{
  "id": "INT-43",
  "category": "International research and acquisition",
  "capability": "Jointly develop emerging technology with specified irregular-warfare technology partners",
  "summary": "New FY26 law permits joint emerging-technology RDT&E with a defined preexisting partner set under safeguards, cost sharing and U.S. intellectual-property rights.",
  "legal_basis": [
    {
      "citation": "Pub. L. 119-60, § 1234",
      "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ60/html/PLAW-119publ60.htm",
      "kind": "statute",
      "note": "10 USC301 note; IWTSD lead designated only after first required report."
    }
  ],
  "authority_holder": "Secretary of Defense on covered partner Ministry of Defense request; State, Commerce and DNI consultation.",
  "actor_chain": {
    "planner": [
      "Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate (lead after required designation)",
      "Covered partner Ministry of Defense"
    ],
    "resource_owner": [
      "Purpose-available RDT&E/program funds and agreed partner shares"
    ],
    "approver": [
      "Secretary of Defense",
      "State, Commerce and DNI consultation",
      "Required congressional report before activity"
    ],
    "executor": [
      "IWTSD and authorized program contracting/agreement offices"
    ],
    "partners": [
      "Country with qualifying U.S. bilateral agreement managed by IWTSD as of2025-06-01"
    ]
  },
  "actor_sources": [
    {
      "title": "DSCA Security Assistance Management Manual, chapter 1: roles and implementing agencies",
      "url": "https://samm.dsca.mil/chapter/chapter-1"
    }
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Partner-request trigger and qualifying historic agreement.",
    "No activity until country-specific congressional report including cost/security MOA and certification.",
    "IP rights, semiannual spending reports and safeguards against adversary access."
  ],
  "limits": [
    "Not authorization to cooperate with every country.",
    "EAR and all applicable arms-export laws expressly retained, including fundamental research/open-source/standards activities.",
    "Public evidence of completed reporting/designation not verified."
  ],
  "funding": [
    "Cost sharing including in-kind; actual appropriations and agreement required."
  ],
  "coordination_path": "Covered-country request → IWTSD/State/Commerce/DNI design → MOA/certification and congressional report → SecDef lead designation → controlled joint RDT&E.",
  "availability": "New express statutory pathway, but initial country reports/designation and funded implementation not established from public sources.",
  "confidence": "High on express statutory capability; execution/delegation and currently available resources require program-specific confirmation.",
  "currentness": "Pub. L.119-60§1234 enacted2025-12-18; full primary text read. Implementation prerequisites and later amendment delta not certified.",
  "family": "International business, logistics and investment",
  "mechanisms": [
    "Cooperation & exchanges"
  ],
  "goal_ids": [
    "develop-technology",
    "allies-partners"
  ],
  "office_links": [
    {
      "office_id": "secretary-deputy-secretary",
      "role": "approver",
      "label": "Secretary of Defense"
    }
  ]
}