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PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), this Instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures governing the designation of areas in which members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible for the CZTE, and the periodic review of such designations.

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department), 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 within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").