This regulation:
a. Establishes procedures whereby U.S. Government Departments and Agencies and their contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and DoD potential contractors, hereinafter designated as users, may become certified and registered for access to controlled scientific and technical information available from DoD information dissemination activities.
b. The provisions of it are applicable to, have been coordinated with and concurred in by the Military Services, Defense Agencies, and representatives of non-DoD offices designated to approve and certify applications for access to DoD “STINFO”. These provisions do not apply to primary distribution, interlibrary loans, distribution of unclassified-unlimited technical reports, nor unless specifically authorized, to “STINFO” which is excluded from the scope of DoDI 5100.38. “STINFO” categorized as TOP SECRET, Cryptographic and Communications Security, and Foreign Intelligence Material, unless specifically authorized, is excluded from the scope of DoDI 5100.38.
c. When properly executed, the DoD forms established by it will be used by dissemination activities as their authority to control dissemination of “STINFO”. The access afforded through use of these forms does not override special considerations or approvals that affect the flow of controlled information.
