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PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)) and pursuant to Title 50, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (b)), this instruction:

a. Implements the responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense in section 1913 of Reference (b) by establishing the NLSC program.

b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the management of the NLSC program.

c. Assigns responsibility to the National Security Education Board (NSEB) to oversee and coordinate the activities of the NLSC (as provided and determined by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to sections 1903 and 1913 of Reference (b)) with policy and funding oversight provided by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) in accordance with Reference (a).

APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as "the DoD Components").