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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction according to the guidance in Reference (b), to update and modify traffic management policies governing the worldwide movement, storage, and handling of personal property for military and civilian personnel.

Cancels Reference (c) and authorizes the publication of Defense Transportation Regulation (Reference (d)) to prescribe traffic management procedures, criteria for contractor/agent qualification, and standards of performance for use by DoD transportation offices in arranging the shipment, storage, and handling of personal property.

APPLICABILITY

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

Addresses the moving, storage, and handling services for personal property belonging to personnel of other Government Agencies, either U.S. or foreign, when arranged by a DoD Component, with the prior approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), or his or her designee.