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Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01, this issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction for the management of individuals assigned to perform specified duties associated with U.S. nuclear weapons, nuclear command and control (NC2) systems, positive control material (PCM) and equipment, and special nuclear material (SNM) and subject to a nuclear weapons personnel reliability assurance program as directed in DoDD S-5210.81, DoDD 3150.02, and DoD Instruction (DoDI) O-5210.63.

APPLICABILITY. This issuance 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 DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").