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.
Annual ceiling $20 million from DoD operation-and-maintenance funds.
Not authority to conduct covert action, introduce forces into hostilities, or undertake otherwise unauthorized military operations.
Statutory irregular warfare means activities not involving armed conflict; support cannot violate the laws of armed conflict.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAnnual DoD operation-and-maintenance amounts; authority alone supplies no appropriation. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedAdded in the October 5 statutory review; no current implementing program, intake or individual delegation verified.
Provide funding or other support to foreign forces, groups, or individuals supporting ongoing, authorized irregular-warfare operations by U.S. special operations forces.
What this is not / limit: Not authority to conduct covert action, introduce forces into hostilities, or undertake otherwise unauthorized military operations.
Executing role: Authorized special-operations support and financial offices (illustrative; delegation not verified)
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense, with concurrence of the relevant Chief of Mission
Eligibility gate
Support must facilitate ongoing and authorized U.S. SOF irregular warfare; follow prescribed vetting, legal-review, notification and reporting procedures.
Secretary funding authority is nondelegable; 15-day advance notice applies to initiation and changes meeting the lower of $500,000 or 10% funding threshold.
Funding condition
Annual DoD operation-and-maintenance amounts; authority alone supplies no appropriation.
All recorded limits
Annual ceiling $20 million from DoD operation-and-maintenance funds.
Not authority to conduct covert action, introduce forces into hostilities, or undertake otherwise unauthorized military operations.
Statutory irregular warfare means activities not involving armed conflict; support cannot violate the laws of armed conflict.