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FIN-03 / Enterprise resources and shared execution

Pool interim costs in military department management funds

Temporarily finance operations charged to two or more appropriations when costs cannot immediately be allocated.

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At a glance

Possible toolFIN-03 · Funds & shared services

Authority holder: Military department Secretaries; Secretary of Defense approves operation accounts

Funds & shared services

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Existing statutory pathway; transaction-specific funds, approval, and delegation verification required.

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Operation financed by at least two appropriations with initially undistributable costs.
  • Every obligation must be chargeable to an available appropriation; prompt reimbursement.

Limits & exclusions

  • Not unrestricted pooled investment capital.
  • Estimated costs require adjustment; advances normally obligable only in the year advanced.

Funding conditions

  • Statutorily established management funds; lawful advances/reimbursements, not new budget authority.

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Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • Military department shared-service program

Resources

Approval

Execution

  • Military department financial management offices

Partners & review

    Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

    Coordination pathway

    Need owner → responsible component counsel and comptroller → statutory official or verified delegate → authorized execution office. Office labels describe functional roles; individual delegations and funds are not certified.

    Actor and execution-role sources

    Legal basis

    What this research establishes

    Legal powerSource and conditions recorded
    EligibilityProject-specific check needed
    Available fundsBalances not verified
    DelegationValid signature authority must be checked
    ExecutionOffice capacity and approvals must be checked

    Confidence: High for statutory mechanism; individual execution readiness not verified.

    Currentness: 2024 official Code baseline compared with available current text; targeted FY2026 NDAA and FY2027 continuing-resolution review. See coverage audit; not a complete legal citator.

    Research target: October 2, 2026. A record-specific last-review date is not supplied. Publication date is not legal-currentness certification.

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