Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5105.04
August 6, 2007
DA&M
SUBJECT: Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee Management Program
References: (a) DoD Directive 5105.4, “Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee
Management Program,” February 10, 2003 (hereby canceled)
(b) Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “DoD Directives Review
– Phase II,” July 13, 2005
(c) DoD Directive 5105.53, “Director of Administration and Management,”
November 23, 1998
(d) Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 102-3.5 through 102-3.185,
“Federal Advisory Committee Management”
(e) through (y), see Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the guidance in
Reference (b) and the authority in References (c) and (d).
1.2. Establishes policy, provides procedures, and assigns responsibilities for the Department
of Defense Federal Advisory Committee Management Program in accordance with sections 102-
3.5 through 102-3.185 of Reference (d), and Appendix of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.)
(Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction applies to:
2.1. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments (including the
Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a service in the Department of Homeland Security
by agreement with that Department), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 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 collectively referred to as the “DoD Components”). The term
