1、 Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 5400.04 March 17,2009 ASD(LA)SUBJECT:Provision of Information to Congress References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.This Instruction:a.Reissues DoD Directive(DoDD)5400.4(Reference(a)as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5142.01(Reference(b
2、).b.Implements the policies and procedures of the Departments provision of information,both classified and unclassified,to the Congress,and assigns responsibilities for approving and coordinating responses to requests for information from the Congress.2.APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE.This Instruction:a.App
3、lies 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 in the Departme
4、nt of Defense(hereafter referred to collectively as the“DoD Components”).b.Does not cover the processing of legislation covered by the Office of Management and Budget(OMB)Circular A-19(Reference(c),DoDD 5118.03(Reference(d),DoDD 5145.1(Reference(e),or DoDD 5500.01(Reference(f),including matters rela