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PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.82 (Reference (a)), DoDD 5105.53 (Reference (b)), and Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (c)), this instruction reissues DoD Instruction 5305.5 (Reference (d)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the acquisition, assignment, design, construction, allocation, and effective use of federally owned and federally leased administrative space and real property occupied by DoD Components located in the NCR, in accordance with the objectives stated in Executive Order 12411 (Reference (e)), under the direct control and accountability of Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) pursuant to section 2674 of Title 10, United States Code (Reference (f)).

APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to:

a. OSD, the Military Departments, 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").

b. All DoD Components located or seeking location in the NCR, regardless of whether the space involved is federally owned or federally leased, and under the direct control and accountability of WHS.