Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 2060.03
November 13, 2008
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Application of the National Security Exclusion to the Agreements Between the
United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the
Application of Safeguards in the United States of America
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
. Under the authority of DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (a)), this Instruction:
a. Implements policy established in DoD Directive 2060.1 (Reference (b)) for DoD planning
and application of the National Security Exclusion (NSE) under agreements between the United
States and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for implementation of IAEA
safeguards (References (c) and (d)).
b. Establishes DoD requirements and procedures, in accordance with U.S. policy and law in
References (e) through (j), for applying the NSE and for using managed access at or near
locations, sites, and facilities as well as associated information and activities with direct national
security significance to the Department of Defense.
2. APPLICABILITY
. This Instruction applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of Inspector General of the Department
of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities
within the Department of Defense (herein referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
The term “Military Services,” as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and
the Marine Corps.
b. The NSE provisions of References (c) and (d). The obligations of the Protocol Additional
to the Agreement Between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the
Application of Safeguards in the United States (AP) in Reference (d) shall be applied in
conjunction with the original obligations of Reference (c). The combined regime shall be herein
referred to as “Integrated Safeguards.”
