scope:

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

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 the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). The term "Military Departments," as used herein, refers to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.

The provisions of this Instruction govern the exercise of jurisdiction in the United States over offenses committed by members of friendly foreign forces or the forces of sending states.

REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction:

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

Updates DoD policy and guidance and implements Reference (d) (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) (Reference (e)), and other international agreements providing authority for service courts of sending states to exercise criminal jurisdiction in the United States.