§ 224.5 - Responsibilities.

(a) The Director of Administration and Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense (DA&M, OSD), or his designee, shall:

(1) Provide policy guidance on the DoD Committee Management Program to DoD Components.

(2) Represent the Department of Defense and maintain liaison with the Congress, General Accounting Office (GAO), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other Government agencies, as required, on matters involving the DoD Committee Management Program.

(3) Obtain such information, analyses, reports, and assistance from DoD Components as is required to respond to inquiries from the Congress, GAO, OMB, and other Government agencies, consistent with the provisions of DoD Directive 7750.5.2

(4) Serve as DoD Committee Management Officer with responsibility to monitor compliance with the provisions of this part.

(b) The Heads of DoD Components, or their designees, shall:

(1) Ensure that the committees under their cognizance are established and administered consistent with the provisions of this part.

(2) Develop operating procedures and provide supplemental guidance as required for the efficient operation of the committees under their cognizance.

(3) Administer their committee management programs, including: the approval or disapproval of proposals for the establishment, revision, continuation, or termination of operational, interagency, international, intra-Component, and joint DoD committees under their cognizance; the development of pertinent operating documents such as charters, membership lists, terms of reference, memoranda of understanding, and international agreements; and, the maintenance and disposition of reports, records, and minutes of meetings.

(4) Approve or disapprove proposals for participation by their Components on committees chaired by another DoD Component, Government agency, or foreign government.

(5) Maintain information about the program, objectives, and activities of each committee established within their Component and provide such information, when requested, to the DA&M.

(6) Conduct periodic reviews of existing committees, and evaluate recommendations for their revision, consolidation, or termination.

(7) Designate a Committee Management Officer to assist in the performance of the above responsibilities.