scope:

APPLICABILITY.This Volume:

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"). Its provisions shall be used by those DoD Components who have responsibility for fixing compensation and conditions of employment for foreign national employees outside the United States, its territories, and possessions.

Does not apply to the civilian Marine personnel of the Military Sealift Command, to foreign national employees serviced by U.S. Embassies in accordance with Department of State and DoD Agreement (Reference (d)), or to foreign national employees in Panama.

PURPOSE

Instruction. This Instruction is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. The purpose of the overall Instruction, in accordance with the policy in Reference (a), is to establish and implement policy, establish procedures, provide guidelines and model programs, delegate authority, and assign responsibilities regarding civilian personnel management within the Department of Defense.

Volume. This Volume of this Instruction:

Implements the policy in Reference (a), delegates authorities, and establishes basic principles for compensating foreign national employees.

Authorizes DoD 1416.8-M (Reference (b)), which prescribes procedures and instructions for the administration of a foreign national compensation program.

Cancels DoD Instruction 1416.8 (Reference (c)).