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Purpose. This instruction provides guidance for assistance provided by U.S. military resources in support of U.S. Government (USG) objectives to prepare for and respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) incidents on foreign territory.

Applicability.

a. This instruction is applicable to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), the Joint Staff (JS), the Services, National Guard Bureau (NGB), Defense agencies, and combatant commands. Specifically, this instruction applies to:

(1) Department of Defense (DOD) Foreign Consequence Management (FCM) operations in support of the USG response to CBRN incidents on foreign territory (Enclosure C).

(2) DOD activities in support of USG efforts intended to improve a foreign government's capability to manage the consequences of CBRN incidents on its territory (Enclosure C).

(3) DOD response to CBRN incidents on foreign territory where the Department of State (DOS) does not have an established diplomatic presence.

(4) DOD CBRN consequence management (CM) operations concurrent with military operations (references a, b, and c).

b. This instruction does not apply to:

(1) CBRN incidents on DOD installations (references d and e) apply to CBRN incidents on DOD installations).

(2) Other DOD incident response operations that may occur prior to, concurrently with, or following DOD CBRN CM operations.

(3) Planning and conduct of CM operations within the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, the U.S. territories, and the Freely Associated States Under the Compacts of Free Association. These territories are: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Navassa Island, American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Atoll. The Freely Associated States under the Compacts of Free Association are: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

(4) Preparedness or response activities associated with natural disasters and naturally occurring endemic or emerging infectious diseases.

(5) DOD or other USG response to the detonation of high-yield, improvised, or other explosive devices on foreign territory.

c. This instruction does not address requirements for reimbursement or authorize sources for funding. It does not relieve nor negate this requirement under provisions of reference f.