EconDefense
Record-specific actor routing

Follow through on USC-74

Responsible commercial-space or airlift contracting/agreement office; current assignment must be verified

This is a record-specific route, not an additional institutional directory node. Current assignment must be verified.

Authority holder · recorded legal basis

Secretary of the military department concerned

Executing office · routing lead

Responsible commercial-space or airlift contracting/agreement office; current assignment must be verified

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 recordedReimbursements credit the account that incurred the cost; confirm lawful initial funding and construction authority for the proposed work. 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.

Selected instrument

USC-74 · Commercial space and airlift

Provide reimbursable launch supplies, construction and services through contracts or other transactions

Use contracts or other transactions to furnish launch-related supplies, services, equipment and construction to eligible commercial entities at military installations.

What this is not / limit: Not a free grant or unrestricted construction authority; the specified launch-support purpose, agreement and cost rules control.

Executing role: Responsible commercial-space or airlift contracting/agreement office; current assignment must be verified

Authority holder

Secretary of the military department concerned

Eligibility gate

  • The entity must be U.S.-organized and intend to conduct launch activities at an installation under the Secretary’s jurisdiction; all direct costs must be reimbursed.
  • Indirect-cost reimbursement may be negotiated under the statute; the Air Force must coordinate launch-noise studies and feasible mitigation with the commercial entity at Space Force launch sites (P.L. 119-60 §1602).

Funding condition

  • Reimbursements credit the account that incurred the cost; confirm lawful initial funding and construction authority for the proposed work.

All recorded limits

  • Not a free grant or unrestricted construction authority; the specified launch-support purpose, agreement and cost rules control.
  • The 2024–2026 transition limitation on indirect-cost recovery (30 percent of direct costs and $5 million annually in FY2024 constant dollars) is a dated branch, not a permanent FY2027 cap; review later-law treatment before charging.
Contracts & purchasesOther transactionsFunds & shared services
Legal basisSources linked
RequirementsGates recorded
Public fundingRules recorded
Assigned rolesRoles recorded
Actor sources & routing basis

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