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.
Not authorization for covert action or for introduction into hostilities; no support inconsistent with law of armed conflict.
Statutory annual support ceiling $100m; distinct from actual resource allocation.
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-specificRecorded executing role: Authorized special operations program execution and support offices. Use the responsible program’s process.
What this is not / limit: Not authorization for covert action or for introduction into hostilities; no support inconsistent with law of armed conflict.
Executing role: Authorized special operations program execution and support offices
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense personally; funding-availability decision is nondelegable; relevant Chief of Mission concurrence.
Eligibility gate
Existing authorized ongoing U.S. SOF counterterrorism operation.
Legal review, recipient human-rights checks, Chief of Mission concurrence and statutory notices.
Funding condition
O&M amounts legally available for that fiscal year.
All recorded limits
Not authorization for covert action or for introduction into hostilities; no support inconsistent with law of armed conflict.
Statutory annual support ceiling $100m; distinct from actual resource allocation.