Action brief · USC-75

Contract for additional commercial space capacity on an as-needed basis

Objective

Bring a prototype into use

Family / instrument

Acquisition, transition and contract finance · Commercial space and airlift

Statute

10 U.S.C. §9531

Authority holder

Secretary of Defense (as expressly defined in §9531(d)(3))

Executor · routing lead

Responsible commercial-space or airlift contracting/agreement office; current assignment must be verified

Recorded eligibility gates (excerpt)

Participating contractors must meet the statutory U.S.-citizenship definition, including the entity-organization requirements.

Each contract and participant must comply with applicable industrial-security measures and any additional measures established by the Secretary.

All requirements & limits

Recorded funding condition (excerpt)

Appropriate available procurement or other mission funding is required; a reserve commitment is not proof of an allocated budget.

All funding conditions

What this does not authorize / limits

Not a general authority to lend, purchase equity or indemnify contractors; the provision authorizes procurement-contract reserve commitments.

Legal basisSources linked

RequirementsGates recorded

Public fundingRules recorded

Assigned rolesRoles recorded

EngagementProgram unverified

Implementation caution: Statutory coverage only: no current implementing program, application window, available balance or individual delegation verified.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction. Express statutory mechanism; current program implementation, open intake, funds and individual delegations were not verified in this statutory review.

Actor sources

10 U.S.C. §9531 — statutory holder and conditions

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