Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 55293-55298 [2019-22556]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55293-55298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22556]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2019-OS-0119]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of a modified System of Records.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is modifying a 
System of Records titled, ``Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting 
System (DEERS), DMDC 02 DoD.'' DEERS manages the issuance of DoD 
identification cards, manages physical and logistical access to DoD 
facilities and provides a database for determining DoD entitlements and 
privileges. The modification also reflects changes to the following 
sections: System manager, authorities, categories of individuals, 
categories of records, routine uses, record access procedures, and 
notification procedures.

DATES: This notice is effective upon publication; however, comments on 
the Routine Uses will be accepted on or before November 15, 2019. The 
Routine Uses are effective at the close of the comment period.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
    * Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
    Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    * Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management 
Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
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docket number for this Federal Register document. The general policy 
for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to 
make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at 
https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Luz D. Ortiz, Chief, Records, 
Privacy and Declassification Division (RPDD), 1155 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20311-1155, or by phone at (571) 372-0478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OSD is modifying a System of Records 
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The DoD uses this 
System of Records for the purpose of identity management, benefit 
eligibility determinations, supporting DoD healthcare management 
programs and assessing manpower and personnel and readiness functions. 
Additionally, this system is used to assist in Department programs such 
as the Transition Assitance Program, facilitation of DoD authorized 
surveys, and voter registration and voting procedures for eligible 
members. This modification ensures DoD's compliance with the Privacy 
Act of 1974 by updating the appropriate authorities and routine uses 
for authorized sharing of information to external DoD partners, 
specifically as it relates to the Servicemember Civil Relief Act 
(SCRA). These updates reflect the reformatting of the notice to ensure 
compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-
108, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and 
Publication under the Privacy Act.''
    The DoD notices for Systems of Records subject to the Privacy Act 
of 1974, as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and 
are available from the address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or at 
the Defense Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency Division website 
at https://dpcld.defense.gov.
    The proposed system reports, as required by the Privacy Act, as 
amended, were submitted on August 28, 2019, to the House Committee on 
Oversight and Reform, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, and the OMB pursuant to Section 6 of OMB Circular 
No. A-108, ``Federal Agency Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, and 
Publication under the Privacy Act,'' revised December 23, 2016 
(December 23, 2016, 81 FR 94424).

    Dated: October 10, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting Systems (DEERS), DMDC 02 
DoD.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    DMDC at DISA DECC Columbus, 3990 East Broad St, Bldg. 23, Columbus, 
OH 43213-0240.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Deputy Director, Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD Center Monterey 
Bay, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 93955-6771. Email: [email protected].

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    5 U.S.C. App. 3, Inspector General Act of 1978; 5 U.S.C. Chapter 
90, Federal Long-Term Care Insurance; 10 U.S.C. 136, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness; 10 U.S.C. Chapter 53, 
Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits; 10 U.S.C. Chapter 54, Commissary and 
Exchange Benefits; 10 U.S.C. Chapter 58, Benefits and Services for 
Members being Separated or Recently Separated; 10 U.S.C. Chapter 75, 
Deceased Personnel; 10 U.S.C. 2358, Research and Development Projects; 
10 U.S.C. 987, Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Members and 
Dependents; 20 U.S.C. 1070h, Scholarships for Veteran's Dependents; 31 
U.S.C. 3512(c), Executive Agency Accounting and Other Financial 
Management Reports and Plan; 38 U.S.C. Chapter 19, Subchapter III, 
Service members' Group Life Insurance; 42 U.S.C. 18001 note, Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148); 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, 
Federal Responsibilities; 50 U.S.C. Chapter 23, Internal Security; 50 
U.S.C. Chapter 50, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; DoD Directive 
1000.04, Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP); DoD Directive 
1000.25, DoD Personnel Identity Protection (PIP) Program; DoD 
Instruction 1015.9, Professional United States Scouting Organization 
Operations at United States Military Installations Located Overseas; 
DoD Instruction 1100.13, Surveys of DoD Personnel; DoD Instruction 
1241.03 TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRS) Program; DoD Instruction 1241.04, 
TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) Program; DoD Instruction 1336.05, 
Automated Extract of Active Duty Military Personnel Records; DoD 
Instruction 1341.2, Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System 
(DEERS) Procedures; DoD Manual 1341.02, DoD Identity Management DoD 
Self-Service (DS) Logon Program and Credential; DoD Instruction 
3001.02, Personnel Accountability in Conjunction with Natural or 
Manmade Disasters; Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, Policy 
for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and 
Contractors; DoD Instruction 7730.54, Reserve Components Common 
Personnel Data System (RCCPDS); 38 CFR 9.20, Traumatic injury 
protection; and E.O. 9397 (SSN), as amended.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    To manage the issuance of DoD badges and identification cards, 
i.e., Common Access Cards (CACs) or beneficiary identification cards.
