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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ACTIVITIES OF
PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE
DOD INTELLIGENCE COMPONENTS
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THAT AFFECT UNITED STATES PERSONS
DECEMBER 1982
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PROCEDURE -13.-@XPERIMENTATION -ON 11UMN-SUBJECTS -FOR --MELLIGENCE @PURPOSES
.B. EXPLANATION OF UNDEFINED TERMS
1. Experimentation in this context means any research or testing activ-
ity involving human subjects that may expose such subjects to the possibility
of permanent or temporary injury (including physical or psyehological damage
and damage to the reputation of such persons) beyond the risks of injury to
which such subjects are ordinarily exposed in their daily lives.
2. Experimentation is conducted on behalf of a DoD intelligence com-
ponent if it is conducted under contract to that component or to another DoD
component for the benefit of the intelligence component or at the request of
such a component regardless of the existence of a contractual relationship.
3. Human subjects in this context includes any person whether or not
such person is a United States person.
C. PROCEDURES
It Experimentation on human subjects conducted by or on behalf of a DoD
intelligence component may be undertaken only with the informed consent of the
subject, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of Health and
Human Services, setting out conditions that safeguard the welfare of such sub-
jects.
2. -DoD intelligence components may not engage in or contract for experi-
,zentation on human subject's without approval of the Secretary or Deputy Secre-
ftary of Defense, or the Secretary or Under Secretary of a Military Department,
!@es 6ppropriate.
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This procedure applies to experimentation on human subjects if such experi-
mentation is conducted by or on behalf of a DoD intelligence component. This
procedure does not apply to experimentation on animal subjects.