DODD 5105.70(D)

Abstract

PURPOSE. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense under references (a), (b), and (c), this Directive establishes the position and office of the Appointing Authority for Military Commissions, with the responsibilities, functions, relationships, and authorities as prescribed herein. <br>APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. This Directive applies to: <br>The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, 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, all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components"). <br>Any special trial counsel of the Department of Justice who may be made available by the Attorney General of the United States to serve as a prosecutor in trials before military commissions pursuant to Section <a>4</a>(B)(<a>2</a>) of reference (d) <br>Any civilian attorney who seeks qualification as a member of a pool of qualified Civilian Defense Counsel authorized in Section <a>4</a>(C)(<a>3</a>)(b) of reference (d); and to any attorney who has heen qualified as a member of that pool.