DepartmentofDefense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 4515.12
January 15, 2010
ASD(LA)
SUBJECT: DoD Support for Travel of Members and Employees of Congress
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 4515.12 (Reference (a)) to update policy for DoD
support for travel of members and employees of Congress and to assign responsibility for
approving and coordinating requests for transportation of members and employees of Congress.
b. Formally establishes and governs the execution of a congressional travel program
comprised of congressional delegations (CODELs), staff delegations (STAFFDELs), and
governor delegations (GOVDELs).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS
. See Glossary.
4. POLICY
. It is DoD policy that support for approved travel of members and employees of
Congress shall be provided on an economical basis upon request of Congress pursuant to law, or
where necessary to carry out DoD duties and responsibilities. The DoD support for travel of
members and employees of Congress shall be based on:
a. The necessity to present Congress with the Department of Defense’s legislative program
and to respond to inquiries from and to cooperate in investigations by Congress regarding the
Department.
