Transport donated relief and furnish foreign disaster assistance
- Objective
- Work with allies and partners
- Family / instrument
- Security cooperation, assistance and education · Foreign humanitarian assistance
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense for donated transport; President directing SecDef for foreign disaster assistance.
- Executor · routing lead
- USTRANSCOM/Service transportation and disaster-response elements
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Donated supplies must be suitable, needed, usable and have distribution arrangements; space available.
§404 manmade/natural disaster necessity to prevent loss of lives or serious environmental harm; 48-hour congressional report.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
§402 normally without charge; environmental transport reimbursement permitted.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
§402 aid not for military/paramilitary recipients.
- Environmental-only transport needs unavailability of other sources.
- Capacity and operational availability are not guaranteed.
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.