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PURPOSE.  This instruction:

a. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5144.02 (Reference (a)), reissues DoD Instruction 5400.16 (Reference (b)) to establish policy and assign responsibilities for completion and approval of PIAs.

b. Provides procedures for the completion and approval of PIAs in DoD to meet the statutory requirement as stated in section 208 of Public Law 107-347 (Reference (c)) to analyze and ensure personally identifiable information (PII) in electronic form is collected, stored, protected, used, shared, and managed in a manner that protects privacy. These procedures also support Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-03-22 (Reference (d)).

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 within the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components").