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PURPOSE. This instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Instruction 6465.1 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for G6PD and sickle cell trait screening, in accordance with sections 1074a and 10206 of Title 10, United States Code (Reference (c)) and DoD Directive 6200.04 (Reference (d)).

b. Establishes screening requirements for the presence of G6PD deficiency in all personnel entering the Military Services and those Service members on active duty who have not previously been tested.

c. Establishes screening requirements for sickle cell trait following established clinical and preventive medicine recommendations for the Military Services' operational requirements.

APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint 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 DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components").