scope:

Purpose:

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01, this issuance:

• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides guidance for the management and use of foreign language and regional and culture capabilities of Military Service members and DoD civilian personnel performing intelligence, counterintelligence, security, sensitive activities, and all other Defense Intelligence-related matters, in accordance with DoDD 5160.41E and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 630.

• Designates a principal lead to oversee the Defense Intelligence Components foreign language and regional and culture capabilities matters and be the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)) representative to the Defense Language Steering Committee (DLSC), in accordance with DoDD 5160.41E.

APPLICABILITY.

This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands (CCMD), 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").