Share multinational education-center operating costs, facilities and personnel support
- Objective
- Work with allies and partners
- Family / instrument
- Security cooperation, assistance and education · Security cooperation education and networks
- Statute
- 10 U.S.C. § 344 (Source under maintenance) · 2024 edition (GovInfo)
- 10 U.S.C. § 351 (Source under maintenance) · 2024 edition (GovInfo)
- Authority holder
- Secretary of Defense with Secretary of State concurrence for required agreements.
- Executor · routing lead
- Designated supporting Service or Defense component; Eligible multinational center or Inter-American Defense College support offices
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Formal memorandum specifying cost sharing when DoD funds/facilities/equipment used.
New §344 center participation requires 30-day congressional notice.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
O&M may pay covered operating and participation/support costs, not the excluded salaries.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
These sections do not finance pay/salaries of participating U.S. military/civilian employees.
- Centers must fit statutory definition; no general authority to endow arbitrary foreign think tanks.
- Developing-country reimbursement waiver for Inter-American Defense College requires national-security-interest determination.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementRelated evidence
Program process, audience and dated intake check (2026-10-04)
Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Existing statutory pathway; program-specific approvals, eligible recipients, actual appropriations and delegations remain necessary.
Actor sources
- 10 U.S.C. § 344 statutory operator and decision-maker roles (Source under maintenance) · 2024 edition (GovInfo)
- 10 U.S.C. § 351 statutory operator and decision-maker roles (Source under maintenance) · 2024 edition (GovInfo)
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.