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PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 1125.3 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (b)).

b. Assigns responsibilities in compliance with section 107 et seq. of title 20, United States Code and chapter 3, part 395 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (References (c) and (d)), and establishes the following policies within the Department of Defense:

(1) Uniform policies for application of priority accorded the blind to operate vending facilities;

(2) Requirements for satisfactory vending facility sites on DoD-controlled property; and

(3) Vending machine income-sharing requirements on DoD-controlled property.

c. Prescribes requirements and operating procedures for the vending facility program for the blind on DoD-controlled Federal property.

d. Does NOT apply to full food services, mess attendant services, or services supporting the operation of a military dining facility.

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:

a. 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").

b. Vending facility sites on DoD-controlled property.