32 C.F.R. § 310.3 Applicability and scope.
Title 32 - National Defense
This part: (a) Applies to 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 (IG, DoD), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the DoD Components”). This part is mandatory for use by all DoD Components. Heads of DoD Components may issue supplementary instructions only when necessary to provide for unique requirements within heir Components. Such instructions will not conflict with the provisions of this part. (b) Shall be made applicable to DoD contractors who are operating a system of records on behalf of a DoD Component, to include any of the activities, such as collecting and disseminating records, associated with maintaining a system of records. (c) This part does not apply to: (1) Requests for information from systems of records controlled by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), although maintained by a DoD Component. These are processed in accordance with OPM's ‘Privacy Procedures for Personnel Records’ (5 CFR part 297). (2) Requests for personal information from the General Accounting Office (GAO). These are processed in accordance with DoD Directive 7650.1,4 4 See footnote 1 to §310.1. (3) Requests for personal information from Congress. These are processed in accordance with DoD Directive 5400.4,5 5 See footnote 1 to §310.1. (4) Requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). These are processed in accordance with “DoD Freedom of Information Act Program Regulation” (32 CFR part 286). [65 FR 7732, Feb. 16, 2000, as amended at 70 FR 70490, Nov. 22, 2005]
Title 32: National Defense
PART 310—DoD PRIVACY PROGRAM
Subpart A—DoD Policy
§ 310.3 Applicability and scope.

