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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE. This Directive:

Reissues reference (a).

Establishes policy for the administrative processing and, where appropriate, the settlement of claims filed under reference (b) against the DoD Components other than the Military Departments.

Delegates authority, pursuant to reference (c), to the Secretary of the Army to process and, where appropriate, settle claims under this Directive.

APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG, DoD), 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").