Foreign Materiel Program (FMP) — DoDD C-3325.01E (October 10, 2006)

The October 2006 directive designates the Director of DIA as the Defense Department executive agent for the Foreign Materiel Program.

Designates the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DlA), as the DoD Executive Agent for the FMP

The directive reissues and cancels the February 19, 1998 Foreign Materiel Program directive to update policy and responsibilities.

DoD Directive C-3325.1, subject as above, February 19, 1998 (hereby canceled)

The directive defines acquisition as gaining physical possession of, or access to, foreign materiel or technology.

FMP activities that include gaining physical possession of, or access to, an item of foreign materiel or technology.

The directive defines exploitation as analysis, testing, evaluation, and documentation of the scientific and technical intelligence characteristics of foreign materiel.

FMP activities that include analysis, testing, evaluation, and documentation

The directive includes foreign military systems, commercial items with military potential, technologies, documents, and software within acquisition and exploitation policy.

related technologies, documents, and software to enhance national security.

The directive calls for the widest immediate dissemination of exploitation information consistent with need and security, and requires funding through the Defense Department budgeting process.

widest possible dissemination and use to ensure maximum possible benefit consistent with need and security.

The directive assigns intelligence leadership control of applicable special access programs through required compartmented procedures.

Control special access programs applicable to the F MP using required compartmented procedures.

The directive requires DIA to coordinate program execution and ensure funding for service intelligence centers, the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, and the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center.

the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, the DIA Missile and Space Intelligence Center, and the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center

The directive assigns intelligence leadership responsibility for program oversight, congressional contacts, acquisition and exploitation funding, and an annual report to the Secretary of Defense.

Submit a report of DoD FMP activities to the Secretary of Defense by February I of each year.

The directive requires DIA to maintain the Foreign Materiel Management System and designate acquisition and exploitation organizations according to intelligence, operational, and test requirements.

Establish and maintain a comprehensive foreign materiel data base (i.e., Foreign Materiel Management System).

The directive requires coordination of overt acquisition plans with the Department of State and intelligence leadership, along with annual program reports and plans.

Coordinate OPLANs submitted by the Military Departments for all overt acquisitions with the Department of State

The directive gives NSA oversight of acquiring and exploiting foreign cryptologic and cryptographic materiel and information.

Exercise oversight for all matters concerning the acquisition and exploitation of foreign cryptologic/cryptographic materiel and information.

The directive requires acquisition leadership to incorporate useful foreign technology and design findings into U.S. weapons and countermeasures.

are incorporated into U.S. weapons and countermeasures systems.

The directive requires the Missile Defense Agency to coordinate foreign acquisitions with DIA, report acquisition opportunities, supply quarterly database information, and submit annual planning inputs.

Provide information necessary to maintain the DoD FMP database to the Director, DIA, each quarter.

The directive requires operational and live-fire test priorities to be reflected in program planning and implementation.

ensure both the operational and live fire test and evaluation priorities are reflected in the planning and implementation

The directive requires military departments to organize, train, and equip forces for exploitation of captured equipment and coordinate its extraction to the United States.

to coordinate and oversee extraction of appropriate equipment to the United States.

The directive assigns the Joint Chiefs chairman responsibility for advising on program priorities and representing combatant commands before the steering committee.

Provide advice on FMP priorities.

The directive requires combatant commands to prepare acquisition, exploitation, and extraction support during peacetime cooperation, contingencies, and military operations.

peacetime/security cooperation activities, contingency operations, or captured (or otherwise acquired) during military operations.

The directive references the 1999 implementation instruction, the Foreign Comparative Testing procedures manual, and directives covering legislative affairs and international agreements.

DoD Instruction S-3325.4, "Implementation of the Foreign Materiel Program (U)," April 15, 1999