scope:

This Instruction:

Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction according to the guidance in Reference (b).

Updates policies and provides procedures to:

Implement Reference (c).

Assign responsibilities to govern the payment of death gratuities to survivors of certain DoD personnel assigned to intelligence duties.

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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").