scope:

REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instructions, establishes policy, provides procedures, and updates and reaffirms DoD policy on Defense cooperation with Canada, pursuant to References (b) and (c).

Incorporates pertinent staff changes in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

APPLICABILITY

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