Use DNI-approved exceptional acquisition powers for defense intelligence
- Objective
- Protect technology and industry
- Family / instrument
- Intelligence, counterintelligence and security · Conditional intelligence acquisition authority
- Statute
- Authority holder
- Director of National Intelligence and head of the requesting defense intelligence element
- Executor · routing lead
- Authorized element acquisition and financial officials (illustrative; delegation not verified)
Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)
Element head personally requests authority with insufficiency/mission-need justification; DNI issues written authorization; requests follow DoD procedures.
Notify congressional intelligence committees of each authorization or extension regardless of dollar size; notify OMB for acquisitions/classes exceeding $50 million annually. Keep requests/authorizations at least six years.All requirements & limits
Recorded funding condition (excerpt)
Acquisition more than50% National Intelligence Program-funded; current appropriation and separate source conditions required.All funding conditions
What this does not authorize / limits
Class authorizations ordinarily no more than three years, or six with nondelegated DNI action; renewals require statutory process.
- No automatic inheritance of CIA powers; §3510(b) unvouchered-funds power is not granted by this bridge; applicable §3510(c) notice/guidance remains.
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProgram unverified
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
- 50 U.S.C. § 3024(m)(4)-(5) statutory holder and conditions
- Pub. L. 119-60, § 6402 statutory holder and conditions
- Pub. L. 119-60, § 6501 statutory holder and conditions
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