scope:

PURPOSE. This Instruction implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures under Section 402a of reference (a) to carry out the FSSA Program.

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard when, by agreement with the Department of Transportation, it is operating as a Military Service of that Department), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, 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"). The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard.