EconDefense
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Follow through on INT-10

Designated DoD contribution administrator; current implementation owner not verified; NATO Innovation Fund as external fund manager

This preserves the record’s role labels; it is not an additional verified institutional directory node.

Authority holder · recorded legal basis

Secretary of Defense.

Executing office · routing lead

Designated DoD contribution administrator; current implementation owner not verified; NATO Innovation Fund as external fund manager

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

Intake

Use the responsible program or contracting office for this instrument.

The recorded role is not itself a general application endpoint.

What this role does not control

A routing lead does not establish funds, an individual delegation or approval of the proposed action.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedThe record states funding rules and conditions; no program amount is attributed to this action.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedCurrent U.S. participation, contribution administrator and participation agreement not established.

Selected instrument

INT-10 · International investment

Contribute to a multinational dual-use venture capital fund

Make a specifically authorized contribution to the NATO Innovation Fund, rather than infer a general authority to invest equity.

What this is not / limit: This is fund-contribution authority, not a general permission for every DoD office to buy company shares.

Executing role: Designated DoD contribution administrator; current implementation owner not verified; NATO Innovation Fund as external fund manager

Authority holder

Secretary of Defense.

Eligibility gate

  • Amounts must be authorized by law for this purpose.
  • Five-year period following FY2025 NDAA enactment (2024-12-23); aggregate statutory ceiling $200 million.

Funding condition

  • Needs purpose-available authorized and appropriated funding; statutory ceiling does not supply cash.

All recorded limits

  • This is fund-contribution authority, not a general permission for every DoD office to buy company shares.
  • No conclusion that an appropriation, participation agreement or investment commitment currently exists.
Investment & capital
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
EngagementProgram unverified
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Actor sources & routing basis

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