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PURPOSE.

Pursuant to the authorities provided in DoD Directive 5111.1 (Reference (a)), this Instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides instructions for DoD participation in the NEP consistent with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHS/CT) Memorandum on the NEP Charter, and the APHS/CT Memorandum on the NEP Implementation Plan (References (b) through (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 Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").