(a) Regular duties. The Defense shall perform all duties specified or implied in 32 CFR part 9 as responsibilities of the Defense.
(b) Special duties. The Office of the Chief Defense Counsel shall perform such other functions, consistent with 32 CFR part 9, and Military Order of November 13, 2001, ``Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism,'' and the mission of the Office of the Chief Defense Counsel, as may be directed by the Appointing Authority or the General Counsel of the Department of Defense.