This regulation prescribes policies and procedures for the administration of
the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), as it is established
in MIL-STD-196. It designates the Joint Equipment and Standardization Panel
of the US Military Communications Electronics Board (MCEB) to provide
guidance on policy matters concerning the JETDS. It establishes and assigns
responsibilities of the Department of Defense Control Point and of Military
Departments requesting designations. This regulation applies to Military
Departments in the identification for design control of electronic (excluding
communications security) materiel and certain associated equipment.