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.
Up to $40 million annually; expenditures over $250,000 cannot be delegated.
Expressly excludes intelligence, counterintelligence and intelligence-related activities; quarterly briefings and expenditure reporting apply.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedOperation and maintenance, Defense-wide; no new appropriation or authorization to conduct an otherwise unlawful operation. 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.
Use Defense-wide O&M for confidential operational preparation or nonconventional assisted recovery, including limited partner equipment, supplies, training, transport, logistical support or funding.
What this is not / limit: Up to $40 million annually; expenditures over $250,000 cannot be delegated.
Executing role: Authorized special-operations financial office (illustrative; delegation not verified)
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense
Eligibility gate
Secretary determination and prescribed legal-review, coordination and oversight procedures; Chief of Mission concurrence for nonconventional recovery spending.
Funding condition
Operation and maintenance, Defense-wide; no new appropriation or authorization to conduct an otherwise unlawful operation.
All recorded limits
Up to $40 million annually; expenditures over $250,000 cannot be delegated.
Expressly excludes intelligence, counterintelligence and intelligence-related activities; quarterly briefings and expenditure reporting apply.