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USC-55 / Enterprise resources and shared execution

Fund emergency antiterrorism physical-security improvements

Use the Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund for physical-security equipment, site improvements and, in extraordinary circumstances, security services, assessments and planning.

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Authority / instrument · USC-55

Antiterrorism readiness funding

Enterprise resources and shared execution

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

What this does not authorize / hard limit

No funding for activities denied authorization by Congress; distinct from §166a initiative funding.

Recorded executor

Authorized command procurement and financial offices (illustrative; delegation not verified)

Continue to actor →

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedFunds actually made available to the Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedAdded in the October 5 statutory review; no current implementing program, intake or individual delegation verified.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Possible toolUSC-55 · Other statutory tools

Authority holder: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Other statutory tools

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Statutory-review addition. Current program implementation, intake, available funds, and individual signing authority have not been verified.

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Combatant-command request or designated officer for areas outside a commander’s responsibility; prioritize unforeseen emergency or emergent high-priority needs.

Limits & exclusions

  • Support initiation and sustainment in the initiating fiscal year and one additional fiscal year only.
  • No funding for activities denied authorization by Congress; distinct from §166a initiative funding.

Funding conditions

  • Funds actually made available to the Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund.

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Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • Combatant-command physical-security sponsor (illustrative routing lead)
    Office profile

Resources

  • Cognizant component comptroller; account and available balance unverified
    Office profile

Approval

Execution

  • Authorized command procurement and financial offices (illustrative; delegation not verified)

Partners & review

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

    Coordination pathway

    Mission sponsor → component counsel and comptroller → required statutory findings and approvals → authorized execution office. Routing is illustrative; verify delegation and available funds.

    Actor and execution-role sources

    October 5 statutory review

    Added in the October 5 statutory coverage review. The cited legal mechanism and its conditions were examined; a current implementing program, intake, funding balance and individual delegation were not verified.

    Section coverage and review findings

    Legal basis

    • 10 U.S.C. § 166bOfficial 2024 Code operative text read; see record currentness for later-law checks.

    What this research establishes

    Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
    RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
    Public fundingRules recordedFunds actually made available to the Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
    Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
    EngagementProgram unverifiedAdded in the October 5 statutory review; no current implementing program, intake or individual delegation verified.

    Confidence: High on the cited statutory mechanism; no implementation or obligation-ready certification.

    Currentness: Reviewed 2026-10-05 against full official GovInfo 2024 Code text and a targeted P.L. 119-60 reference sweep. Official OLRC indexed text used where accessible; direct OLRC pages returned maintenance or access errors. No comprehensive later-law certification or current funding/delegation verification.

    Review scope: Record reviewed 2026-10-05. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.

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