PRECEDENCE: Routine
DTG:
251853Z MAR 03
FROM:
SECDEF WASHINGTON
DC//USDP-DSCA//
CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified
SUBJECT:
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE FOR
REGIONAL DEFENSE COUNTERTERRORISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
A. REFERENCE
OUSD//SOLIC 051527Z FEB 03 MESSAGE, SUBJECT: REGIONAL DEFENSE COUNTERTERRORISM
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
1.
REFERENCED MESSAGE, FROM OASD(SO/LIC) (THE
USDP-ASSIGNED POLICY OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REGIONAL DEFENSE
COUNTERTERRORISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - CT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM), PROVIDED PROGRAM
POLICY GUIDANCE.
2.
DSCA, IN ITS
USDP-ASSIGNED ROLE AS THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY FOR THE CT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM,
PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE:
A. GENERAL CT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
GUIDELINES:
(1) TRAINING PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT:
(A) FOLLOW
IMET PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE, E.G., USING THE TRAINING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
REVIEW (TPMR) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE FOR PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING BUDGET
AND PLAN YEAR PROGRAMS.
(B) SAOS
WILL CLEAR TRAINING/EDUCATION PROPOSALS THROUGH THE COMBATANT COMMANDER (WHICH
WILL IN TURN PASS THE PROPOSED TRAINING/EDUCATION TO SO/LIC FOR POLICY
APPROVAL).
(C)
FOLLOWING CLEARANCE SAOS SHOULD PASS TRAINING/EDUCATION PROGRAMMING INFO TO
MILDEPS FOR ENTRY ON THE CT FELLOWSHIP TRAINING STL THE SAME WAY IMET TRAINING
IS PROGRAMMED OUTSIDE THE TPMR CYCLE.
SO/LIC SHOULD BE INFOED AND WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE STLS THROUGH
THE
SAN WEB.
(2) TRAINING COURSE
COSTING:
(A) PRICED
USING IMET RATES (EVEN IF THE RECIPIENT COUNTRY DOES NOT RECEIVE IMET
FUNDING).
(B) TRAVEL
AND LIVING ALLOWANCE (TLA) FACTORS COMPUTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS FOR SECURITY
ASSISTANCE TRAINING WHERE THE PROGRAM FUNDS 100 % OF TLA.
(C) MEDICAL
(WILL PAY FOR THE SAME KINDS OF EMERGENCY CARE IMET COVERS); COSTS INCURRED WILL
BE PAID ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS FROM THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE SET
ASIDE.
(D) PROGRAM
PAYS ANY CANCELLATION FEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED SECURITY ASSISTANCE
RULES.
(E) 5 %
ADMIN FEE (ASSESSED AGAINST THE PSEUDO CASE VALUE) AS CHARGED FOR OTHER
NON-STANDARD PROGRAMS.
(F) CT
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PAYS ANY OTHER EXPECTED, OR
REASONABLE UNANTICIPATED COSTS INCURRED BY STUDENTS.
(3) PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION:
(A) PSEUDO
CASE BO2 IS TO BE USED FOR THE CURRENT COUNTERTERRORISM FUNDING AUTHORITY AND A
NEW PSEUDO CASE WILL BE ASSIGNED BY DSCA FOR
FUTURE COUNTERTERRORISM FUNDING
AUTHORITIES.
(B) PSEUDO
CASE BO2 WILL BE USED TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE LISTED TRAINING AS REGIONAL
DEFENSE COUNTERTERRORISM FELLOWSHIP TRAINING, AND MANAGED USING THE TRAINING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS) AND APPLICABLE MILITARY DEPARTMENT TRAINING AUTOMATION
SYSTEMS.
(C)
PROGRAMED TRAINING WILL BE REFLECTED ON A STANDARDIZED TRAINING LISTING
(STL).
(4) STUDENT
ADMINISTRATION:
(A)
CANDIDATES WILL BE IDENTIFIED ACCORDING TO SO/LIC POLICY GUIDANCE AND SELECTED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED SERVICE / SCHOOLHOUSE GUIDELINES (TO ENSURE
OPTIMUM QUOTA ALLOCATION / MANAGEMENT / UTILIZATION).
