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The purpose of this rule is to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for addressing child abuse and domestic abuse in military communities. This rule prescribes procedures for completion and submission of information on reported incidents of child abuse and domestic abuse. This rule also prescribes guidance for the operation of the CCSM and incident determination committee (IDC) in responding to reports of child abuse and neglect and domestic abuse, and procedures for determining whether these allegations meet criteria for entry into the Service FAP Central Registry. DoD is committed to preventing child abuse and neglect and domestic abuse against current or former spouses and intimate partners by ensuring the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) provides a full range of prevention and intervention services to all eligible beneficiaries. This rule will provide guidance to military families if child abuse and neglect or domestic abuse occurs. This rule updates previous policy statements and more completely annotates references and source documents. This rule also adds new review, reporting and information protection responsibilities along with new procedures addressing those tasks.