§3715 Use of contributions to Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may accept money from anyone (including foreign governments, international groups, or companies) to use for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, but only if the Secretary of State agrees. The money must be kept in a separate Treasury account and can be used without another Congressional appropriation, but the Secretary must follow the rules below. If the money is not spent or committed within three years of the gift, it must be returned to the giver. Within 30 days of getting the money, the Secretary must tell the appropriate congressional committees the amount, the purpose, and who gave it. The Secretary cannot spend the money until 15 days after that notice. Before spending any donated money, the Secretary must give the congressional defense committees an implementation plan and any updates. “Appropriate congressional committees” means the congressional defense committees, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.