Retained Consequence and Physical Attribution: Delayed response and conditional acquisition certification

Can an encounter matter when a controller’s next command remains unchanged? This sixth Ev5 working paper examines how an acquired consequence can enter retained evaluation and become operative later. Using a published pendulum actor–critic architecture, the paper isolates the acquired component of one reward. Its proposed comparison removes that component from one critic commitment while preserving the resting contribution, registration history and first actor signal. An exact product determines the conditional contrast in a later nominal command. Separate clipping conditions govern applied-command effects, and the analysis retains the cases in which the contribution disappears or remains hidden. Complementary energy, registration and reward-resolution proofs specify quantitative conditions for attributing physical acquisition. Linked records are additionally required to establish that information was committed, retained and consumed. The paper distinguishes a calculated command from authenticated motor input, and changed response from improved capability or maintained resources. The construction provides a bounded realization of the Unified Coherence Model’s registration and returned-consequence roles through ordinary learning and measurement mechanisms. Published architecture and experimental findings retain their original attribution. The proposed intervention was not executed in the cited experiments. No assessed apparatus has passed the composed acquisition requirements, and delayed physical-return certification remains incomplete. The paper establishes conditional mathematical results and evidence requirements, without claiming improved capacity, physical maintenance or validation of the complete UCM. Complete proofs, supporting source notes and substantive AI-assistance disclosure are included.