Nuclear and Chemical Weapons and Materiel

Nuclear Surety

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

MARK A. MILLEY
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

KATHLEEN S. MILLER
Administrative Assistant
to the Secretary of the Army

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

Summary. This publication prescribes policies, procedures, and responsibilities for the Army Nuclear Surety Program and implements DODIDODIDepartment of the Defense Instruction 5210.42. This publication implements the nuclear Personnel Reliability Program for the Army.

Applicability. This publication applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve. It also applies to Army Civilian employees. It does not apply to contractor employees unless with express authority. This regulation also applies during full mobilization.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7. 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 guidance.

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 E).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 (DAMO-SSD), 400 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0400.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 (DAMO-SSD), 400 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0400.

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

*This regulation supersedes AR 50-5, dated 10 January 2010.

The following references are available on the Army Publishing Directorate website (http://armypubs.army.mil) unless otherwise stated. DOD directives, issuances, and forms are available from the Office of the Secretary of Defense website (http://www.esd.whs.mil/dd/). Technical publications are available from Logistics Support Activity website (https://www.logsa.army.mil/).