BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS OPERATING
INSTRUCTION 65-3
12 OCTOBER 2017
Financial Management
HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE
OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION FUNDS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: HAF Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/AAR Resource Directorate
Supersedes: HOI65-3, 1 March 2008
Certified by: SAF/AAR
(Holly C. Mehringer)
Pages: 20
This Headquarters Operating Instruction (HOI) clarifies policy and prescribes procedures for
funding visits by foreign officials to the United States (US) and US civic relations events which
are governed by Air Force Instruction (AFI) 65-603, Official Representation Funds (ORF), and
is applicable to centrally managed and controlled tours, and visits and courtesies for
distinguished visitors that are provided at the expense of Department of Defense (DoD). It
applies to organizational elements of the Headquarters Air Force (HAF). Send recommended
changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR)
using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication to usaf.pentagon.saf-
aa.mbx.saf-aar-workflow@mail.mil
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed.
1. Authority/Responsibilities:
1.1. Title 10, United States Code, Section 127 authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force
(SecAF) to provide for any emergency and extraordinary expense (E&EE) which cannot be
anticipated or classified. ORF is one type of E&EE funds whose use is authorized by Section
127. These funds may be spent for purposes determined to be proper by the SecAF, or
designee, within the limitations of appropriations made available for such purpose, including
hosting official receptions, dinners and similar events, and otherwise extending official
courtesies to certain officials and dignitaries of the US and foreign countries, in order to
