[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR18.5]

[Page 59]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 18_APPOINTING AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY COMMISSIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  18.5  Relationships.

    (a) In the performance of assigned functions and responsibilities, 
the Appointing Authority for Military Commission shall:
    (1) Report directly to the Secretary of Defense.
    (2) Use existing facilities and services of the Department of 
Defense and other Federal Agencies, whenever practicable, to avoid 
duplication and to achieve an appropriate level of efficiency and 
economy.
    (b) Other OSD officials and the Heads of the DoD Components shall 
coordinate with the Appointing Authority for Military Commissions on all 
matters related to the responsibilities and functions cited in Sec.  
18.4.
    (c) Nothing herein shall be interpreted to subsume or replace the 
responsibilities, functions, or authorities of the OSD Principal Staff 
Assistants, the Secretaries of the Military Departments, the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commanders of Combatant Commands, or the 
Heads of Defense Agencies or the Department of Defense Field Activities 
prescribed by law or Department of Defense guidance.