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This Instruction (1) establishes the basic security eligibility requirements for access to Single Integrated Operational Plan - Extremely Sensitive Information (SIOP-ESI) for contractor employees and the standard and criteria for making determinations in such cases, and (2) reissues reference (a) to supplement the provisions of reference (b). Reference (a) is hereby superseded and canceled.

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. The provisions of this Instruction apply to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Defense Agencies (hereafter referred to as "DoD Components").

Its provisions encompass a special program involving access to SIOP-ESI by contractor employees, subject to the Operational Plan outlined in JCS SM 36-76 (reference (c)).