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DIRECTIVE 
September  18,    1986 
NUMBER     S-3325.1 
ASD(C3I) 
SUBJECT:  Foreign  Materiel  Program  (FMP)  (U) 
References 
(a)  DoD  Directive  5137.1,  "Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense 
(Command,  Control,  Communications,  and  Intelligence)," 
April  2,  1985 
(b)  DoD  Instruction  2015.4,  "Mutual  Weapons  Development  Data 
Exchange  Program  (MWDDEP)  and  Defense  Development  Exchange 
Program  (DDEP),"  November  5,  1963 
(c)  DoD  Directive  5000.3,  "Test  and  Evaluation,"  March  12,  1986 
(d)  JCS  Pub.  1,  "Department  of  Defense  Dictionary  of  Military  and 
Associated  Terms,"  January  1,  1986 
(e)  DoD  Directive  S-5105.29,  "Human  Resources  Intelligence 
(HUMINT)  Activities  (U),"  December  7,  1984 
(f)  DoD  Directive  3310.1,  "International  Intelligence  Agreements," 
October  22,  1982 
A.   PURPOSE 
(U)   This  Directive  is  authorized  by  reference  (a).   It  establishes  policies 
and  procedures  for  managing  and  operating  the  Foreign  Materiel  Program  within 
the  Department  of  Defense,  and  establishes  the  Foreign  Materiel  Program  Review 
Board  (FMPRB) . 
B.   APPLICABILITY  AND  SCOPE 
1.   (U)   This  Directive  applies  to  the  Office  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense 
(OSD) v  the  Military  Departments,  the  Organization  of  the  Joint  Chiefs  of  Staff 
(OJCS),  the  Unified  and  Specified  Commands,  the  Inspector  General  of  the 
Department  of  Defense  (IG,  DoD),  and  the  Defense  Agencies  (hereafter  referred 
to  collectively  as  "DoD  Components") .   The  term  "Military  Services,"  as  used 
herein,  refers  to  the  Army,  Navy,  Air  Force,  and  Marine  Corps. 
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3:   (U)   The  Mutual  Weapons  Development  Data  Exchange  Program  (MWDDEP) 
(reference  (b)),  the  Foreign  Weapons  Evaluation  Program,  and  the  NATO  Compara- 
tive Test  Programs  are  separate  but  complementary  to  the  FMP.   DoD  Directive 
5000.3  (reference  (c))  provides  policy  and  guidance  on  the  Foreign  Weapons 
Evaluation  Program  and  the  NATO  Comparative  Test  Program. 
C.  DEFINITIONS 
(U)  The  terms  used  in  this  Directive  are  defined  in  enclosure  1. 
D.  POLICY 
E.   RESPONSIBILITIES 
1.   (U)   The  Foreign  Materiel  Program  Review  Board  shall  consist  of  the 
following  permanent  members.   Additional  members  or  observers  may  be  added  at 
the  discretion  of  the  Co-chairmen. 
a.  Co-chairmen  ' 
(1)  Under  Secretary  of  Defense  for  Policy  (USDP). 
(2)  Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense  (Command,  Control,  Communica- 
tions, and  Intelligence)  (ASD(C  I)). 
b.  Members 
(1)  Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense  (Comptroller)  (ASD(C)). 
(2)  Director,  Program  Analysis  and  Evaluation  (Dir,  PA&E). 
(3)  Director,  Operational  Test  and  Evaluation  (Dir,  OT&E). 
(A)   Deputy  Under  Secretary  of  Defense  for  Research  and 
Engineering,  Test  and  Evaluation  (DUSDRE/T&E) . 
(5)   Director,  Defense  Intelligence  Agency  (Dir,  DIA) . 
c.  Observers 
(1)  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff  for  Intelligence,  Department  of  the 
Army  (ACSI-DA). 
(2)  Director  of  Naval  Intelligence  (DNI). 
(3)  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff  Intelligence,  Air  Force  (ACSI-AF).
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(A)  Director  of  Intelligence,  Marine.  Corps  (D,  INT-MC). 
(5)  Central  Intelligence  Agency  (CIA). 
2.  The  Review  Board  shall: 
a.  (U)  Provide  policy  guidance  for  all  FMP  activities. 
b.  (U)  Provide  oversight,  direction,  and  guidance  on  priorities  for 
all  FMP  activities- 
c.  (U)  Control  the  management  and  allocation  of  the  Foreign  Materiel 
Acquisition  and  Exploitation  Fund  (FMA&E)  Fund. 
