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Purpose. To establish Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (OCJCS) policy for receipt and delivery of NODIS and EXDIS to the Joint Staff and Combatant Commanders in keeping with communications from the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Applicability. Per 10 U.S.C. § 151, the Chairman is the statutory principal military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council (NSC). Under the authority, direction, and control of the President and the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman transmits communications between the President and/or the Secretary of Defense and combatant commands. The Assistant to the Chairman represents the Chairman, as necessary, in interagency matters and reviews interagency communications.