§385 Department of Defense support for other departments and agencies of the United States Government that advance Department of Defense security cooperation objectives

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may help other federal departments or agencies pay for foreign aid programs that support the Defense Department’s security cooperation goals. The help is only for programs that are needed for DoD security cooperation and that the DoD cannot run itself. The total help in any one fiscal year may not be more than $75,000,000. Before any money is moved, the Secretary and the receiving agency head must send a joint notice to the congressional defense committees. The notice must explain the program’s purpose and estimated cost, how it furthers DoD security goals and the combatant command’s theater plan, why it will help those goals, why DoD cannot perform it, any other funds already planned or used, and the timeline. They must wait 30 days after sending that notice before making the transfer.