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Action brief · INT-10

Contribute to a multinational dual-use venture capital fund

Objective
Work with allies and partners
Family / instrument
International business, logistics and investment · International investment
Statute
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense.
Executor · routing lead
Designated DoD contribution administrator; current implementation owner not verified; NATO Innovation Fund as external fund manager

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

Amounts must be authorized by law for this purpose.
Five-year period following FY2025 NDAA enactment (2024-12-23); aggregate statutory ceiling $200 million.
All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

Needs purpose-available authorized and appropriated funding; statutory ceiling does not supply cash.
All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

This is fund-contribution authority, not a general permission for every DoD office to buy company shares.

Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express time-limited statutory route; current U.S. participation, delegated administrator and funded amount were not established in this public-source review.

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.