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Action brief · USC-60

Waive specified NATO AWACS costs and assume limited program liabilities

Objective
Work with allies and partners
Family / instrument
International business, logistics and investment · NATO cooperative-program finance
Statute
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense
Executor · routing lead
Authorized AWACS contracting and finance offices (illustrative; delegation not verified)

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

Use must implement one of the defined AWACS arrangements; identify the eligible support service and liability category.
All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

Available AWACS program appropriations and the agreement’s financial terms.
All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

Contingent liabilities are limited to listed contracting-officer gross-negligence losses, U.S. taxes/charges and U.S. unfunded termination share—not general indemnification.

Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded

Implementation caution: Statutory-source review only. A current implementing program, open intake, available funds and individual delegation were not verified.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Statutory-review addition. Current program implementation, intake, available funds, and individual signing authority have not been verified.

Actor sources

Independent public-source guide; not an official U.S. government website. Record reviewed 2026-10-05. Read the full record for currentness, coordination and all source notes.