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 general corporate investment authority: contributions and expenditures are limited to the statutory infrastructure objectives.
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedCash contributions go to the Defense Cooperation Space Launch Account; obligation requires advance appropriations. Appropriated account money is available until expended. 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.
Enter support agreements and accept voluntary contributions of money, services and equipment from eligible U.S.-organized commercial-space entities for defense space-transportation infrastructure.
What this is not / limit: Not general corporate investment authority: contributions and expenditures are limited to the statutory infrastructure objectives.
Executing role: Responsible commercial-space or airlift contracting/agreement office; current assignment must be verified
Authority holder
Secretary of Defense
Eligibility gate
Added commercial requirements must be fully nonfederally funded before agreement execution; the required best-interest, noninterference and competition findings apply.
Contribution agreements must address ownership, use and disposition and prohibit recovering the contribution through another U.S. agreement.
Funding condition
Cash contributions go to the Defense Cooperation Space Launch Account; obligation requires advance appropriations. Appropriated account money is available until expended.
All recorded limits
Not general corporate investment authority: contributions and expenditures are limited to the statutory infrastructure objectives.