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PURPOSE. This Instruction reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in Reference (b) to establish policy and assign responsibilities to ensure that survivors of military personnel are reimbursed for interment expenses on a uniform basis.

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction 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 Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").