Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 6485.02E
December 6, 2013
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: DoD Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) Prevention Program (DHAPP) to Support Foreign Militaries
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 6485.02E (Reference (a)) to establish policy and assign
responsibilities for DHAPP to support foreign militaries pursuant to Public Law 110-293
(Reference (b)).
b. Designates the Secretary of the Navy as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for DHAPP in
accordance with DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (c)).
c. Updates the responsibilities for the Coordinating Board for DHAPP (referred to in this
directive as the Coordinating Board (CB)), consistent with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5105.18
(Reference (d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) 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 within the DoD (referred to
collectively in this directive as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy to:
a. Support the U.S. Government policy pursuant to Reference (b) to minimize the pain and
suffering caused by HIV/AIDS and the devastating impact on families, as well as the threat of
international destabilization due to HIV/AIDS.
b. Focus on increasing capacity in foreign militaries to:
