32 CFR § 103.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s103.1"
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title: "32 CFR § 103.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "103.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN"
part_number: "103"
part_name: "SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE (SAPR) PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "10 U.S.C. 113, and Public Laws 106-65, 108-375, 109-163, 109-364, 110-417, 111-84, 111-383, 112-81, 112-239, 113-291, 113-66,113-291, and 114-92."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 42710, July 15, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "103"
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# 103.1 Purpose.

This part is the Department of Defense's comprehensive SAPR program that provides policy guidance and assigns responsibilities for the prevention, response, and oversight of sexual assaults involving members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Reserve Component, to include the National Guard. The SAPR Program is supported by the policies identified in Appendix A to this part.