    To authenticate and identify DoD affiliated personnel (e.g., 
contractors); to manage physical and logical access to DoD facilities.
    To provide a database for determining eligibility for DoD 
entitlements and privileges; to detect fraud and abuse of the benefit 
programs by claimants and providers to include appropriate collection 
actions arising out of any debts incurred as a consequence of such 
programs; to detect and identify current DoD civilian and military 
personnel commiting benefit program fraud and abuse; to ensure benefit 
eligibility is retained after separation from the military; to maintain 
the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Family SGLI (FSGLI) 
coverage elections and beneficiaries' information.
    To support DoD healthcare management programs, to include research 
and analytical projects, through the Defense Health Agency (previously 
the TRICARE Management Activity); to support benefit administration for 
those beneficiaries that have granted permission to use their personal 
email address for benefit-related notification purposes; to register 
current DoD civilian and military personnel and their authorized 
dependents to obtain medical examinations, treatment or other benefits 
to which they are entitled; to provide identification of deceased 
members.
    To assess manpower, support personnel and readiness functions, to 
include Continuous Evaluation programs; to perform statistical 
analyses; to determine Service members Civil Relief Act (SCRA) duty 
status as it pertains to SCRA legislation; to determine Military 
Lending Act (MLA) eligibility pertaining to MLA legislation; to prepare 
studies and policies related to manpower and the health and well-

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being of current and past Armed Forces and DoD-affiliated personnel; to 
assist in the Transition Assistance Program (TAP); to assist in 
recruiting prior-service personnel; to notify military members eligible 
to vote about voter registration and voting procedures; and to provide 
rosters of DoD affiliated persons at the time of an official declared 
natural or man-made disaster.
    To provide appropriate contact information of DoD personnel and 
beneficiaries for the purpose of conducting DoD authorized surveys. 
Authorized surveys are used as a management tool for conducting 
statistical analysis, policy planning, reporting, evaluation of program 
effectiveness, conducting research, to provide direct feedback on key 
strategic indicators, and for other policy planning purposes. Defense 
Manpower Data Center (DMDC) web usage data will be used to validate 
continued need for user access to DMDC computer systems and databases, 
to address problems associated with web access, and to ensure that 
access is only for official purposes.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Members, former members, retirees, civilian employees (includes 
non-appropriated fund) and contractor employees of the DoD and all of 
the Uniformed Services; Presidential appointees of all Federal 
Government agencies; Medal of Honor recipients; U.S. Military Academy 
students; DoD and Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) beneficiaries 
(e.g., dependent family members, legal guardians and other protectors, 
prior military members eligible for DVA benefits, beneficiaries of 
SGLI/FSGLI), non-Federal agency civilian associates and other 
individuals granted DoD privileges, benefits, or physical or logical 
access to military installations (e.g., American Red Cross paid 
employees, United Service Organization, Intergovernmental Personnel Act 
Employees, Boy and Girl Scout Professionals, non-DoD contract 
employees); members of the public treated for a medical emergency in a 
DoD or joint DoD/DVA medical facility; and non-CAC holders requiring 
access to DoD IT applications (i.e., DVA employees, Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) employees, state National Guard Employees, 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employees and Affiliated 
Volunteers); Individuals identified as the result of an administrative 
function in information assurance/cybersecurity reports and supportive 
materials.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Individual's name; Service or Social Security Number (SSN); DoD 
identification (DoD ID) number; residence address; mailing address; 
personal and work email addresses; date of birth; gender; mother's 
maiden name, branch of Service; primary and secondary fingerprints and 
photographs; Foreign National Identification Numbers; emergency contact 
person information; stored documents for proofing identity and 
association; DEERS Benefits Number; relationship of beneficiary to 
sponsor, to include relationship and eligibility qualifiers (i.e., 
percent of support by sponsor, student or incapacitation status, 
guardian authorizations); SGLI/FSGLI beneficiaries information and 
amounts of coverage; pharmacy benefits; start and end dates of benefits 
eligibility; number of family members of sponsor; multiple birth code/
birth order; primary unit duty location of sponsor; race and ethnic 
origin; occupation; rank/pay grade.
