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PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5141.02 (Reference (a)), this instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5129.47 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe relationships and authorities for the Center for Countermeasures, referred to in this instruction as "the Center."

APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of 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 in the DoD, referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components."