scope:

PURPOSE. This Directive:

a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 4515.12 (Reference (a)) to update policy for DoD support for travel of members and employees of Congress and to assign responsibility for approving and coordinating requests for transportation of members and employees of Congress.

b. Formally establishes and governs the execution of a congressional travel program comprised of congressional delegations (CODELs), staff delegations (STAFFDELs), and governor delegations (GOVDELs).

APPLICABILITY. This Directive 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 Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").