§2350q Execution of Projects Under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program

Summary

If the United States is picked to be the Host Nation for a NATO Security Investment Program project, the Secretary of Defense can accept that role and run the project. The project can be paid for with NATO or NATO-member contributions, Department of Defense Program appropriations when NATO asks that those funds count as the U.S. share, or a mix of both. Money given for a project goes into a special account for that project and stays available until it is spent. If NATO pays back the U.S. for work already done, the money is returned to the original account used for that work if it is still open; otherwise it goes to the Program account and stays available for the same uses and time limits. The DoD construction agent in charge can treat NATO project approvals as authority to commit funds to do the work. If NATO won’t cover all needed costs (including staff, contract claims, or extra requirements), the Secretary can decide the project is in the national interest and use any unused Program military construction funds to finish it. “Authorized expenditures” means the costs NATO agreed to pay.