DODD 4715.16

Abstract

<u>APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE.</u> <br>This Instruction applies to: <br>The OSD, the Military Departments (including their Reserve Components), 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 Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). <br>All DoD operations, activities, and real property in the United States, including public lands withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under public land laws and reserved for use by the Department of Defense. Overseas operations and activities will follow the policy and guidance set forth in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4715.5 and DoD 4715.05-G (References (c) and (d)). <br><u>PURPOSE</u>. <br>This Instruction establishes DoD policy and assigns responsibilities under the authority of DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 (Reference (a)) and in accordance with DoDD 4715.1E (Reference (b)) to comply with applicable Federal statutory and regulatory requirements, Executive orders (E.O.s), and Presidential memorandums for the integrated management of cultural resources on DoD-managed lands.