32 CFR § 97.5 - Responsibilities—GC DoD.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s97.5"
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title: "32 CFR § 97.5 - Responsibilities—GC DoD."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "97.5"
section_name: "Responsibilities—GC DoD."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN"
part_number: "97"
part_name: "RELEASE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN LITIGATION AND PRESENTATION OF WITNESS TESTIMONY BY DOD PERSONNEL (TOUHY REGULATION)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. 113."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 57827, Sept. 22, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "97"
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# 97.5 Responsibilities—GC DoD.

The GC DoD has overall responsibility for the policy in this part, oversees the implementation of its procedures throughout the DoD, and provides supplemental guidance as appropriate.