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Who does end-use monitoring of Controlled Cryptographic Items sold through Foreign Military Sales?

Updated 29 September 2026Checked against the SAMM: 12 September 2026

always carry enhanced end-use monitoring, and who performs it depends on who holds them. , its member nations, Australia and New Zealand assess and report under their own policies; for other international organizations and nations that have signed a Communications Interoperability and Security or like agreement, U.S. custodians funded through the case do it; for nations that have not, the Office does, reporting to its .

Who does end-use monitoring of Controlled Cryptographic Items sold through Foreign Military Sales?

International partners who receive through the must establish accounts and have an appointed custodian in their country. The custodian assumes accountability for the equipment or materiel upon receipt, then controls its dissemination to authorized individuals on job requirements and a need-to-know basis.

WHAT EVERY PURCHASER AGREES TO THE PROGRAM fmsedge.com What does a Foreign Military Sales purchaser agree to? The purchaser’s undertaking in the LOA “the USG will be permitted, upon request, to conduct end use monitoring (EUM) verification with respect to the use, transfer, and security of all defense articles and defense services transferred under this LOA.” LOA Standard Terms and Conditions, term 2.7 · SAMM Figure C5.F9 What is the difference between Golden Sentry and Blue Lantern end-use monitoring? Golden Sentry the DoW EUM program DSCA administers SAMM C8.2.1 · C8.2.2 Is the article designated for Enhanced EUM? no yes Who designates A MILDEP/IA request signed at General Officer, Flag Officer or SES level, or an interagency or Congressional recommendation; DSCA and State PM review and approve it. SAMM C8.4.3 · C8.4.4 Routine EUM (REUM) the default for every government-to-government transfer Enhanced EUM (EEUM) designated articles only: enhanced accountability, by serial number On the LOA SAMM C8.3.2 · C8.4.1 · C8.4.5 MASL EUM code “R”; the standard terms, plus any notes restricting how an article is transported, stored or employed MASL EUM code “E” on a defined order line; physical security and accountability notes the Implementing Agency includes The purchaser SAMM C5.F9 · C8.4.6 · C8.4.8 What is a third-party transfer in Foreign Military Sales? uses, transfers and protects the articles only as the LOA allows, and permits observation and review receives them only at certified storage sites; permits serial- number inventories; pays for any additional U.S. control measures Foreign Military Sales Security Cooperation Officer (Embassy) The SCO SAMM C8.3.1 · C8.9.3–C8.9.7 What is the Security Cooperation Information Portal (SCIP)? observes at every available opportunity, at least quarterly; records the checks in SCIP-EUM; reports potential misuse inventories by serial number within 90 days of delivery, then 100 percent within one year of the last; assesses storage sites; reports a loss immediately, the written report within 30 calendar days DSCA and the MILDEP/IA SAMM C8.T2 · C8.4.7 · C8.4.8.1 What is an end-use monitoring compliance assessment visit (CAV)? DSCA oversees the program and assesses the SCO and the purchaser on Compliance Assessment Visits the MILDEP/IA certifies storage sites before transfer, gives DSCA each certification report within 30 calendar days and reviews each designation annually; DSCA records serial numbers Blue Lantern is the Department of State’s similar program for items transferred by Direct Commercial Sale; the SCO coordinates with its in-country manager. SAMM C2.1.5.6.1 Which articles are designated for EEUM is not listed in the public SAMM, and none are named here. Potential end-use violations are reported through State channels. SAMM C8.4.1 · C8.1.1 FMS Edge routine: every transfer · enhanced: designated articles only · the purchaser’s undertaking fmsedge.com · Current as of 26 September 2026 · SAMM C8.1–C8.5 · C8.9 · C5.F9 · Glossary: EUM, EEUM

Every purchaser agrees in the LOA that the U.S. Government may verify how the articles it buys are used, transferred and secured; end-use monitoring under Golden Sentry, the DoW program DSCA administers, is how that verification is done. Routine end-use monitoring applies to every government-to-government transfer unless an article is designated for Enhanced EUM, which adds serial-number inventories, certified storage sites and security and accountability notes in the LOA. A designation starts with a MILDEP or Implementing Agency request, or an interagency or Congressional recommendation, and DSCA and State PM review and approve it; which articles are designated is not listed in the public SAMM, and none are named here.

Routine or enhanced: end-use monitoring under Golden Sentry · Current as of 26 September 2026 · SAMM C8.1–C8.5 · C8.9 · C5.F9 · Glossary: EUM, EEUM · Download PNG

References

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DSCA policy memoranda

  • DSCA 24-07 — DSCA Policy Memo 24-07 — Communications Security Letter of Offer and Acceptance Note Change for Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement Nations Joining North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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