EconDefense
INT-31 / Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Reuse proceeds of authorized counterintelligence operations

Offset necessary/reasonable operation costs and exceptional performance awards with proceeds when appropriated funding would be impracticable.

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At a glance

Possible toolINT-31 · Security & information
Legal basis10 U.S.C. § 423

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense; applies to military-department components and DIA.

Security & information

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

  • Authorized underlying counterintelligence operation.
  • SecDef authorization and finding of impracticability of appropriated funds; internal accounting controls.

Limits & exclusions

  • Necessary/reasonable expenses must not otherwise be prohibited by law.
  • Net proceeds no longer needed for operation must be deposited as miscellaneous receipts.
  • Does not grant general commercial-enterprise or intelligence-operation authority.

Funding conditions

  • Express limited exception to 31 USC3302 receipts rule.

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Who contributes what

Need & planning

Resources

  • Appropriate NIP/MIP program/resource owner and agency comptroller
    Office profile

Approval

  • Statutory holder; specific delegation must be confirmed
  • Agency general counsel and intelligence oversight officials
    Office profile

Execution

  • Authorized Military Department CI components
  • DIA counterintelligence program and fiscal offices
    Office profile

Partners & review

  • DNI for NIP matters
  • Relevant CCMD J2 and Service intelligence staff
    Office profile
  • FBI/CIA or State only where required by the activity

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

Coordination pathway

CI operation sponsor → legal/fiscal justification → SecDef/valid delegate → controlled receipts use and residual Treasury deposit.

Actor and execution-role sources

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.

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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