DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 5340.7A
DON/AA
1 May 2018
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5340.7A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: FUNDRAISING AND SOLICITATION IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-
MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY
Ref: (a) Executive Order 12353
(b) DoD 5500.07-R, Joint Ethics Regulation of August 30,
1993
(c) 10 U.S.C. § 1033
(d) SECNAVINST 5720.44C
(e) DODFMR Volume 7A, Chapter 52
(f) MILPERSMAN 5726-010
Encl: (1) Responsibilities
1. Purpose. To establish policy for fundraising and
solicitation in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
(NMCRS).
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 5340.7.
3. Background. Founded in 1904, the NMCRS is a private, non-
profit volunteer service organization that provides need-based
assistance to active-duty and retired Sailors and Marines, their
eligible family members and survivors. The NMCRS’s principal
activity is the disbursement of emergency interest-free loans
and grants. Other services provided include visiting nurse
services, thrift shops, infant layettes, food lockers, budget
counseling services, and educational scholarships and loans.
4. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Office of
the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Chief of Naval
Operations (CNO), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), all
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps installations, commands,
activities, field offices, and all other organizational entities
within the Department of the Navy (DON).
