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Purpose:

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 and DoDD 2310.01E, this issuance:

• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for medical program activities required by the DoD Detainee Program, including for ensuring compliance with the laws of the United States, the law of war, including the Geneva Conventions of 1949, and all applicable policies, directives, and other issuances.

• Establishes the Senior Medical Advisory Committee for the Detainee Program (SMACDP) to provide DoD oversight of medical support to the DoD Detainee Program.

• As provided in DoD Directive 2310.01E, is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.