programs offices and warranted contracting/agreement officers; Relevant program executive office or laboratory

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

Written jointly managed cost-sharing cooperative project improving conventional defense capabilities.
Allocate the foreign participant’s share and identify appropriate receiving DoD account.
All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

May pay contractors, program overhead, claims/cancellation expenses and participant refunds attributable to its share.
All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

Receipts only pay contributing participant’s project share, not unrelated U.S. program needs.

Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRole recorded

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.