    Disability documentation; wounded, ill and injured identification 
information; other health information (i.e., tumor/reportable disease 
registry, immunizations); Medicare eligibility and enrollment data; 
CHAMPVA and Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program 
eligibility indicators; blood test results; Deoxyribonucleic Acid 
(DNA); dental care eligibility codes and dental x-rays.
    Patient registration data for shared DoD/DVA beneficiary 
populations, including DVA Integration Control Number (ICN), DVA 
patient type, patient category code and patient category TRICARE 
enrollment data (i.e., plan name, effective dates, primary care manager 
information, premium payment details), identity and relationship data, 
command interest code and name, command security code and name, medical 
fly status code.
    Catastrophic Cap and Deductible transactions, including monetary 
amounts; third party health insurance information on dependents; in 
addition to identity data and demographic data for beneficiaries such 
as contact information, family membership, and personnel information is 
captured as required to determine and maintain benefits; DVA disability 
payment records; digital signatures where appropriate to assert 
validity of data; care giver information; immunization data; education 
benefit eligibility and usage; special military pay information; SGLI/
FSGLI; Privacy Act audit logs; and account audit information (i.e., IP 
address) to support cybersecurity policy, unauthorized access and other 
similar investigations.
    Character of service; reenlistment eligibility; entitlement 
conditions; activations and deployments; medals and awards data; 
citizenship data/country of birth; civil service employee employment 
information (agency and bureau, pay plan and grade, nature of action 
code and nature of action effective date, occupation series, dates of 
promotion and expected return from overseas, service computation date); 
compensation data (i.e., Department of Labor Compensation data); date 
of separation of former enlisted and officer personnel; Information 
Assurance Work Force information; language data; military personnel 
information (rank, assignment/deployment, length of service, military 
occupation, education, and benefit usage); reason leaving military 
service or DoD civilian service; Reserve member's civilian occupation 
and employment information; workforces information (e.g., acquisition, 
first responders).

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Individuals and the personnel, pay, and benefit systems of the 
military and civilian departments, and agencies of the Uniformed 
Services, DVA, and other Federal agencies.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the records contained 
herein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    a. To Federal agencies and/or their contractors, the Transportation 
Security Administration and other federal transportation agencies, for 
purposes of authenticating the identity of individuals who, incident to 
the conduct of official business, present the CAC or other valid 
identification as proof of identity to gain physical or logical access 
to government and contractor facilities, locations, networks, systems, 
or programs.
    b. To Federal and State agencies to validate demographic data 
(e.g., SSN, citizenship status, date and place of birth, etc.) for 
individuals in DMDC personnel and pay files so that accurate 
information is available in support of DoD requirements.
    c. To the Social Security Administration for the purpose of 
verifying an individual's identity.
    d. To the DVA:
    1. To provide uniformed service personnel (pay, wounded, ill, and

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injured) identification data for present and former uniformed service 
personnel for the purpose of evaluating use of veterans' benefits, 
validating benefit eligibility and maintaining the health and well-
being of veterans and their family members.
