Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5105.55
March 12, 2008
DA&M
SUBJECT: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
References: (a) Title 10, United States Code
(b) DoD Directive 5105.55, “Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA),”
November 9, 1990 (hereby canceled)
(c) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)),” October 17, 2006
(d) Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum, “Delegation of Authorities and
Assignment of Responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense under Section 192
and Chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, Relating to the Defense
Commissary and Exchange Systems,” August 25, 2006 (hereby canceled)
(e) DoD Instruction 4000.19, “Interservice and Intragovernmental Support,”
August 9, 1995
(f) DoD Instruction 8910.01, “Information Collection and Reporting,”
March 6, 2007
1.
PURPOSE
Under the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by sections 113, 191, 192, and 2481 of
Reference (a), this Directive:
1.1. Reissues Reference (b) to update the mission, organization and management,
responsibilities and functions, relationships, and authorities of DeCA, under the Under Secretary
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), consistent with Reference (c).
1.2. Supersedes Reference (d).
2.
APPLICABILITY
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military
Departments, the Office of 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
