EconDefense
INT-31 / Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Reuse proceeds of authorized counterintelligence operations

Offset necessary/reasonable operation costs and exceptional performance awards with proceeds when appropriated funding would be impracticable.

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Authority / instrument · INT-31

Counterintelligence operational finance

Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Secretary of Defense; applies to military-department components and DIA.

What this does not authorize / hard limit

Necessary/reasonable expenses must not otherwise be prohibited by law.

Recorded executor

Authorized Military Department CI components; DIA counterintelligence program and fiscal offices

Continue to actor →

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 fundingPartial disclosureExpress limited exception to 31 USC3302 receipts rule. 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.
EngagementProgram unverifiedThe statute contains a narrow proceeds exception. Public legal commentary argues for additional legislation in adjacent cyber contexts, reinforcing that this exception is not a general commercial-revenue power. 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 toolINT-31 · Security & information
Legal basis10 U.S.C. § 423

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense; applies to military-department components and DIA.

Security & information

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

Availability and verification

Existing statutory pathway; conditional on the listed findings, approvals, eligible purpose and actual available funds. Not an obligation-ready certification.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · implementation not verified. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

The statute contains a narrow proceeds exception. Public legal commentary argues for additional legislation in adjacent cyber contexts, reinforcing that this exception is not a general commercial-revenue power.

Authorized counterintelligence proceeds — no public intake

Who this route serves
Authorized government counterintelligence and fiscal officials
Administering office / routing lead
Secretary of Defense; covered military-department components and DIA; specific delegation unverified
Unverified

The statute, not a market or technology analogy, defines the permissible use.

What this evidence label means
Specific execution unverified

No publicly documented current proceeds account or implementing transaction was found.

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

10 U.S.C. § 423 · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 423statute · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • Limited operational-receipts exception · Statutory conditions; no available balance established

    Only necessary, reasonable and otherwise lawful operation expenses and specified performance awards are covered; unneeded net proceeds return to Treasury.

    10 U.S.C. § 423 · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 423statute · Evidence record

Exclusions and limits

  • The Army Lawyer article proposes a separate legislative solution for cyber proceeds. That proposal is commentary, not enacted authority or evidence of an existing program.

    The Army Lawyer, 2021 issue 2 · Cryptocurrency-proceeds discussion and Appendix A reproducing § 423professional legal commentary · Evidence record

Authority relationship source

10 U.S.C. § 423 · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 423statute · Evidence record

Read the governing source → · 2024 edition (GovInfo)

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

Source access and verification notes
  • The Army Lawyer, 2021 issue 2 · Cryptocurrency-proceeds discussion and Appendix A reproducing § 423professional legal commentary · Evidence record

    Relevant indexed article text and appendix read. An author’s proposed legislation is not departmental policy.

Research scope and sources checked

Checked § 423 and exact-citation public implementation searches, including a military legal-journal discussion; distinguished a proposal from an operative authority.

What remains unverified

  • Current implementing controls, delegations and executed amounts are not publicly verified. No private-company application channel is established.

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

  • Authorized underlying counterintelligence operation.
  • SecDef authorization and finding of impracticability of appropriated funds; internal accounting controls.

Limits & exclusions

  • Necessary/reasonable expenses must not otherwise be prohibited by law.
  • Net proceeds no longer needed for operation must be deposited as miscellaneous receipts.
  • Does not grant general commercial-enterprise or intelligence-operation authority.

Funding conditions

  • Express limited exception to 31 USC3302 receipts rule.

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Who contributes what

Need & planning

Resources

  • Appropriate NIP/MIP program/resource owner and agency comptroller
    Office profile

Approval

  • Statutory holder; specific delegation must be confirmed
  • Agency general counsel and intelligence oversight officials
    Office profile

Execution

  • Authorized Military Department CI components
  • DIA counterintelligence program and fiscal offices
    Office profile

Partners & review

  • DNI for NIP matters
  • Relevant CCMD J2 and Service intelligence staff
    Office profile
  • FBI/CIA or State only where required by the activity

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

Coordination pathway

CI operation sponsor → legal/fiscal justification → SecDef/valid delegate → controlled receipts use and residual Treasury deposit.

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 fundingPartial disclosureExpress limited exception to 31 USC3302 receipts rule. 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.
EngagementProgram unverifiedThe statute contains a narrow proceeds exception. Public legal commentary argues for additional legislation in adjacent cyber contexts, reinforcing that this exception is not a general commercial-revenue power. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Confidence: High on express statutory capability; execution/delegation and currently available resources require program-specific confirmation.

Currentness: GovInfo 2024 U.S. Code baseline read; relevant FY2026 NDAA (Pub. L. 119-60, enacted 2025-12-18) amendments reviewed. Target 2026-10-02; source-specific OLRC checks and remaining delta are documented in international.md. No certification of current funds or executed delegations.

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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