    2. To provide identifying uniformed service personnel data to the 
DVA and its insurance program contractor for the purpose of conducting 
outreach and administration of benefits to qualified service members, 
Veterans and their dependents (38 U.S.C. 1977), notifying separating 
eligible Reservists of their right to apply for Veteran's Group Life 
Insurance coverage under the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 
(38 U.S.C. 1968) and for DVA to administer the Traumatic Service 
members' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) (Traumatic Injury Protection 
Rider to Service members' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI), 38 CFR 9.20).
    3. To register eligible veterans and their dependents for DVA 
programs.
    4. To provide former uniformed service personnel and survivor's 
financial benefit data to DVA for the purpose of identifying retired 
pay and survivor benefit payments for use in the administration of the 
DVA's Compensation and Pension Program (38 U.S.C. 5106). The 
information is to be used to process all DVA award actions more 
efficiently, reduce subsequent overpayment collection actions, and 
minimize erroneous payments.
    5. To provide identifying uniformed service personnel data to the 
DVA for the purpose of notifying such personnel of information relating 
to educational assistance as required by the Veterans Programs 
Enhancement Act of 1998 (38 U.S.C. 3011 and 3034).
    6. To the Veterans Benefits Administration, DVA uniformed service 
personnel and financial data for the purpose of determining initial 
eligibility and any changes in eligibility status to insure proper 
payment of benefits for GI Bill education and training benefits by the 
DVA under the Montgomery GI Bill (10 U.S.C. Chapter 1606--Selected 
Reserve and 38 U.S.C. Chapter 30--Active Duty), the Reserve Educational 
Assistance Program (REAP) educational benefit (Title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 
1607), and the National Call to Service enlistment educational benefit 
(10 Chapter 510), the Post 9/11 GI Bill (38 U.S.C. Chapter 33), and The 
Transferability of Education Assistance to Family Members. The 
administrative responsibilities designated to both agencies by the law 
require that data be exchanged when administering the programs.
    e. To consumer reporting agencies:
    1. To obtain identity confirmation and current addresses of 
separated uniformed services personnel to notify them of potential 
benefits eligibility.
    2. To the national consumer reporting agencies for the purpose of 
ensuring eligible Service members receive MLA protections in accordance 
with 32 CFR 232.
    f. To financial institutions, collection agencies and others with 
financial and legal transactions with eligible service members for the 
purpose of ensuring those service members receive SCRA protections in 
accordance with 50 U.S.C. Chapter 50.
    g. To Federal Agencies, to include OPM, United States Postal 
Service, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of 
Education, and DVA to conduct computer matching programs regulated by 
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), for the purpose 
of:
    1. Providing all members of the Reserve Component of the Armed 
Forces to be matched against the Federal agencies for identifying those 
Reserve Component Service members that are also Federal civil service 
employees with eligibility for the FEHB program. This disclosure by the 
Federal agencies will provide the DoD with the FEHB program eligibility 
and Federal employment information necessary to determine initial and 
continuing eligibility for the TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) program and 
the TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) program (collectively referred to as 
purchased TRICARE programs). Reserve Component members who are not 
eligible for FEHB program are eligible for TRS (10 U.S.C. 1076d) or TRR 
(10 U.S.C. 1076e).
    2. Providing all members of the Reserve Component of the Armed 
Forces to be matched against the Federal agencies for the purpose of 
identifying the Ready Reserve Component Service members who are also 
employed by the Federal Government in a civilian position, so that 
reserve status can be terminated if necessary. To accomplish an 
emergency mobilization, individuals occupying critical civilian 
positions cannot be mobilized as Reservists.
    3. Providing data to the Department of Education for the purpose of 
identifying dependent children of those Armed Forces members killed in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, Iraq and 
Afghanistan Only, for possible benefits.
    4. To the Veterans Benefits Administration, DVA uniformed service 
data for the purpose of determining eligibility and any changes in 
eligibility status to insure proper administration of benefits for GI 
Bill education and training benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (10 
U.S.C. Chapter 1606--Selected Reserve and 38 U.S.C. Chapter 30--Active 
Duty), the Post 9/11 GI Bill (38 U.S.C. Chapter 33).
