Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5500.01
June 15, 2007
GC, DoD
SUBJECT: Preparing, Processing, and Coordinating Legislation, Executive Orders,
Proclamations, Views Letters, and Testimony
References: (a) DoD Directive 5500.1, “Preparation and Processing of Legislation, Executive
Orders, Proclamations, and Reports and Comments Thereon,” May 21, 1964
(hereby canceled)
(b) Office of Management and Budget Circular A-19, Legislative Coordination
and Clearance, revised September 20, 1979
(c) Executive Order 11030, “Preparation, Presentation, Filing, and Publication of
Executive Orders and Proclamations,” June 19, 1962
(d) Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive reissues Reference (a) to update policy and practice in accordance with
References (b) and (c) in the preparing, processing, and coordinating of legislation, Executive
orders, proclamations, views letters, and testimony.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Directive
2.1. 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
other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively
as the “DoD Components”).
2.2. Covers preparation and processing of all legislation, Executive orders, and
proclamations, and views letters of interest to the Department of Defense.
