Defense Technical Information Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Rd.; Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060
Distribution Statements and Their Corresponding Reasons for Use
DoDI 5230.24, August 23, 2012, Change 3, October 15, 2018
http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/523024p.pdf
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT B. Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies (reason) (date of determination). Other requests for
this document shall be referred to (controlling DoD office).
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT C. Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors (reason) (date of determination).
Other requests for this document shall be referred to (controlling DoD office).
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT D. Distribution authorized to Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only (reason) (date of
determination). Other requests for this document shall be referred to (controlling DoD office).
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT E. Distribution authorized to DoD Components only (reason) (date of determination).
Other requests for this document shall be referred to (controlling DoD office).
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT F. Further dissemination only as directed by (controlling office) (date of
determination) or higher DoD authority.
REASON
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PUBLIC RELEASE.
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ADMINISTRATIVE OR OPERATIONAL USE: To protect technical or operational data or information from automatic
dissemination under the International Exchange Program or by other means. This protection covers publications
required solely for official use or strictly for administrative or operational purposes. This statement may apply to
manuals, pamphlets, technical orders, technical reports, and other publications containing valuable technical or
operational data.
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CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: To protect information in management reviews, records of contract
performance evaluation, or other advisory documents evaluating programs of contractors.
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CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY: To protect information and technical data that advance current technology or describe
new technology in an area of significant or potentially significant military application or that relate to a specific
military deficiency of a potential adversary. Information of this type may be classified or unclassified.
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DIRECT MILITARY SUPPORT: The document contains export-controlled technical data of such military significance
that release for purposes other than direct support of DoD-approved activities may jeopardize an important
technological or operational military advantage of the United States, another country, or a joint U.S.-foreign
program. Designation of such data is made by competent authority in accordance with Reference (d).
X
EXPORT CONTROLLED: To protect information subject to the provisions of Reference (d).
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FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION: To protect and limit distribution in accordance with the desires of and
agreements with the foreign government that furnished the technical information.
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OPERATIONS SECURITY: To protect information and technical data that may be observed by adversary intelligence
systems and determining what indicators hostile intelligence systems may obtain that could be interpreted or
pieced together to derive critical information in time to be useful to adversaries.
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PREMATURE DISSEMINATION: To protect patentable information on systems or processes in the development or
concept stage from premature dissemination.
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X
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION: To protect information not owned by the U.S. Government and marked with a
statement of a legal property right. This information is received with the understanding that it will not be routinely
transmitted outside the U.S. Government.
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X
TEST AND EVALUATION: To protect results of test and evaluation of commercial products or military hardware
when disclosure may cause unfair advantage or disadvantage to the manufacturer of the product.
X
X
SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION: To protect technical data relating to computer software that is releasable only in
accordance with the software license in subpart 227.72 of Reference (so). It includes documentation such as user
or owner manuals, installation instructions, operating instructions, and other information that explains the
capabilities of or provides instructions for using or maintaining computer software.
X
X
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SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: To protect information not specifically included in the above reasons, but which requires
protection in accordance with valid documented authority (e.g., Executive orders, statutes such as Atomic Energy
Federal regulation). When filling in the reason, cite “Specific Authority (identification of valid documented
authority).”
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VULNERABILITY INFORMATION: To protect information and technical data that provides insight into vulnerabilities
of U.S. critical infrastructure, including DoD warfighting infrastructure, vital to National Security that are otherwise
not publicly available.
X
X
X
X
Sep 2018
DoD Instruction 5230.24 (http://www.esd.whs.mil/dd/),
Enclosure 4: DISTRIBUTION STATEMENTS FOR USE ON TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS provides guidance for
constructing and using DoD approved distribution statements and their accompanying reasons.
Paragraph 1a. Requires: “The wording of the distribution statements specified by this Instruction may not
be modified to accommodate additional distribution, such as distribution to foreign governments. Such
release is outside the scope of secondary DoD distribution.” Other markings may be also used.
Paragraph 1b. Shows the format: Distribution Statements B, C, D, and E are expressed in a standard
format comprising four components presented in the following order:
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. Authorized
Audience or
Who Can Access
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. Reason for Control or Why
/Reason*
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Date of Determination
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. Controlling Office or
Releasing Authority
*More than one reason may apply and may be used in a distribution statement.
Anatomy of a Distribution Statement
Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies only; Proprietary Information
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15 Apr 05. Other requests for this document shall be referred to AFRL/VSSE, 3550
Aberdeen Ave. SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776.
• Use listed distribution reasons as written
• Use complete mailing address for the releasing authority (including office symbols)
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For Export Controlled Information: Include “Export Control” as a reason
Distribution Authorized to U.S. Government Agencies only; Proprietary Information; Export Control;
March 2013. Other requests for this document shall be referred to AFRL/RITF, Rome, NY 13441-4505.
If in doubt as to which distribution statement to apply, consult your contract/grant technical
monitor. All other information email [email protected] or telephone,
1-800-225-3842 (menu selection 6).
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