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PURPOSE. This instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5120.39 (Reference (a)), in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)), to establish policies, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for prevailing rate systems in accordance with chapter 53, subchapter 4 of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)).

b. Establishes the Director, Human Resources Operational Programs and Advisory Services (HROPAS), Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS), as the DoD Wage Fixing Authority and establishes the Wage and Salary Division located in the Department of Defense Human Resources Activity (DoDHRA), DCPAS, as the technical staff to advise the DoD Wage Fixing Authority and support the Department of Defense Wage Committee, an independent advisory committee subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972.

c. Defines the authorities of the Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Personnel Policy Division, located in the DoDHRA, DCPAS, to advise on NAF personnel policy and compensation.

APPLICABILITY. This instruction 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 Department of Defense (referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components").