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Purpose: This issuance, in accordance with the authority in the November 30, 2006, Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum and DoD Directive 5111.1, establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides guidelines for conducting the SPP and for using funds appropriated to the DoD to pay the costs of authorized SPP activities, pursuant to Section 1205 of Public Law (P.L.) 113-66, as amended.

APPLICABILITY. This issuance 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 within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").