THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1775
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
16 November 2023

*Army Regulation 15–39

Effective 16 December 2023

Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Department of the Army Intergovernmental and Intragovernmental Committee Management Program

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision. The portions affected by this major revision are listed in the summary of change.

Authorities. This regulation implements DoDI 5105.18. When an advisory committee is composed of one or more individuals who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, refer to DoDI 5105.04 and AR 15–1.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11–2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments or suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army by email to usarmy.pentagon.hqda-hsa.mbx.committee-management@army.mil.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 15–39, dated 13 July 2018.

AR 15–39 • 16 November 2023

UNCLASSIFIED

Committee Any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, integrated process team, or other similar group or any subcommittee or subgroup thereof that is composed of U.S. or foreign officials and is established at the direction of the Office of the Secretary of Defense or heads of DoD components.

Interagency committee Membership composed wholly of representatives from two or more U.S. Government agencies.

Intergovernmental committee Any committee composed wholly of full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees and elected officers of State, local, or tribal governments (or their designated employees with authority to act on their behalf), acting in their official capacity.

Intra–Army committee An intragovernmental committee with membership composed wholly of representatives from DA organiza- tions.

Intragovernmental committee Any committee composed wholly of full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees. Intra- governmental committees composed wholly of DoD representatives from two or more DoD components may also be referred to as Joint DoD committees.

Joint Department of Defense committee An intragovernmental committee with membership composed wholly of representatives from two or more DoD components (for example, Navy, Army, Air Force, Joint Staff).