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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction according to the guidance in Reference (b) and the authority in References (c) and (d) to update the mission, organization and management, responsibilities and functions, relationships, and authorities of the USUHS, consistent with Chapter 104 of title 10, United States Code (Reference (e)).

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Instruction 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 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 within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

The Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Services (USPHS) and of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under agreements with the Department of Health and Human Services and Commerce (hereafter referred to collectively as the "Other Uniformed Services"). The term "Armed Forces," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard; and their respective National Guard and Reserve components. The term "Uniformed Services" refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Commission Corps of the USPHS, and of the NOAA.