Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5515.6
October 25, 2004
Certified Current as of October 31, 2006
GC, DoD
SUBJECT: Processing Claims Arising out of Operations of Nonappropriated Fund Activities
References: (a) DoD Directive 5515.6, “Processing Tort, Contract and Compensation Claims
Arising out of Operations of Nonappropriated Fund Activities,” November 3,
1956 (hereby canceled)
(b) Sections 1346(b), 2671-2680 of title 28, United States Code
(c) Chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code
(d) Sections 3701 and 3721 of title 31, United States Code
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive reissues reference (a) to establish policy governing the administrative processing
of claims arising out of the operation of nonappropriated fund activities.
2. APPLICABILITY
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
other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as
the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY
3.1. Current procedures for similar claims against appropriated fund activities should be used
to process tort and personnel claims arising out of the operations of nonappropriated fund
activities, both inside and outside the United States. In cases where established procedures
cannot be applied to such claims, procedures of general similarity shall be used.
3.2. The payment of tort claims arising from the operations of nonappropriated fund activities
shall be in accordance with the following:
