scope:

Purpose

a. This instruction provides Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff policy guidance and operational instructions for DSCA CM operations to prepare for and respond to the effects of threatened or actual CBRNE incidents. Domestic CBRNE CM are those actions taken to maintain or restore essential services, alleviate damage and loss of life, and manage and mitigate problems resulting from deliberate and inadvertent CBRNE incidents that may result from acts of terrorism or aggression, industrial accidents, or acts of nature. Generally, domestic CBRNE CM provided by the Department of Defense will support the National Response Framework (NRF) primary and coordinating agencies. The Secretary of Homeland Security will normally manage the federal response.

b. Domestic CBRNE CM operations are those conducted in the continental United States (CONUS) (including the District of Columbia), Alaska, Hawaii, the Freely Associated States Under the Compacts of Free Association, which include the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, other U.S. territories or insular areas, and any possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof.

c. This instruction does not apply to foreign CM operations. Reference a provides guidance for the planning and conduct of foreign CM operations.