    5. Providing data to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services 
(CMS), HHS, for the purpose of identifying DoD eligible beneficiaries 
both over and under the age of 65 who are Medicare eligible. Current 
law requires the Defense Health Agency to discontinue military health 
care benefits to Military Health Services beneficiaries who are 
Medicare eligible unless they are enrolled in Medicare Part B.
    h. To the CMS, HHS, for the purpose of verifying individual's 
healthcare eligibility status, in accordance with the Affordable Care 
Act. Data provided to CMS will be used to make eligibility 
determinations for insurance affordability programs, administered by 
Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Basic Health 
Program and the American Health Benefit Exchange.
    i. To Federal agencies for the purpose of notifying service members 
and dependent individuals of payments or other benefits for which they 
are eligible under actions of the Federal agencies.
    j. To State agencies for the purpose of supporting State Veteran 
Affairs activities.
    k. To the Department of Labor for unemployment compensation 
calculations.
    l. To other Federal agencies and state, local and territorial 
governments to identify fraud and abuse of the Federal agency's 
programs and to identify debtors and collect debts and overpayment in 
the DoD health care programs.
    m. To each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia for the 
purpose of determining the extent to which state Medicaid beneficiaries 
may be eligible for Uniformed Services health care benefits, including 
CHAMPUS, TRICARE, and to recover Medicaid monies from the CHAMPUS 
program.
    n. To State and local child support enforcement agencies for 
purposes of providing information, consistent with the requirements of 
29 U.S.C. 1169(a), 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(19), and E.O. 12953 and in response 
to a National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) (or equivalent notice if 
based upon the statutory authority for the NMSN), regarding the 
military status of identified individuals and whether, and for what 
period of time, the children of such individuals are or were eligible 
for DoD health care coverage. NOTE: Information requested by the states 
is not disclosed when it

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would contravene U.S. national policy or security interests (42 U.S.C. 
653(e)).
    o. To the HHS:
    1. For purposes of providing information, consistent with the 
requirements of 42 U.S.C. 653 and in response to an HHS request, 
regarding the military status of identified individuals and whether the 
children of such individuals are or were eligible for DoD healthcare 
coverage and for what period of time they were eligible. NOTE: 
Information requested by HHS is not disclosed when it would contravene 
U.S. national policy or security interests (42 U.S.C. 653(e)).
    2. For purposes of providing information so that specified Medicare 
determinations, specifically late enrollment and waiver of penalty, can 
be made for eligible (1) DoD military retirees and (2) spouses (or 
former spouses) and/or dependents of either military retirees or active 
duty military personnel, pursuant to section 625 of the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2002 (as 
codified at 42 U.S.C. 1395p and 1395r).
    3. To the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Federal Parent 
Locator Service, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 653 and 653a; to assist in 
locating individuals for the purpose of establishing parentage; 
establishing, setting the amount of, modifying, or enforcing child 
support obligations; or enforcing child custody or visitation orders; 
the relationship to a child receiving benefits provided by a third 
party and the name and SSN of those third party providers who have a 
legal responsibility. Identifying delinquent obligors will allow state 
child support enforcement agencies to commence wage withholding or 
other enforcement actions against the obligors.
    4. For purposes of providing information to the CMS to account for 
the impact of DoD healthcare on local reimbursement rates for the 
Medicare Advantage program as required in 42 CFR 422.306.
    p. To the Coast Guard and Public Health Service to complete 
Individual Mandate Reporting and Employer Mandate reporting to the 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as required by Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148) and Sections 6055 and 
6056 of the IRS Code.
    q. To Federal and contractor medical personnel at joint DoD/DVA 
health care clinics, for purposes of authenticating the identity of 
individuals who are registered as patients at the clinic and 
maintaining, through the correlation of DoD ID number and ICN, a shared 
population of DoD and DVA beneficiaries who are users of the clinic.
    r. To the American Red Cross for purposes of providing emergency 
notification and assistance to members of the Armed Forces, retirees, 
family members or survivors.
