10 U.S.C. § 2396
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- (a)An advance under an appropriation to the Department of Defense may be made to pay for—
- (b)
- (1)Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service of the Navy, an officer of an armed force of the United States accountable for public money may advance amounts to a disbursing official of a friendly foreign country or members of an armed force of a friendly foreign country for—
- (2)An advance may be made under this subsection only if the President has made an agreement with the foreign country—
- (A)requiring reimbursement to the United States for amounts advanced;
- (B)requiring the appropriate authority of the country to advance amounts reciprocally to members of the armed forces of the United States; and
- (C)containing any other provision the President considers necessary to carry out this subsection and to safeguard the interests of the United States.