{
  "id": "INT-03",
  "category": "International research and acquisition",
  "capability": "Co-develop, co-produce and jointly procure defense articles through international project agreements",
  "summary": "Use cooperative-project contracting, partner procurement and project property-disposal arrangements; NATO support/procurement partnerships separately permit common acquisition including armaments.",
  "legal_basis": [
    {
      "citation": "22 U.S.C. § 2767",
      "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2767&num=0&edition=prelim",
      "kind": "statute",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "citation": "10 U.S.C. § 2350b",
      "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2350b&num=0&edition=prelim",
      "kind": "statute",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "citation": "10 U.S.C. § 2350d",
      "url": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2350d&num=0&edition=prelim",
      "kind": "statute",
      "note": ""
    }
  ],
  "authority_holder": "President under AECA; Secretary of Defense for delegated AECA projects and NATO support/procurement partnerships.",
  "actor_chain": {
    "planner": [
      "Service acquisition program/laboratory international-cooperation staff",
      "CCMD capability sponsor"
    ],
    "resource_owner": [
      "Military Department or Defense Agency program manager and comptroller"
    ],
    "approver": [
      "Secretary of Defense or validly delegated official",
      "Department of State where statute or agreement process requires"
    ],
    "executor": [
      "Service international programs offices and warranted contracting/agreement officers",
      "Relevant program executive office or laboratory"
    ],
    "partners": [
      "USD(A&S), USD(R&E), USD(P)/DTSA",
      "Foreign defense ministries or NATO organizations"
    ]
  },
  "actor_sources": [
    {
      "title": "DSCA Security Assistance Management Manual, chapter 1: roles and implementing agencies",
      "url": "https://samm.dsca.mil/chapter/chapter-1"
    }
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Written jointly managed project and equitable costs/results; State supervision under §2752.",
    "AECA congressional certification normally at least 30 days before agreement.",
    "For designated-source contracting or waiver, statutory findings and notices; confirm actual Presidential/DoD delegation."
  ],
  "limits": [
    "§2350b waiver does not waive AECA, competition provision itself, Treasury financial-management responsibilities or cargo-preference laws.",
    "Foreign procurement generally remains competitive with U.S. sources eligible unless validly waived.",
    "NATO acquisition support is not an unrestricted channel for domestic procurements."
  ],
  "funding": [
    "Partners commit funds in time to cover their obligations and cancellation liabilities.",
    "U.S. share needs available appropriations; §2350i receipts remain earmarked for contributing participant share."
  ],
  "coordination_path": "Program requirement → A&S/Service international programs → State/DTSA → cooperative agreement and funding commitments → appointed lead procurement authority.",
  "availability": "Existing statutory pathway; conditional on the listed findings, approvals, eligible purpose and actual available funds. Not an obligation-ready certification.",
  "confidence": "High on express statutory capability; execution/delegation and currently available resources require program-specific confirmation.",
  "currentness": "GovInfo 2024 U.S. Code baseline read; relevant FY2026 NDAA (Pub. L. 119-60, enacted 2025-12-18) amendments reviewed. Target 2026-10-02; source-specific OLRC checks and remaining delta are documented in international.md. No certification of current funds or executed delegations. §§2350b/d retain legacy acquisition cross-references; read with current Title 10 acquisition recodification.",
  "family": "International business, logistics and investment",
  "mechanisms": [
    "Contracts & purchases",
    "Cooperation & exchanges"
  ],
  "goal_ids": [
    "allies-partners"
  ],
  "office_links": [
    {
      "office_id": "combatant-commands",
      "role": "planner",
      "label": "CCMD capability sponsor"
    },
    {
      "office_id": "defense-agencies",
      "role": "resource_owner",
      "label": "Military Department or Defense Agency program manager and comptroller"
    },
    {
      "office_id": "secretary-deputy-secretary",
      "role": "approver",
      "label": "Secretary of Defense or validly delegated official"
    },
    {
      "office_id": "counsel-award-officials",
      "role": "executor",
      "label": "Service international programs offices and warranted contracting/agreement officers"
    },
    {
      "office_id": "usd-policy",
      "role": "partners",
      "label": "USD(A&S), USD(R&E), USD(P)/DTSA"
    },
    {
      "office_id": "usd-research-engineering",
      "role": "partners",
      "label": "USD(A&S), USD(R&E), USD(P)/DTSA"
    },
    {
      "office_id": "usd-acquisition-sustainment",
      "role": "partners",
      "label": "USD(A&S), USD(R&E), USD(P)/DTSA"
    }
  ]
}