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Purpose

This chapter provides guidance on the implementation of the Department of Defense (DoD) Rewards Program and applies to all organizational entities within DoD. It covers the execution, management, recording and reporting of expenditures of U.S. appropriations available for the DoD Rewards Program. It assigns responsibilities for administering the DoD Rewards program; defines the purposes for which U.S. appropriations may be used; and provides specific procedures for executing, managing, recording and reporting such expenditures to ensure transparency and accountability of funds. The geographic combatant commanders are authorized to provide additional guidance consistent with this guidance.

Title 10, U.S. Code, section 127b

Under Title 10, U.S. Code, section 127b , "Assistance in Combating Terrorism: Rewards," the Secretary of Defense may pay rewards to persons for providing U.S. Government personnel or government personnel of allied forces participating in a combined operation with U.S. Armed Forces with information or non-lethal assistance that is beneficial to: (1) an operation or activity of the armed forces or of allied forces participating in a combined operation with allied forces conducted outside of the United States against international terrorism; or (2) force protection of the armed forces or allied forces participating in a combined operation with U.S. Armed Forces. This authority is useful to encourage the local citizens of foreign countries to provide information and other assistance, including the delivery of dangerous personnel and weapons, to U.S. Government personnel or government personnel of allied forces. The DoD Rewards Program makes available incentives that U.S. Government personnel of allied forces can use to encourage cooperation.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110-181, Section 1033

The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110-181, Section 1033, "Improved Authority to Provide Rewards for Assistance in Combating Terrorism," amends 10 U.S.C., section 127b to (1) increase the maximum amounts payable; and (2) allow the involvement of allied forces.

Allied Forces

For the purposes of this document only, the term "allied forces" is defined as foreign government personnel participating with U.S. Armed Forces in combined operations outside of the United States against international terrorism.