EconDefense
INT-33 / Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Pay confidential, extraordinary or emergency intelligence expenses

Use separate express expenditure mechanisms for MIP intelligence/CI and DIA NIP human-intelligence/CI purposes.

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Authority / instrument · INT-33

Intelligence special expenditure

Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Secretary of Defense for MIP; Director DIA for specified DIA NIP amounts.

What this does not authorize / hard limit

Different MIP/NIP authorities and bases must not be mixed.

Recorded executor

MIP program finance officials; DIA NIP HUMINT/CI finance officials

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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 fundingPartial disclosureOnly amounts made available to specified intelligence programs; no independent funding stream. 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 public fiscal framework distinguishes MIP § 429a from DIA’s NIP authority. A 2026 lapse memorandum references § 429a, but no specific certified expense or available account is disclosed. 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-33 · Security & information

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense for MIP; Director DIA for specified DIA NIP amounts.

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 public fiscal framework distinguishes MIP § 429a from DIA’s NIP authority. A 2026 lapse memorandum references § 429a, but no specific certified expense or available account is disclosed.

Confidential-expense statutory branches

Who this route serves
Authorized government intelligence finance officials
Administering office / routing lead
Secretary of Defense for MIP; DIA Director for the specified NIP branch
Unverified

Section 429a and 50 U.S.C. 3038(c) are separate expenditure mechanisms; they are not interchangeable.

What this evidence label means
Expense-level implementation unverified

No current certificate, branch-specific allocation or executed amount was located in public sources.

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

10 U.S.C. § 429a · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 429astatute · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • MIP expenditure authority · Statutory conditions; no available balance established

    The MIP branch is confined to amounts made available to that program; a threshold above five percent invokes notice and waiting requirements.

    10 U.S.C. § 429a · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 429astatute · Evidence record
  • DIA NIP expenditure authority · Statutory conditions; no available balance established

    The separate DIA NIP branch applies only to specified human-intelligence/counterintelligence purposes and its own fiscal base.

    50 U.S.C. § 3038 · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 50 U.S.C. § 3038statute · Evidence record

Authority relationship source

10 U.S.C. § 429a · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 429astatute · Evidence record

Read the governing source → · 2024 edition (GovInfo)

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

February 2026 lapse guidance — policy reference

Who this route serves
Government continuity planners
Administering office / routing lead
DoD resource and personnel policy officials
Related process

The reference corroborates policy treatment of the section; it does not establish a current appropriation, lawful expense or delegation.

What this evidence label means
Dated policy reference

The memorandum references § 429a in its treatment of limitations on new obligations.

Status reference date: 2026-02 · research checked 2026-10-04

DoD continuation of operations during a lapse — February 2026 · Limitation on new obligations; express reference to 10 U.S.C. § 429aofficial contingency guidance · Evidence record
Funding, limits and authority relationship

Authority relationship source

DoD continuation of operations during a lapse — February 2026 · Limitation on new obligations; express reference to 10 U.S.C. § 429aofficial contingency guidance · Evidence record

Read the governing source →

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

Source access and verification notes
Research scope and sources checked

Checked current-code branches, public budget/legal references and the February 2026 lapse guidance; no expense-level disclosure was located.

What remains unverified

  • Current MIP/NIP branch, appropriation, certification and required congressional procedures remain transaction-specific and unverified.

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

  • Confidential/extraordinary/emergency object and certification for each expenditure.
  • Above five percent of relevant fiscal-year amounts requires notice and 30-day wait; annual reports.

Limits & exclusions

  • Different MIP/NIP authorities and bases must not be mixed.
  • Expenditure flexibility is not an independent authority to conduct activities otherwise unlawful.
  • §429a is exclusive MIP authority for these objects, rather than §127.

Funding conditions

  • Only amounts made available to specified intelligence programs; no independent funding stream.

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Who contributes what

Need & planning

Resources

Approval

Execution

  • MIP program finance officials
  • DIA NIP HUMINT/CI finance officials
    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

Intelligence mission need → proper MIP/NIP account → legal/object certification → statutory approval/notice → controlled disbursement and reporting.

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 disclosureOnly amounts made available to specified intelligence programs; no independent funding stream. 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 public fiscal framework distinguishes MIP § 429a from DIA’s NIP authority. A 2026 lapse memorandum references § 429a, but no specific certified expense or available account is disclosed. 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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