The provisions of this Instruction are applicable to the Department of the Army (DA), the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) which will be referred to collectively as "DoD Components." This instruction applies to all world wide DoD locations that receive, store, issue, use, maintain, recondition, and perform associated services with or on the compressed gases and their cylinders managed by the Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) and the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP). When there is a conflict between the provisions of this instruction and the host nation, the more stringent requirements shall apply.