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e.  (U)  Allocate  resources  from  the  FMA&E  Fund,  as  required.   FMA&E 
funds  shall  be  passed  to  the  appropriate  DIA  or  Military  Service  activity  that 
will  assume  responsibility  for  the  project. 
f.  (U)  Decide  issues  by  majority  vote  of  the  principal  members. 
g.  (U)  Authorize  either  Co-chairman  to  approve  the  transfer  of  FMA&E 
funds  for  quick-reaction  acquisition  projects  when  time  does  not  allow  full 
Review  Board  consideration. 
h.   (U)  Provide  an  annual  report  of  the  Review  Board's  activities  to 
the  Secretary  of  Defense. 
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3.   (U)  The  Under  Secretary  of  Defense  for  Policy  shall: 
a.  Co-chair  the  FMPRB. 
b.  As  FMPRB  Co-chairman,  approve  transfer  of  FMA&E  funds  for  quick- 
reaction  projects  without  prior  approval  of  the  Review  Board.
5.   (U)  The  Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense  (Command,  Control,  Communications, 
and  Intelligence)  shall: 
a.  Exercise  staff  supervision  of  the  FMP  for  the  Secretary  of  Defense. 
b.  Co-chair  the  FMPRB. 
c.  Establish  and  manage  the  FMA&E  Fund. 
d.  As  FMPRB  Co-chairman,  approve  transfer  of  FMA&E  funds  for  quick- 
reaction  projects  without  prior  approval  of  the  Review  Board. 
e.  Transfer  FMA&E  funds  to  DoD  Components  for  FMP  acquisition  and 
exploitation  projects  as  approved  by  the  Review  Board. 
f.  Prepare  program  and  budget  documents  regarding  the  FMA&E  Fund 
(Program  6  -  Research,  Development,  Test  and  Evaluation). 
g.  Select  the  Executive  Secretary  for  the  FMPRB.  ' 
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7.   (U)  The  Director,  Defense  Intelligence  Agency,  shall  manage  the  execu- 
tion of  the  FMP  for  the  Secretary  of  Defense.   The  Director  shall: 
a.  (U)  Act  as  the  DoD  point-of-contact  for  all  matters  concerning 
the  FMP. 
b.  (U)  Implement  FMP  policy  and  provide  guidance  to  DoD  Components 
pertaining  to  the  FMP. 
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f .   (U)  Review  all  requests  from  DoD  Components  for  FMA&E  funds  and 
submit  them,  with  appropriate  comments,  to  the  FMPRB. 
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h.   (U)  Designate  the  Executive  Agent  that  shall  have  primary 
responsibility  for  the  exploitation  of  materiel  received. 
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F.    AUTHORITY 
(U)  The  FMPRB  shall  exercise  policy  supervision  for  all  FMP  activities 
by  all  DoD  Components  and,  as  needed,  allocate  resources  from  the  FMA&E  Fund 
The  Director,  DTA,  shall  manage  the  execution  of  the  FMP.
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G.   EFFECTIVE  DATE  AND  IMPLEMENTATION 
(U)  This  Directive  is  effective  immediately.  Forward  one  copy  of  the 
implementing  documents  to  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense  (Command,  Control, 
Communications,  and  Intelligence)  within  120  days. 
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William  H.   Taft.    IV 
Deputy  Secretary  of  Defense 
Enclosure   -    1 
Definitions
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DEFINITIONS  (U) 
1.  Executive  Agent.   The  agency  or  department  designated  to  act  on  behalf  of 
the  Department  of  Defense  to  exploit  acquired  foreign  materiel. 
2.  FMP.   The  DoD  program  responsible  for  the  acquisition  and  exploitation  of 
equipments  and  related  documents  of  foreign  manufacture  or  origin  that  could 
have  military  significance. 
3.  Foreign  Materiel  (FM).  Any  item  of  foreign  origin  and/or  its  technical  and 
operational  documentation  that  has  or  may  have  military  or  potential 
military  application. 
4.  Foreign  Materiel  Acquisition  (FMA) .   The  FMP  phase  that  encompasses  gaming 
access  to  and/or  acquiring  foreign  materiel. 
5.  Foreign  Materiel  Acquisition  and  Exploitation  (FMA&E)  Fund.   An  OSD  fund 
established  to  provide  resources  for  FMA  and  exploitation  activities  for  which 
sufficient  funds  are  not  provided  through  existing  DoD  program  and  budget 
channels. 
6.  Foreign  Materiel  Exploitation  (FME).   The  FMP  phase  that  encompasses  the 
characterization  of  an  item  of  foreign  materiel,  assessment  of  the  item's 
capabilities  and  vulnerabilities,  and,  when  appropriate,  performance  evaluation 
of  the  materiel  against  corresponding  U.S.  systems  and  countermeasures. 
7.  Quick-Reaction  Project.   An  opportunity  to  access  an  item  of  foreign 
materiel  that  is  time  perishable  and  requires  action  within  48  hours. 
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