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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE. Pursuant to the authority provided in reference (a), this Directive reissues reference (b) to update the responsibilities, functions, authorities, and relationships as outlined below and authorizes the publication of DoD Instruction 1332.EE, "Survivor Annuity Program Administration" (reference (c)).

APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a Military Service in the Navy by agreement with the Department of Homeland Security), the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under agreements with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Commerce, the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Defense Agencies, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense. The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.