Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 6495.01
January 23, 2012
Incorporating Change 3, April 11, 2017
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 6495.01 (Reference (a)),
pursuant to section 113 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (b)), to implement
DoD policy and assign responsibilities for the SAPR Program on prevention, response, and
oversight to sexual assault.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the DoD (IG DoD),
the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the
DoD (hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
(2) National Guard and Reserve Component members who are sexually assaulted when
performing active service, as defined in section 101(d)(3) of Reference (b), and inactive duty
training. Refer to DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6495.02 (Reference (c)) for additional SAPR and
healthcare services provided to such personnel and eligibility criteria for Restricted Reporting.
(3) Military dependents 18 years of age and older who are eligible for treatment in the
military healthcare system, at installations in the continental United States and outside of the
continental United States (OCONUS), and who were victims of sexual assault perpetrated by
someone other than a spouse or intimate partner.
(4) The following non-military personnel who are only eligible for LIMITED healthcare
(medical and mental health) services in the form of emergency care (see Glossary), unless
otherwise eligible to receive treatment in a military medical treatment facility. They will also be
offered the LIMITED SAPR services of a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) and a
SAPR Victim Advocate (VA) while undergoing emergency care OCONUS. Refer to Reference
