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PURPOSE. This Directive reissues DoD Directive 5100.46 (Reference (a)) to update DoD policy and responsibilities for FDR operations in accordance with sections 404 and 2561 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (b)) and Executive Order (E.O.) 12966 (Reference (c)).

APPLICABILITY. This Directive:

a. 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 DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

b. Does not apply to DoD policy concerning foreign consequence management for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive incidents, which is governed by DoD Instruction 2000.21 (Reference (d)).