    s. To the Office of Disability and Insurance Security Programs, for 
the purpose of expediting disability processing of wounded military 
service members and veterans.
    t. To Federally Funded Research Centers and grantees for the 
purpose of performing research on manpower problems for statistical 
analyses.
    u. To Defense contractors to monitor the employment of former DoD 
employees and uniformed service personnel subject to the provisions of 
41 U.S.C. 423.
    v. To the Bureau of the Census for the purposes of planning or 
carrying out a census survey or related activities pursuant to the 
provisions of section 6 of title 13 U.S.C.
    w. To designated officers and employees of Federal, State, local, 
territorial, tribal, international, or foreign agencies in connection 
with the hiring or retention of an employee, the conduct of a 
suitability or security investigation, the letting of a contract, or 
the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit by the requesting 
agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to 
the requesting agency's decision on the matter and the Department deems 
appropriate.
    x. To Federal and quasi Federal agencies, territorial, state and 
local governments, and contractors and grantees for the purpose of 
supporting research studies concerned with the health and well-being of 
active duty, reserve, and retired uniformed service personnel or 
veterans, to include family members. DMDC will disclose information 
from this system of records for research purposes when DMDC:
    1. Determines the use or disclosure does not violate legal or 
policy limitations under which the record was provided, collected, or 
obtained;
    2. Determines the research purpose (1) cannot be reasonably 
accomplished unless the record is provided in individually identifiable 
form, and (2) warrants the risk to the privacy of the individual that 
additional exposure of the record might bring;
    3. Requires the recipient to (1) establish reasonable 
administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to prevent 
unauthorized use or disclosure of the record, and (2) remove or destroy 
the information that identifies the individual at the earliest time at 
which removal or destruction can be accomplished consistent with the 
purpose of the research project, unless the recipient has presented 
adequate justification of a research or health nature for retaining 
such information, and (3) make no further use or disclosure of the 
record except (A) in emergency circumstances affecting the health or 
safety of any individual, (B) for use in another research project, 
under these same conditions, and with written authorization of the 
Department, (C) for disclosure to a properly identified person for the 
purpose of an audit related to the research project, if information 
that would enable research subjects to be identified is removed or 
destroyed at the earliest opportunity consistent with the purpose of 
the audit, or (D) when required by law;
    4. Secures a written statement attesting to the recipients' 
understanding of, and willingness to abide by these provisions.
    y. To the DHS for the conduct of studies related to the health and 
well-being of Coast Guard members and to authenticate and identify 
Coast Guard personnel.
    z. To Federal and State agencies for purposes of obtaining 
socioeconomic information on uniformed service personnel so analytical 
studies can be conducted with a view to assess the present needs and 
future requirements of such personnel.
    aa. To the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS, for 
purposes of facilitating the verification of individuals who may be 
eligible for expedited naturalization (Pub. L. 108-136, Section 1701, 
and E.O. 13269, Expedited Naturalization).
    bb. To Coast Guard recruiters in the performance of their assigned 
duties.
    cc. To the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for the purpose of 
addressing civilian pay and leave, benefits, retirement deduction, and 
any other information necessary for the OPM to carry out its legally 
authorized government-wide personnel management functions and studies.
    dd. To the appropriate Federal, State, local, territorial, tribal, 
foreign, or international law enforcement authority or other 
appropriate entity where a record, either alone or in conjunction with 
other information, indicates a violation or potential violation of law, 
whether criminal, civil, or regulatory in nature.
    ee. To any component of the Department of Justice for the purpose 
of representing the DoD, or its components, officers, employees, or 
members in pending or potential litigation to which the record is 
pertinent.

