DODFMR Vol. 12 - Special Accounts and Foreign Amounts

Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR) Volume 12, titled “Special Accounts, Funds and Programs,” establishes the comprehensive financial management policies, reporting requirements, and accounting procedures for a highly diverse array of specialized DoD activities. The volume begins by defining and classifying foundational federal fund groups—such as general, revolving, trust, special, and deposit accounts—to ensure proper recording and reporting of financial transactions,. It then provides detailed guidance for the administration of specific financial operations, including the management of direct loans and loan guarantees, grants and cooperative agreements, international agreements and foreign burdensharing,, base closures and realignments (BRAC), and the fiscal execution of contingency operations, which encompasses the handling of seized and vested funds as well as the DoD Rewards Program,,. Furthermore, Volume 12 governs the financial aspects of property and infrastructure management, detailing policies for determining liability for lost or damaged government property, the privatization of utility systems, and the leasing, transferring, and disposal of real and personal property,. The regulation also establishes rigorous controls for personnel-related financial programs—such as civilian separation incentives, educational assistance programs, and major military entitlements like the Military Retirement Fund and Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund,—while outlining precise procedures for managing specialized revenues, gift funds, trademark licensing, energy conservation savings, food service and academy dining operations, and the oversight of on-base financial institutions and credit unions