Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5101.8
August 11, 2004
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: DoD Executive Agent (DoD EA) for Bulk Petroleum
References: (a) Section 125 of title 10, United States Code
(b) DoD Directive 5101.1, "DoD Executive Agent," September 3, 2002
(c) DoD Directive 4140.25, "DoD Management Policy for Energy
Commodities and Related Services," April 12, 2004
(d) DoD 7000-14-R, Volumes 2A, 2B, 3 and 11B, "Department of Defense
Financial Management Regulations," current edition
(e) DoD Directive 5530.3, "International Agreements," June 11, 1987
1. PURPOSE
Pursuant to the authority of the Secretary of Defense under reference (a), this Directive
designates the Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), as the DoD Executive Agent
(EA) for Bulk Petroleum for the Department of Defense (DoD), with authority to re-
delegate to the Defense Energy Support Center in accordance with reference (b).
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
2.1. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 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, and all the organizational entities in the Department of Defense
(hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). The term "Military
Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine
Corps.
2.2. This Directive addresses the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the DoD
EA for Bulk Petroleum and the relationship of the DoD EA for Bulk Petroleum to the
other DoD Components worldwide in peacetime, wartime, and contingencies other than
war.
