Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4165.69
April 6, 2005
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Realignment of DoD Sites Overseas
References: (a) DoD Directive 4165.6, “Real Property,” October 13, 2004
(b) Section 2921, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public
Law 101-510 (as amended) (10 U.S.C. 2687 note)
(c) Section 8018 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2005, Public
Law 108-287 (Residual Value Settlements with NATO Members) (10 U.S.C.
2687 note)
(d) Sections 321 and 322 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization
Act, 1999, Public Law 105-261
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(e) through (h), see enclosure 1
1.
PURPOSE
This Instruction implements reference (a) in accordance with references (b), (c), and (d);
delegates authority and assigns responsibilities; and prescribes procedures for the realignment of
sites used, controlled, and maintained by the Department of Defense outside the United States. It
cancels the Secretary of Defense’s message 142159Z (reference (e)) and any previous guidance
inconsistent with its provisions.
2.
APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
2.1. This Instruction applies to:
2.1.1. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments
(including their Reserve components), 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”).
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See also section 324 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 1993, Public Law 102-484 (Sense of the Congress
on Overseas Environmental Restoration), available in Selected Defense Related-Laws under BRAC and Real
Property Issues at www.house.gov/hasc/reports.
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