DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release.

a. This statement may be used only on unclassified technical documents that have been cleared for public release by competent authority in accordance with DoD Directive 5230.09, "Clearance of DoD Information for Public Release," January 8, 2009, and DoD Instruction 5230.29, "Security and Policy Review of DoD Information for Public Release", August 08, 2008, certified current through August 22, 2015. Technical documents resulting from contracted fundamental research efforts will normally be assigned Distribution Statement A, except for those rare and exceptional circumstances where there is a high likelihood of disclosing performance characteristics of military systems, or of manufacturing technologies that are unique and critical to Defense, and agreement on this situation has been recorded in the contract or grant.

b. Technical documents with this statement may be made available or sold to the public and foreign nationals, companies, and governments, including adversary governments, and may be exported.

c. This statement shall not be used on classified technical documents or documents containing export-controlled technical data as provided in DoD Directive 5230.25, "Withholding of Unclassified Technical Data from Public Discolsure," November 6, 1984, with Change 1 incorporated August 18, 1995.

d. This statement may not be used on technical documents that formerly were classified unless such documents are cleared for public release in accordance with DoD Directive 5230.09 and DoD Instruction 5230.29.

a. This statement may be used on unclassified and classified technical documents.

b. Reasons for assigning Distribution Statement B include:

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, weapon systems specifications, technical orders, technical reports, and other publications or technical data containing valuable technical or operational data.

Contractor Performance Evaluation - To protect information in management reviews, records of contract performance evaluation, or other advisory documents evaluating programs of contractors. Assigned pursuant to subparts 203.104-4 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

Critical Technology - To protect information on technologies essential to the design, development, production, operation, application, or maintenance of an article or service that makes or could make a significant contribution to the military potential of any country, including the United States. This includes, but is not limited to, design and manufacturing knowledge, technical data, keystone equipment, and inspection and test equipment or data that relate to a specific military deficiency of a potential adversary. Information of this type may be classified or unclassified. Assigned pursuant to subpart 800-209 of title 31, CFR; International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Export Controlled - To protect information subject to the provisions of DoD Directive 5230.25.

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. Assigned pursuant to chapter 15 of title 50, United States Code (U.S.C.) and Executive Oder 13526, "Classified National Security Information," December 29, 2009.

Operations Security - To protect information and technical data that may be observed by adversary intelligence systems and to determine what indicators hostile intelligence systems may obtain that could be interpreted or assembled to derive ciritcal information in time to be useful to adversaries. Assinged in accordance with DoDD 5205.02, "DoD Operations Security (OPSEC) Program." June 20, 2012.

Premature Dissemination - To protect patentable information on systems or processes in the developmental or conceptual stage from premature dissemination. Assigned pursuant to section 205 of title 35, U.S.C.

Proprietary Information - To protect information not owned by the U.S. Government and marked with a statement of a legal property right. This information isprotected by a contractors "limited rights" statement, or received with the understanding that it not be routinely transmitted outside the U.S. Government.

Test and Evaluation - To protect the 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. Assigned pursuant to part 311.8 of title 32, CFR.

Software Documentation - To protect technical data relating to computer software that is Rreleaseable only in accordance with the software license in subpart 227.72 of title 48, CFR. It includes documentation such as user's or owner's manuals, installation instructions, operating instructions, and other information that explains the capabilities of or provides instructions for using or maintaining computer software.

Specific Authority - To protect information not specifically included in the above preceding described reasons and discussions, but which requires protection in accordance with valid documented authority, such as Executive Orders, statutes, and regulations, such as the Atomic Energy Federal regulation. When filling in the reason, cite "Specific Authority (identification of valid documented authority)."

Vulnerability Information - To protect information and technical data that provides insight into vulnerabilities of U.S. critical infrastructure, including DoD warfighting capabilities vital to National Security that are otherwise not publicly available. Assigned pursuant to Public Law 107-296, "Homeland Security Act of 2002," 25 November 2002.