Appendix C to Part 154 - Tables for Requesting Investigations

Appendix C to Part 154 - Tables for Requesting Investigations

Guide for Requesting Background Investigations (BI) (Table 1)

A	B	C
If the individual is a:	And duties require:	Then a BI is required before:
U.S. national military member, civilian, consultant, or contractor employee	Top Secret clearance	Granting final clearance.
U.S. national civilian employee	Assignment to a “Critical” sensitive position	Assignment to the position.
U.S. national military member, DoD civilian or contractor employee	Occupying a “critical” position in the Nuclear Weapon Personnel Reliability Program (PRP)	Occupying a “critical” position.
U.S. national military member or civilian employee	Granting, denying clearances	Performing clearance functions.
U.S. national military member or civilian employee	Membership on security screening, hearing, or review board	Appointment to the board.
Immigrant alien	Limited access to Secret or Confidential information	Issuing limited access authorization (Note 1).
Non-U.S. national employee excluding immigrant alien	Limited access to Secret or Confidential information	Issuing limited access authorization.
Non-U.S. national nominee military education and orientation program (from a country listed at Appendix G)	Education and orientation for of military personnel	Before performing duties.
U.S. national military member DoD civilian or contractor employee	Assignment to a category two Presidential Support position	Assignment.
U.S. national military member, DoD civilian or contractor employee assigned to NATO	Access to NATO COSMIC information	Access may be granted.

Note 1: BI will cover a 10 year scope.

Guide for Requesting Special Background Investigations (SBI) (Table 2)

A	B	C
If the individual is a:	And duties require:	Then a SBI is required before:
U.S. national military member, DoD civilian, consultant, or contractor employee	Access to SCI Assisgnment to a category one Presidential Support position	Granting Access. Assignment.
	Access to SIOP-ESI	Granting access.
	Assignment to the National Security Agency	Assignment.
	Access to other Special Access programs approved under § 154.17(g)	Granting access.
	Assignment to personnel security, counterintelligence, or criminal investigative or direct investigative support duties	Assignment.

Guide for Requesting Periodic Reinvestigations (PR) (Table 3)

A	B	C
If the individual is a:	And duties require:	Then a PR is required before:
U.S. national military member, DoD civilian, consultant, or contractor employee	Access to SCI Top Secret Clearance	5 years from date of last SBI/BI or PR. 5 years from date of last SBI/BI or PR.
	Access to NATO COSMIC	5 years from date of last SBI/BI or PR.
	Assignment to Presidential Support activities	5 years from date of last SBI/BI or PR.
U.S. national civilian employee	Assignment to a “Critical” sensitive position	5 years from last SBI/BI or PR.
Non-U.S. national employee	Current limited access authorization to Secret or Confidential information	5 years from last SBI/BI or PR.

Guide for Requesting DOD National Agency Check With Inquiries (DNACI) or NACI (Table 4)

A	B	C
If the individual is a:	And duties require:	Then DNACI/NACI is required
U.S. national military member or contractor	Secret clearance Interim Secret Clearance	Before granting clearance (note 1). May be automatically issued (note 2).
U.S. national civilian employee or consultant	Secret clearance Interim Secret Clearance	Before granting clearance. May be automatically issued (note 3).
	Appointment to “Non Critical” sensitive position	Before appointment.
U.S. national military member, DoD civilian or contractor employee	Occupying a “controlled” position in the Nuclear Weapon PRR	Before assignment.
Applicant for appointment as a commissioned officer	Commission in the Award Forces	Before appointment (after appointment for health professionals, chaplains, and attorneys, under conditions authorized by § 154.15(d) of this part).
Naval Academy Midshipman, Military Academy Cadet, or Air Force Academy Cadet	Enrollment	To be initiated 90 days after entry.
Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet of Midshipman	Entry to advanced course or College Scholarship Program	Then a DNACI is required to be initiated 90 days after entry.

Note 1: First term enlistees shall require an ENTNAC.

Note 2: Provided DD Form 398-2 is favorably reviewed, local records check favorably accomplished, and DNACI initiated.

Note 3: Provided an authority designated in Appendix E finds delay in such appointment would be harmful to national security; favorable review of DD Form 398-2; NACI initiated; favorable local records check accomplished. Table 5.

Guide for Requesting National Agency Checks (NAC) (Table 5)

A	B	C
If the individual is a:	And duties require:	Then a NAC is required:
A first-term enlistee	Retention in the Armed Forces (including National Guard and Reserve)	To be initiated NLT three work days after entry (note 1).
Prior service member reentering military service after break in Federal employment exceeding 1 year	Retention in the Armed Forces (including National Guard and Reserve)	To be initiated NLT three work days after reentry.
Nominee for military education and orientation program	Education and orientation of military personnel	Before performing duties (note 2).
U.S. national military, DoD civilian, or contractor employee	Access to restricted areas, sensitive information, or equipment as defined in § 154.18(b)	Before authorizing entry.
Nonappropriated fund instrumentality (NAFI) civilian employee	Appointment as NAFI custodian Accountability for non appropriated funds	Before appointment. Before completion of probationary period.
	Fiscal responsibility as determined by NAFI custodian	Before completion of probationary period.
	Other “positions of trust”	Before appointment.
Persons requiring access to chemical agents	Access to or security of chemical agents	Before assignment.
U.S. national, civilian employee nominee for customs inspection duties	Wavier under provisions of § 154.18(d)	Before appointment (note 3).
Red Cross/United States Organization personnel	Assignment with the Armed Forces overseas	Before assignment (See note 4 for foreign national personnel).
U.S. national	DoD building pass	Prior to issuance.
Foreign national employed overseas	No access to classified information	Prior to employment (note 4).

Note 1: Request ENTNAC only.

Note 2: Except where personnel whose country of origin is a country listed at Appendix G, a BI will be required (See § 154.18(1)).

Note 3: A NAC not over 5 years old suffices unless there has been a break in employment over 12 months. Then a current NAC is required.

Note 4: In such cases, the NAC shall consist of: (a) Host government law enforcement and security agency record checks at the city, state (province), and national level, and (b) DCII.