USMC Disclosure Policy and Delegation of Disclosure Authority

1. THIS IS A COORDINATED DEPUTY COMMANDANT, PLANS, POLICIES AND
OPERATIONS (DC, PP&O) AND DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE (DIRINT) MESSAGE.
THIS MARADMIN REINFORCES USMC DISCLOSURE POLICY CONTAINED IN THE
REFERENCES AND ESTABLISHES A PLAN OF ACTION FOR FURTHER DELEGATING
DISCLOSURE AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS.
2. THE REFERENCES OUTLINE THE NATIONAL FOREIGN DISCLOSURE POLICY AND
SPECIFY SAFEGUARDS REQUIRED TO PROTECT U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY
INTERESTS. WHILE PUBLIC DOMAIN INFORMATION AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED
BY THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE CAN BE FREELY SHARED WITH FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS AND INTERESTS, CMI AND CUI IS ONLY SHARED WITH FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY DEFINED BENEFIT TO THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT. DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION CAN BE MADE ONLY BY A
DESIGNATED DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY (DDA) OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH A
DELEGATION OF DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY LETTER (DDL) ISSUED IN SUPPORT OF
A SPECIFIC INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY USMC
DESIGNATED DISCLOSURE AUTHORITIES FOR DISCLOSURE OF CMI AND CUI ARE:
 DC, PP&O FOR INFORMATION CATEGORIES 1 THRU 7, AND DIRINT FOR
CATEGORY 8 INFORMATION.
3. INTENT OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO FURTHER DELEGATE DISCLOSURE
AUTHORITY TO REGIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDERS AND
TO COMMANDING GENERALS WITHIN THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT IN ORDER
TO DECENTRALIZE DISCLOSURE DECISIONS, ACCURATELY SAFEGUARD CMI AND
CUI, AND STREAMLINE THE DISCLOSURE PROCESS.
4. DC, PP&O HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR
THOSE COMMANDS DESIRING DELEGATED DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY.
A. REGIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDS AND COMMANDS
WITHIN THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT THAT DESIRE DELEGATION OF
DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY SHOULD:
(1) NOTIFY DC, PP&O (PLU) OF THE COMMAND'S INTENT AND PROVIDE
JUSTIFICATION FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION CATEGORIES FOR WHICH THEY
REQUIRE DELEGATION. CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED IN PARA
5 BELOW.
(2) DESIGNATE IN WRITING A FOREIGN DISCLOSURE POINT OF CONTACT
(FDPOC); PROVIDE A COPY TO DC, PP&O (PLU). 
(3) THE DDA AND OR FDPOC MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES
BEFORE THE DELEGATION OF DISCLOSURE LETTER (DDL) CAN BE ISSUED TO
THE COMMAND:
(A) COMPLETE THE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS SECURITY REQUIREMENTS (IPSR)
COURSE OFFERED BY THE DEFENSE INSTITUTE OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE
MANAGEMENT (DISAM) EITHER VIA THEIR ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION
PROGRAM OR IN-RESIDENCE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE
COURSES CAN BE FOUND AT DISAM'S WEBPAGE, HTTP: DISAM.OSD.MIL.
(B) COMPLETE HQMC DISCLOSURE TRAINING PROVIDED BY PP&O (PLU) AND
DIRINT. DURING 1ST QTR FY06 THE HQMC TRAINING TEAM WILL OFFER
ON-SITE TRAINING AT THOSE COMMANDS REQUESTING DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY. 
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WILL BE OFFERED DURING THE ANNUAL USMC SECURITY
COOPERATION CONFERENCE AT QUANTICO, VA, 14-16 FEB 06. ADDITIONAL OR
INDIVIDUAL TRAINING CAN BE ARRANGED WITH PP&O (PLU) ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
(4) UPON COMPLETION OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS, DC, PP&O WILL ISSUE
THE DELEGATION OF DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY LETTER (DDL).
5. CATEGORIES OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.
A. CATEGORY 1. ORGANIZATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY
FORCES. MILITARY INFORMATION OF A GENERAL NATURE PERTAINING TO
TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, TACTICAL DOCTRINE, AND INTELLIGENCE AND
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE DOCTRINE AND TECHNIQUES. EXCLUDED IS INFORMATION
NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION, TRAINING, AND MAINTENANCE OF MILITARY
MATERIEL AND MUNITIONS.
B. CATEGORY 2. MILITARY MATERIEL AND MUNITIONS. INFORMATION ON
SPECIFIC ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT ALREADY IN PRODUCTION, OR IN SERVICE,
AND THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND
TRAINING. ITEMS ON THE U.S. MUNITIONS LIST FALL WITHIN THIS
CATEGORY. THIS CATEGORY DOES NOT PERTAIN TO EQUIPMENT THAT IS IN
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
C. CATEGORY 3. APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION AND
MATERIEL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FUNDAMENTAL THEORIES, DESIGN,
AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE MILITARY APPLICATIONS;
IT INCLUDES ENGINEERING DATA, OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, CONCEPTS,
AND MILITARY CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED TO ADOPT THE ITEM FOR
PRODUCTION. DEVELOPMENT CEASES WHEN THE EQUIPMENT HAS COMPLETED
SUITABILITY TESTING AND HAS BEEN ADOPTED FOR USE OR PRODUCTION.
D. CATEGORY 4. PRODUCTION INFORMATION. INFORMATION RELATED TO
DESIGNS, SPECIFICATIONS, MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES, AND SUCH RELATED
INFORMATION NECESSARY TO MANUFACTURE MATERIEL AND MUNITIONS.
E. CATEGORY 5. COMBINED MILITARY OPERATIONS, PLANNING AND READINESS.
INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PLAN, ENSURE READINESS FOR, AND PROVIDE
SUPPORT TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF MUTUAL FORCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS OR
PARTICIPATION IN SPECIFIC COMBINED TACTICAL OPERATIONS AND
EXERCISES. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE STRATEGIC PLANS AND GUIDANCE OR NORTH
AMERICAN DEFENSE INFORMATION.
F. CATEGORY 6. U.S. ORDER OF BATTLE. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO U.S.
FORCES IN A SPECIFIC AREA. IN GENERAL, DISCLOSURES OF THIS
INFORMATION ARE LIMITED TO THOSE COUNTRIES IN WHICH U.S. FORCES ARE
STATIONED OR ARE IN ADJACENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. 
G. CATEGORY 7. NORTH AMERICAN DEFENSE. INFORMATION RELATED TO PLANS,
OPERATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND PROJECTS, TO INCLUDE DATA AND EQUIPMENT,
DIRECTLY RELATED TO NORTH AMERICAN DEFENSE.
H. CATEGORY 8. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. INFORMATION OF A MILITARY
CHARACTER PERTAINING TO FOREIGN NATIONS. THIS CATEGORY OF
INFORMATION DOES NOT INCLUDE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OR SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE DIRECTOR OF
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (DCI).
6. POC IS MS CINDY DAVIS, PP&O, PLU AT (703) 692-4342/DSN 222-4342;
EMAIL: DAVISCL@HQMC.USMC.MIL, DAVISCL@HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL; FAX (703)
614-1420 OR SSGT WILLIAM ROENKE, INTEL, AT (703) 614-1668/DSN
224-1668; EMAIL: ROENKEWI@HQMC.USMC.MIL, 
ROENKEWI@HQMC.USMC.SMIL.MIL; SECURE FAX (703) 614-8160.