scope:

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Directive:

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 organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

Applies to all logistical functions for materiel support of construction/barrier materiel for the U.S. Armed Forces.

PURPOSE

Pursuant to the authority of the Secretary of Defense under reference (a) and in accordance with reference (b), this Directive:

Prescribes authority, policy, and responsibilities for the management of construction/barrier materiel (Class IV) commodity in peacetime and across the spectrum of military operations.

Designates the Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as the DoD Executive Agency (DoD EA) for Construction/Barrier Materiel.

Identifies the roles and responsibilities of the DoD EA for Construction/Barrier Materiel and its relationship to the Military Departments and other applicable agencies worldwide.