(B) VETTING
WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE EMBASSY USING THE SAME PROCEDURES AS FOR SECURITY
ASSISTANCE TRAINING.
(C) OTHER
SCREENING REQUIREMENTS (SUCH AS ENGLISH COMPREHENSION LEVEL TESTING, ETC.) WILL FOLLOW TRADITIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM
PROCEDURES.
(D) SO/LIC
REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL POLICY APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CANDIDATES AFTER THEY HAVE
MET THE VETTING, MEDICAL, LANGUAGE, AND OTHER STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. QUALIFIED
CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMBATANT COMMAND WHICH WILL
ENDORSE AND FORWARD TO SO/LIC AND THE JOINT STAFF FOR FINAL POLICY
APPROVAL.
(E) OTHER
STUDENT ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE MET FOLLOWING TRADITIONAL SECURITY
ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROCEDURES.
(F) STUDENT
TRACKING WILL FOLLOW TRADITIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM
PROCEDURES. ADDITIONALLY, TWO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
(1) A
CANDIDATE PACKAGE WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH/RESUME MUST BE PROVIDED TO SO/LIC
DURING THE CANDIDATE APPROVAL PROCESS.
(2) SCHOOLS
PROVIDING TRAINING TO CT PROGRAM STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO REPORT STUDENT ARRIVAL
AND DEPARTURE TO SO/LIC PARTICULARLY EARLY DEPARTURE PRIOR TO COURSE
COMPLETION.
3. PROGRAM GUIDELINES SPECIFIC TO
THE CT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM:
A. SO/LIC
WILL NOTIFY COMBATANT COMMANDS AND DSCA OF ANNUAL FUNDING ALLOCATIONS (TO
INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY FUNDING BREAKOUTS). SO/LIC WILL ALSO PROVIDE TIMELY
UPDATES ON MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS TO COUNTRY ALLOCATIONS AND FUNDING
LEVELS.
B. CANDIDATE
POLICY APPROVAL WILL FOLLOW PROCESS OUTLINED ABOVE.
C. ALL
NON-LETHAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IS TO BE CONSIDERED AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CT
FELLOWSHIP. SO/LIC WILL APPROVE PROPOSED EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND WILL PUBLISH
REFERENCE LISTS OF PRIORITY COURSES AND PROGRAMS.
D. SO/LIC
WILL REVIEW / STAFF / PROVIDE ALL CONCERNED THE APPROVED DECISION ON ANY PROGRAM
WAIVER REQUESTS.
E. THE CT
FELLOWSHIP WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO SECURITY ASSISTANCE
TRAINING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
F.
DEPENDENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED EXCEPT BY SO/LIC WAIVER.
G. WHEN NOT
CLEARLY EVIDENT, COUNTRY STATED UTILIZATION OF THE TRAINING CANDIDATE SHOULD
DETERMINE WHICH FUNDING SOURCE (
H. UPDATED
PROGRAM INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CT FELLOWSHIP WEBPAGE ACCESSIBLE
THROUGH THE DISAM INTERNATIONAL TRAINING MANAGEMENT HOMEPAGE AT
HTTP://DISAM.OSD.MIL/INTL_TRAINING/
4. FLOW OF
FUNDS:
FUNDS WILL
BE RELEASED BY THE DSCA COMPTROLLER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION AT THE REQUEST
OF THE CT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM MANAGER. FUNDS WILL BE SENT VIA PROGRAM BUDGET
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, MILITARY INTERDEPARTMENT PURCHASE REQUEST OR FUNDING
MEMORANDUM.
5. OASD(SO/LIC) HAS COORDINATED ON AND APPROVED RELEASE OF THIS
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION / IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE. SO/LIC POC FOR THE CT
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS DAVID RADCLIFFE, PHONE (703) 697-3053 OR DSN
227-3053; EMAIL
DAVID.RADCLIFFE@OSD.MIL.
6. DSCA POC FOR THE CT FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM IS KAY JUDKINS, POLICY, PLANS AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE, PHONE
(703) 601-3719; EMAIL: