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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE. This Instruction:

Reissues reference (a), and under references (b) and (c) implements policies, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to ensure the counterintelligence (CI) requirements of the Combatant Commands and the Defense Agencies are met under the parameters established by law, Executive order, and DoD Directives.

Provides general principles for the command relationships and support requirements between the CI organizations of the Military Departments, the Combatant Commands, and the Defense Agencies during peacetime, exercises, contingencies, and through the spectrum of armed conflict.

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").