U.S. Federal Incentive Regime

Baseline · Depreciation · Propagation · Drift · Half‑Life#

1. Structural Presence#

The U.S. federal incentive regime defines:

• national incentive baselines
• federal depreciation envelopes
• cross‑state propagation rules
• federal compliance substrate
• incentive half‑life (IHL) at the federal layer

This regime acts as the top‑layer substrate for all state‑level incentive structures.

2. Incentive Baseline#

Defined by:

• federal incentive parameters
• statutory incentive structures
• federal‑level eligibility and compliance rules

Outputs:

• baseline incentive envelope
• federal propagation surface

3. Depreciation Envelope#

Federal incentives exhibit:

• time‑based depreciation
• phase‑out curves
• eligibility decay
• envelope boundaries

Modeled via:

• depreciation_envelope_operator
• incentive_half_life_operator

4. Propagation Behavior#

Federal incentives propagate:

• downward into state regimes
• laterally across federal programs
• outward into cross‑domain incentives

Propagation is defined by:

• jurisdiction_propagation_operator
• federal → state propagation vectors
• federal → cross‑domain alignment surfaces

5. Drift Characteristics#

Federal incentive drift includes:

• baseline drift
• compliance‑driven drift
• propagation‑induced drift
• half‑life compression

Modeled via:

• incentive_drift_operator
• incentive_half_life_operator

Outputs:

• drift amplitude
• drift acceleration
• drift direction

6. Half‑Life (IHL)#

Federal incentive half‑life (IHL) is shaped by:

• incentive stability
• drift amplitude
• propagation load
• compliance substrate

IHL determines:

• incentive durability
• depreciation rate
• drift susceptibility

7. Alignment Surfaces#

7.1 RRR Alignment#

Federal incentives align with:

• continuity envelopes
• revenue propagation
• RRR/1 and RRR/2 layers

Operator:

• incentive_continuity_alignment_operator

7.2 IE Alignment#

Federal incentives align with:

• cycle inversion
• uplift constraints
• economic half‑life (EHL)

Operator:

• incentive_cycle_alignment_operator

7.3 GSM Alignment#

Federal incentives align with:

• governance coherence
• policy propagation
• civic‑field resonance

Operator:

• taxes_gsm_alignment_operator

8. Regime Status#

• Layer: Federal
• Role: Top‑layer incentive substrate
• Version: 2026‑06
• Format: AI‑first · student‑second · operator‑driven