scope:

Purpose. To provide Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) policy and procedures on the establishment, design, construction, operation and disestablishment of United States Navy museums; to prescribe requirements for museums regarding their collections; to establish guidelines for designated stakeholder organizations in the administration and operation of the museums; and to set policy on the recognition and acceptance of support of United States Navy museums by recognized charitable support organizations, in a manner consistent with references (a) through (i).