Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4650.01
January 9, 2009
Incorporating Change 1, October 17, 2017
DoD CIO
SUBJECT: Policy and Procedures for Management and Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 4650.1 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction in
accordance with the guidance in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5025.01 (Reference (b)) and the
authority in DoDD 5144.02 (Reference (c)).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides instructions for management and
use of the electromagnetic spectrum in accordance with Reference (c).
c. Implements section 305 and chapter 8 of title 47, United States Code (Reference (d));
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-11, Part 2, Sec. 33.4 (Reference (e)); and
the Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Radio Frequency Management (Reference (f)).
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. The United States Coast Guard. The United States Coast Guard will adhere to DoD
requirements, standards, and policies in this instruction in accordance with the direction in
Paragraph 4a of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of Defense and the
Department of Homeland Security (Reference (p)).
