scope:

Purpose.

This instruction provides guidance to Joint Staff and Combatant Command (CCMD) actions officers (AOs) regarding:

a. Official contacts with Congress, whether initiated by the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Congress, or outside agencies, for any official purpose.

b. Witness preparation for appearances before congressional committees, performing content and classification reviews of testimony/transcripts, and developing and reviewing proper questions and inserts for the record (QFRs /IFRs). This instruction establishes AO duties before, during, and after congressional hearings.

c. Congressional Reporting Requirements (CRRs); specifically pieces of legislation directing a report be submitted by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (CJCS), a Combatant Commander, or in cases where the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) delegates his authority to the Chairman to sign-out a report.