Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5100.86
April 18, 2014
IG DoD
SUBJECT: DoD Forensic Science Committee
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5100.86 (Reference (a)) in
accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5106.01 (Reference (b)) to establish the
DoD Forensic Science Committee in accordance with DoDI 5105.18 (Reference (c)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to 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 (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies,
the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to
collectively in this instruction as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The DoD Forensic Science Committee (referred to in this instruction as the Committee) is
established as a joint DoD committee authorized by Reference (b) and under the provisions of
Reference (c) to:
(1) Review advances in forensic science technologies and procedures.
(2) Suggest resolutions to criminal investigative related forensic science policy issues of
concern to the DoD forensic science community and its customers.
b. The Committee provides advice to other DoD entities on forensic science issues, and
suggests guidance for inclusion in IG DoD criminal investigative policy.
4. RESPONSIBILITIES
