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Applicability and Scope

The policies and regulations of this instruction are designed to provide a uniform approach to the conduct of all personal commercial solicitations throughout the DON and to provide consumer protection standards to members of the DON military community.

This instruction applies to all naval installations; all DON vessels and vehicles of all types and sizes; all DON aircraft; any area owned, controlled or occupied by DON for its personnel; and commercial facilities authorized by the Navy/Marine Corps exchanges, and to all persons desiring to undertake personal commercial solicitation on an active duty or reserve DON installation.

The provisions of this instruction do not apply to banks and credit unions aboard installations, nor do they preclude representatives of the Navy Mutual Aid Association (a nonprofit, independent, self-insured military association, which is not commercially underwritten or affiliated and is recognized as a tax-exempt association under section 501(c)(23) of the Internal Revenue Code), from offering membership, benefit plans and services to current and prospective members and survivors. Association meetings for such purposes with members and survivors may include non-members who indicate, in some manner, such as at separate educational meetings (for which the Association is hereby designated as an approved counselor), an interest in obtaining more specific information regarding the Association's services and benefits, or procedures required to acquire membership.

Purpose.

To update policies, procedures, and requirements governing personal commercial solicitation and insurance sales on Department of the Navy (DON) installations and to implement references (a) and (b).