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INT-34 / Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Consolidate and transfer Defense intelligence appropriations into execution accounts

Establish intelligence-element transfer accounts, receive lawful DNI transfers and reimbursements, and refund balances to originating accounts.

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Authority / instrument · INT-34

Intelligence resource administration

Intelligence, counterintelligence and security

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Secretary of Defense.

What this does not authorize / hard limit

No permission to reprogram to unrelated objects or evade appropriations controls.

Recorded executor

Defense intelligence element comptrollers; DoD/Treasury accounting and payment organizations

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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 contextTransfer/account administration authority only; not new budget authority. 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 unverifiedIntelligence transfer accounts are a legal accounting mechanism, not new budget authority. Public budget analysis explains the framework without disclosing a current § 429 ledger. 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-34 · Security & information
Legal basis10 U.S.C. § 429

Authority holder: Secretary of Defense.

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.

Intelligence transfer accounts are a legal accounting mechanism, not new budget authority. Public budget analysis explains the framework without disclosing a current § 429 ledger.

Defense intelligence execution-account framework

Who this route serves
Government budget and accounting officials
Administering office / routing lead
Secretary of Defense and authorized intelligence resource officials; DNI for lawful inter-element transfers
Unverified

Section 429 authorizes account administration for funds already lawfully available.

What this evidence label means
Specific accounts and balances unverified

No current instrument-specific ledger, transfer agreement or public request process was verified.

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

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

Program eligibility

Steps and preparation

Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • Account administration · Statutory conditions; no available balance established

    Transferred appropriations retain their underlying availability; the account does not create fresh funds or unrestricted reprogramming authority.

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

Authority relationship source

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

Read the governing source → · 2024 edition (GovInfo)

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Source access and verification notes
Research scope and sources checked

Reviewed § 429 and public congressional budget analysis; searches did not establish a current account-level execution record.

What remains unverified

  • Current execution accounts, transaction authority, balances and any required approvals remain 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

  • Funds already available for Defense intelligence activities; lawful underlying inter-entity transactions.
  • Record transfers as expenditure transfers.

Limits & exclusions

  • Funds retain original time, purpose and statutory limits.
  • No permission to reprogram to unrelated objects or evade appropriations controls.

Funding conditions

  • Transfer/account administration authority only; not new budget authority.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

Resources

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

Approval

  • Secretary of Defense/authorized fiscal official
    Office profile
  • DNI for transfers under own statutory authority

Execution

  • Defense intelligence element comptrollers
    Office profile
  • DoD/Treasury accounting and payment organizations

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

Program resource allocation → intelligence element/DoD comptroller → lawful transfer account → retained-limitation tracking and payment.

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 contextTransfer/account administration authority only; not new budget authority. 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 unverifiedIntelligence transfer accounts are a legal accounting mechanism, not new budget authority. Public budget analysis explains the framework without disclosing a current § 429 ledger. 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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