---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 60.5"
title: "32"
number: "60.5"
heading: "Responsibilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/60.5"
---

# §60.5. Responsibilities.

- (a) The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy (DASD(MC&FP)), under the authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management, shall:
  - (1) **Monitor compliance with this part.**
  - (2) Train, maintain, and support a team of full-time or permanent part-time federal officers or employees from various disciplines to comprise the FACAT and respond to child sexual abuse in DoD-sanctioned activities.
  - (3) Develop and coordinate criteria for determining the appropriate professional disciplines, support staff, and the required capabilities of FACAT members.
  - (4) Ensure that policies and guidelines on activation and use of the FACAT are shared and coordinated with the DoD Components.
  - (5) **Program, budget, and allocate funds for the FACAT.**
  - (6) Appoint the chief of the FACAT and team members, and provide required logistical support when the FACAT is deployed.
  - (7) Coordinate the management and interaction of this effort with other Federal and civilian agencies as necessary.
  - (8) **Foster general awareness of FACAT goals and responsibilities.**
- (b) **The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall—**
  - (1) **Ensure compliance with this part throughout their respective Departments.**
  - (2) **Establish departmental procedures to implement with this part.**
  - (3) Designate nominees for the FACAT upon request and ensure replacements are nominated when vacancies are indicated.
  - (4) Ensure that commanders and staff are aware of the availability and proper use of the FACAT and the procedures for requesting a FACAT to assist in addressing extrafamilial child sexual abuse allegations covered by this part.
  - (5) **Encourage timely and comprehensive reporting in accordance with this part.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 1794; 42 U.S.C. 13031.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 25676, May 6, 2014, unless otherwise noted.