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FIN-04 / Enterprise resources and shared execution

Transfer funds under a specific annual transfer authority

Shift qualifying available funds between specified accounts using enacted transfer authority—not merely the existence of §2214.

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Authority / instrument · FIN-04

Resource coordination and financial administration

Enterprise resources and shared execution

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Secretary of Defense, with OMB approval under §8005

What this does not authorize / hard limit

§2214 supplies conditions, not an unlimited independent transfer grant.

Recorded executor

Component comptrollers

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Institutional routing from the recorded executing role. See the office profile for its published responsibilities and engagement routes.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingParent contextSource appropriation availability and current annual/CR authority must be checked; no automatic pooled defense budget. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRemit sourcedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementUse documentedReprogramming is visible in account-level execution records. A proposal, an enacted ceiling, an approved transfer and an obligated expenditure represent different stages of fiscal action. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Possible toolFIN-04 · Funds & shared services

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense, with OMB approval under §8005

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.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · process documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

Reprogramming is visible in account-level execution records. A proposal, an enacted ceiling, an approved transfer and an obligated expenditure represent different stages of fiscal action.

Annual transfer and reprogramming documentation

Who this route serves
Government budget sponsors
Administering office / routing lead
Component comptroller and OUSD(Comptroller); applicable congressional procedures
Related process

DD 1414 is the official execution baseline; the operative transfer must separately identify its annual statutory grant.

What this evidence label means
FY 2026 base published

The official index posts the FY 2026 DD 1414 base updated August 7, 2026. That baseline is not remaining transfer headroom in FY 2027.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

Comptroller FY2026 DD1414 reprogramming base · FY2026 base, updated August 7, 2026official budget execution record · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Steps and preparation

Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • Annual statutory ceiling · FY2026; not certified FY2027 headroom

    FY2026 § 8005 has a $6 billion ceiling, not a statement of unused funds; FY2027 continuing-resolution treatment requires a separate review.

    P.L. 119-75, division A, § 8005 · P.L. 119-75, division A, § 8005statute · Evidence record

Exclusions and limits

Authority relationship source

Comptroller FY2026 DD1414 reprogramming base · FY2026 base, updated August 7, 2026official budget execution record · Evidence record

Read the governing source →

reference, not an application portal: This source does not accept funding applications.

Documented border-support transfers — oversight example

Who this route serves
Researchers and government fiscal staff
Administering office / routing lead
OUSD(Comptroller) and executing military departments
Documented use

This is evidence of identified transfers, not a conclusion that every border activity used general § 8005 authority.

What this evidence label means
Historical execution reviewed

GAO reports $608 million transferred from or through the counterdrug account during its FY 2025–FY 2026 review.

Status reference date: 2026-07-13 · research checked 2026-10-04

GAO-26-108437 — Southern Border Security · Funding strategies; transfers and fiscal-year distinctionsofficial oversight report · published 2026-07-13 · Evidence record
Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • Reported transfers · FY2025–FY2026 review

    The $608 million is a reported transfer figure, not an open program allocation or the total cost of border operations.

    GAO-26-108437 — Southern Border Security · Funding strategies; transfers and fiscal-year distinctionsofficial oversight report · published 2026-07-13 · Evidence record

Authority relationship source

GAO-26-108437 — Southern Border Security · Funding strategies; transfers and fiscal-year distinctionsofficial oversight report · published 2026-07-13 · Evidence record

Read the governing source →

reference, not an application portal: This source does not accept funding applications.

Research scope and sources checked

Read the current DD1414 index, dated GAO transfer analysis and preserved annual-law citations; distinguished proposals and execution from budget authority.

What remains unverified

  • Action-specific transfer authority, approval, implementation date and FY2027 CR restrictions remain necessary. The statutory ceiling cannot establish current headroom.

A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Applicable transfer grant must cover the source, destination, fiscal period, and amount.
  • Higher-priority unforeseen military requirement; no transfer to an item Congress denied.

Limits & exclusions

  • §2214 supplies conditions, not an unlimited independent transfer grant.
  • FY2026 §8005 ceiling is $6 billion, with specified exclusions; not a current available-balance statement.
  • FY2026 §8005 also sets a June 30, 2026 multiple-reprogramming-request deadline. Continued or modified application under the FY2027 CR requires fiscal review; $6 billion is not certified FY2027 transfer headroom. CR new-start/rate restrictions remain unless an exception applies.

Funding conditions

  • Source appropriation availability and current annual/CR authority must be checked; no automatic pooled defense budget.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • Mission/program sponsor

Resources

Approval

  • Secretary of Defense
    Office profile
  • OMB Director
  • Applicable statutory congressional notification process

Execution

Partners & review

  • OMB
  • Congressional defense/appropriations committees

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 basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingParent contextSource appropriation availability and current annual/CR authority must be checked; no automatic pooled defense budget. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRemit sourcedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementUse documentedReprogramming is visible in account-level execution records. A proposal, an enacted ceiling, an approved transfer and an obligated expenditure represent different stages of fiscal action. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

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.

Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.

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