DSCA Policy Memo 24-30, DoD Sales to U.S. Companies for Incorporation into End Items has been posted.

This memorandum updates general policy and process guidance on Section 30 sales agreements, including moving this guidance from DSCA 24-04 Attachment B to SAMM Appendix 8. Arms Export Control Act (AECA), Section 30 (22 U.S.C. 2770) authorizes the USG to sell defense articles and defense services to U.S. companies in support of direct commercial sales pursuant to an approved export license. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 382(b), the DSCA Director has the authority to execute, administer, and delegate approval authority of all security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense involving the provision of defense articles, military training, and other defense-related services by grant, loan, cash sale, or lease.

This memo:

• Adds Appendix 8, Section 30 Sales
• Updates C4.3.13. Department of Defense Support to Direct Commercial Sales and C6.4.10.8. Supply Discrepancy Report Financial Guidelines.

DSCA Policy Memo 24-63, Excess Defense Articles Transfer Authorization has been posted.

This memorandum updates policy on Excess Defense Articles (EDA) transfers to clarify that the EDA items in the Letter of Offer and Acceptance cannot exceed the quantity and dollar values that the Department of State has authorized for transfer to the partner. After an EDA request from a partner is approved, DSCA provides the approved quantities and dollar values to the Implementing Agency in an EDA authorization memo.

This memo updates Figure EDA.F1. Excess Defense Article Process Flow (Rows 11 and 12), and Appendix 6 - LOA Note Excess Defense Articles (EDA) - Authorization.

DSCA Policy Memo 24-61, Updates to Letter of Request Actionable Criteria has been posted.

This memorandum updates policy on Letter of Request (LOR) actionable criteria for Foreign Military Sales cases only. For Title 10 and Title 22 Building Partner Capacity (BPC) programs, please reference Chapter 15 and Chapter 11, as required. The purpose of this policy is to clarify the criteria for determining when an LOR is deemed actionable. This policy also aligns processes for determining LOR actionable among the Implementing Agencies (IAs), specifies which criteria must be met prior to case development, and specifies which criteria must be met prior to determining that an LOR is complete.

This memo:

• Updates C5.1.2.1.
• Updates C5.1.7.2. Letter of Request Assessment.
• Updates C5.1.7.2.1. Letter of Request Insufficient.
• Updates C5.1.7.2.2. Letter of Request Actionable.
• Updates C5.1.7.2.3. Letter of Request Complete
• Replaces C5.T3. with Table C5.T3a. Mandatory Criteria Before LOR Actionable (Before Case Development Activities) and Table C5.T3b. Mandatory Criteria Before LOR Complete
• Updates C5.1.7.3.
• Updates C5.4.2.3.1. Requirement Changes Prior to Offer.
• Renames duplicate C5.T18. as Table C5.T20. Letter of Request Milestone Definitions and revises the table content

DSCA Policy Memo 24-04, Updates to Chapters 11, 15, and Issuance of Appendix 8 has been posted.

DSCA is excited to announce the release of "Chapter 11 - Security Assistance and Security Cooperation Programs", "Chapter 15 - Building Partner Capacity Case Development, Implementation, and Execution Process," and "Appendix 8 - Security Assistance and Security Cooperation Programs." This multi-year effort to further integrate Building Partner Capacity guidance into the SAMM. We would like to thank the members of the security cooperation (SC) and security assistance (SA) community that has helped us reach this major milestone.

Details:

• Chapter 11 contains an overview of SC/SA, explains the relationship between the two, and describes the various authorities.
• Chapter 15 has been updated to focus on the case process for Building Partner Capacity.
• The newly created Appendix 8 provides an initial listing of 19 SC and SA programs and is structured to be easily searched and updated. Appendix 8 will be expanded/backfilled with additional programs via future policy memos.

Important Notes:

• The old "Table C15.T2. BPC Programs and Authorities" has been moved into Appendix 8 and been renamed "Table AP8.T2. Security Assistance and Security Cooperation Programs Code Listing."
• DSCA is currently scrubbing the updated Chapters and Programs to verify links and references. Updates to these will be made as spot changes. Substantive changes will be issued via Standalone or SAMM Administrative update memos.

DSCA Policy Memo 24-47, Guidance for Processing Letter of Offer and Acceptance Documents to Cease use of United States Munitions List Category XXI in the Automated Export System has been posted.

On 3 March 2023, DSCA Policy Memo 23-30 advised that the Automated Export System (AES) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will no longer allow for the improper use of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) United States Munitions List (USML) Ref(a) Category XXI (CAT XXI) when submitting Electronic Export Information. The Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has informed the DoD that after 31 December 2024, use of CAT XXI will cause a critical error in AES.

There are no SAMM Changes as a result of this Policy Memo.