S332.3.1. Department of State. The Department of State (State) provides strategic foreign policy guidance for the execution of security sector reform (SSR). Coordination and concurrence with Secretary of States (SECSTATE) is required.

S332.3.2. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

S332.3.2.1. Regional and Functional Offices. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (OUSD(P)) Regional and Functional Offices provides oversight, guidance, and prioritization for Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) programming.

S332.3.2.2. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Partnerships The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Partnerships (DASD(GP)) validates requirements and approves resources via the Significant Security Cooperation Initiative SSCI process though the Security Cooperation Policy Executive Council (SCOPEC).

S332.3.2.3. Defense Security Cooperation Agency. DSCA directs, administers, and provides DoD-wide guidance for the execution of Section 332 programming.

S332.3.2.3.1. Office of Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Regional Planning and Program Design Directorate. DSCA (Office of Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Regional Planning and Program Design Directorate (SPP/RPPD)) assists geographic Combatant Commands (CCMDs) in developing full-spectrum security cooperation (SC) plans.

S332.3.2.3.2. Defense Security Cooperation University, Institutional Capacity Building Directorate. DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation University, Institutional Capacity Building Directorate (DSCU/ICBD)) manages the coordination of policy guidance, planning integration, resourcing, and reporting for Section 332 programs and implemented by the (Defense Security Cooperation University, Institute for Security Governance (DSCU/ISG)) and the Defense Security Cooperation University, Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DSCU/DIILS)) and others, providing relevant ICB subject matter expertise to support broader SC planning by the DSCA (SPP/RPPD) and geographic CCMDs, and designs ICB programs and Section 332 efforts.

S332.3.2.3.2.1. Institute for Security Governance. DSCU/ISG is the Defense Department’s Center of Excellence for ICB, a primary implementer for ICB, and the international schoolhouse for ICB. As the focal point for ICB execution, DSCU/ISG provides ICB analysis, planning support, program integration, methodology, and SC training support. DSCU/ISG implements ICB programming through long-term institutional advising efforts delivered via mobile, virtual, and resident (in-country or on-island) advising, and provides a reach back and coordination capability. DSCU/ISG’s international education efforts are provided via in-resident, mobile, and virtual courses with a foundation on security governance

S332.3.2.3.2.2. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies. DSCU/DIILS is the lead DoD security cooperation resource for global legal engagement and capacity-building with international defense sector officials through resident courses and mobile programs. DSCU/DIILS programs and activities include legal ICB advisory services and related legal education and training for partners. DSCU/DIILS also is the principal provider of training on the law of armed conflict, human rights and fundamental freedoms, rule of law and civilian control of the military that accompanies Building Partner Capacity (BPC) programs.

S332.3.2.3.2.3. Department of Defense Regional Centers. Regional Centers are designated by Congress as international venues for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, exchange of ideas, and training involving military and civilian participants, including non-defense personnel and personnel from non-governmental and international organizations. In this capacity, they provide executive-level academic programs, research projects, facilitated workshops, and advising activities. The Regional Centers’ authorizing statute prioritizes engagement in the areas of territorial and maritime security, transnational and asymmetric threats, and defense sector governance.

S332.3.3. Combatant Commands. The CCMDs Identifies and prioritizes requirements and integrates ICB into SC plans using a Full-Spectrum Approach.

S332.3.4. Defense Technology Security Administration. The Defense Technology Security Administration’s (DTSA’s) Cooperative Technology Security Programs engage partners to develop common standards of equivalent technology security policies, best practices, processes, and procedures that are codified, supported, and enforced by legal, regulatory, and bureaucratic structures and context. These efforts are aimed at preventing the unauthorized transfer, diversion, or misuse of advanced U.S. technologies and facilitating SC between the United States and partners.