Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5210.02
June 3, 2011
Incorporating Change 1, October 25, 2017
USD(I)
SUBJECT: Access to and Dissemination of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5143.01 (Reference (a)), this
Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive 5210.2 (Reference (b)) as a DoD Instruction to establish policies,
assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures governing access to, and dissemination of data
classified as Restricted Data (RD) and Formerly Restricted Data (FRD) by the DoD.
b. Implements sections 2153 and 2161 through 2165 of title 42, United States Code (also
known and hereinafter referred to as the “Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended” (Reference
(c))) and Part 1045 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (Reference (d)).
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, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to
collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. Access to and dissemination of RD and FRD information within and between DoD
Components will be governed by the same criteria that governs the access to other classified
information, which is contained in Volume 1 of DoDM 5200.01-R, DoD 5200.2-R DoDM
5200.02, and DoD 5220.22-R (References (e) through (g)), and by the procedures identified
within this Instruction.