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    ff. In an appropriate proceeding before a court, grand jury, or 
administrative or adjudicative body or official, when the DoD or other 
Agency representing the DoD determines that the records are relevant 
and necessary to the proceeding; or in an appropriate proceeding before 
an administrative or adjudicative body when the adjudicator determines 
the records to be relevant to the proceeding.
    gg. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for 
the purpose of records management inspections conducted under the 
authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    hh. To a Member of Congress or staff acting upon the Member's 
behalf when the Member or staff requests the information on behalf of, 
and at the request of, the individual who is the subject of the record.
    ii. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the DoD 
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the System of 
Records; (2) the DoD has determined that as a result of the suspected 
or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, the DoD 
(including its information systems, programs, and operations), the 
Federal Government, or national security; and (3) the disclosure made 
to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to 
assist in connection with the DoD's efforts to respond to the suspected 
or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm
    jj. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the DoD 
determines that information from this System of Records is reasonably 
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to 
a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or 
entity (including its information systems, programs and operations), 
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a 
suspected or confirmed breach.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records are stored on electronic storage media.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETREIVAL OF RECORDS:
    Individuals' records can be retrieved using a search algorithm 
utilizing with the primary identity traits: Personal identifier (e.g., 
SSN, service number, foreign identification number, etc.), name, date 
of birth and gender; mailing address, telephone number, mother's maiden 
name and place of birth when available. Individual information can be 
retrieved via the DoD ID Number or DoD Benefits Number; data retrievals 
may be done by biometrics (i.e., fingerprints, photograph); data 
retrievals for generating address lists for direct mail distribution 
may be accomplished using selection criteria based on geographic and 
demographic keys; data retrievals may also be done utilizing audit 
information.

POLICES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    Hardcopy version of DD Form 1172-2: Destroy once written to optical 
disk. Optical disks: Destroy primary and backup copies after 5 years. 
The DEERS database is Permanent: Cut off (take a snapshot) at end of 
Fiscal Year and transfer to NARA in accordance with 36 CFR 1228.270 and 
36 CFR 1234 Output records (electronic or paper summary reports) are 
deleted or destroyed when no longer needed for operational purposes. 
Note: This disposition instruction applies only to record keeping 
copies of the reports retained by DMDC. The DoD office requiring 
creation of the report should maintain its record keeping copy in 
accordance with NARA approved disposition instructions for such 
reports.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Computerized records are maintained in a controlled area accessible 
only to authorized personnel. Entry to these areas is restricted to 
those personnel with a valid requirement and authorization to enter. 
Physical entry is restricted by the use of locks, guards, and 
administrative procedures (e.g., fire protection regulations). Access 
to personal information is restricted to those requiring the records in 
the performance of their official duties, and to the individuals who 
are the subjects of the record or their authorized representatives. 
Access to personal information is further restricted by the use of 
Public Key Infrastructure or login/password authorization. All 
individuals granted access to this system of records require 
Information Assurance and Privacy Act training.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking access to information about themselves 
contained in this system should address written inquiries to the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff Freedom of Information Act 
Requester Service Center, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
1155. Signed written requests should contain the name and number of 
this system of records notice along with the full name, identifier 
(i.e., DoD ID number, DoD Benefits Number, or SSN), date of birth, 
current address, and telephone number of the individual. In addition, 
the requester must provide either a notarized statement or a 
declaration made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, using the following 
format:
    If executed outside the United States: ``I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).''
    If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, 
or commonwealths: ``I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).''

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    The DoD rules for accessing records, contesting contents, and 
appealing initial agency determinations are published in 32 CFR part 
310 or may be obtained from the system manager.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the Deputy Director, Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD Center 
Monterey Bay, 400 Gigling Road, Seaside, CA 93955-6771. Signed written 
requests should contain the full name, identifier (i.e., DoD ID number, 
DoD Benefits Number, or SSN), date of birth, and current address and 
telephone number of the individual. In addition, the requester must 
provide either a notarized statement or a declaration made in 
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, using the following format:
    If executed outside the United States: ``I declare (or certify, 
verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 
States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).''
    If executed within the United States, its territories, possessions, 
or commonwealths: ``I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 
(date). (Signature).''

EXEMPTIONS PROULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    July 27, 2016, 81 FR 49210.

[FR Doc. 2019-22556 Filed 10-15-19; 8:45 am]
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