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PURPOSE. This Instruction reissues DoD Directive 5030.14 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (b)) to:

a. Establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures governing disclosures of atomic information to foreign governments and regional defense organizations.

b. Continue authorization of the Joint Atomic Information Exchange Group (JAIEG).

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction:

a. 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 (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

b. Does NOT apply to disclosures of non-atomic classified information, which are addressed in DoD Directive 5230.11 (Reference (c)).

c. Does NOT apply to disclosures of U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion information to the United Kingdom, which is handled separately and is directed by the joint Department of Energy (DOE)/U.S. Navy naval nuclear propulsion program, pursuant to the U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defence Agreement (Reference (d)).

d. Does NOT apply to disclosures related to nuclear threat reduction and associated activities which are handled by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation, pursuant to Reference (d).