Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4140.66
September 7, 2010
Incorporating Change 1, May 24, 2017
USD(P)
SUBJECT: Registration and End-Use Monitoring of Defense Articles and/or Defense Services
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5111.1 (Reference (a)) and
Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (b)), this Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction 4140.66 (Reference (c)) to update policies, responsibilities, and
procedures, in accordance with section 1228 of Public Law 110-181 and section 1225 of Public
Law 111-84 (References (d) and (e), respectively), to certify the establishment of a registration
and monitoring system for controlling the export and/or transfer of defense articles and/or
defense services.
b. Designates the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), as the DoD lead
agent responsible for:
(1) Managing and implementing the Department of Defense’s Golden Sentry end-use
monitoring (EUM) program.
(2) Developing, implementing, and providing oversight of the registration and
monitoring policy, through EUM inspection and other means, pursuant to this Instruction.
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 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”).
b. All DoD government-to-government transfers or exports of defense articles and/or
defense services including those to the governments of Iraq, Afghanistan, and/or Pakistan and, in
