Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 32 - National Defense |
Subtitle A - Department of Defense |
Chapter I - Office of the Secretary of Defense |
SubChapter F - Security |
Part 161 - Identification (ID) Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals |
Subpart C - DoD Identification (ID) Cards: Benefits for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals |
§ 161.20 - Benefits for civilian personnel.
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§ 161.20 Benefits for civilian personnel.
Civilian personnel may be eligible for certain benefits described in this section based on their affiliation with DoD, Service-specific guidelines, or other authorizing conditions. The definition of “civilian personnel” (e.g., civilian employee, DoD contractor, Red Cross employee) is specific to each benefit set described.
(a) Civilian personnel in the United States may be issued a DoD ID card as a condition of employment or assignment in accordance with subpart B of this part. Civilian personnel in the United States are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 29 to this subpart.
Table 29 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Civilian Personnel in the United States
CHC DC C MWR E Self: DoD Civilian Employees, IPA Personnel No No No 1 No. Non-DoD Government Agency Civilian EmployeesPersonnel No No No 2 No. DoD Contractors No No No 2 No. (b) Civilian personnel residing on a military installation in the United States are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 30 to this subpart.
Table 30 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Civilian Personnel When Residing on a Military Installation in the United States
CHC DC C MWR E Self: DoD Civilian Employees, IPA Personnel No No No 1 2. (c) DoD civilian personnel stationed or employed outside the United States and outside U.S. Territories and Possessions, and their accompanying dependents, when residing in the same household, are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 31 to this subpart.
Table 31 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for DoD Civilian Personnel Stationed or Employed Outside the United States and Outside U.S. Territories and Possessions and Accompanying Dependents
CHC DC C MWR E Self: DoD Civilian Employee, IPA Personnel No 1 Yes Yes Yes. DoD Contractor No 1 2 Yes 3. Lawful Spouse No 1 4 Yes 4. Children, Unmarried, Under 21 Years: Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, Illegitimate child of employee, or Illegitimate child of spouse No 1, 5 5 5 5. Ward No 1, 6 6 6 6. Pre-adoptive No 1, 7 7 7 7. Foster Child No No 5 5 5. Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and Over No 1, 8 9 9 9. Parent, Parent-in-Law, Stepparent, or Parent-by-Adoption No 1, 5 1, 5 5 5. (d) Non-DoD Government agency civilian personnel stationed or employed outside the United States and outside U.S. territories and possessions, and their dependents, when residing in the same household, are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 32 to this subpart.
Table 32 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Non-DoD Government Agencies Agency Civilian Personnel Stationed or Employed Outside the United States and Outside U.S. Territories and Possessions and Accompanying Dependents
CHC DC C MWR E Self: Non-DoD Government Agency Civilian Personnel No 1 2 Yes 2. Lawful Spouse No 1 3 Yes 3. Children, Unmarried, Under 21 Years: Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, Illegitimate child of employee, or Illegitimate child of spouse No 1, 4 4 4 4. Ward No 1, 5 5 5 5. Pre-adoptive No 1, 6 6 6 6. Foster Child No No 4 4 4. Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and Over No 1, 7 8 8 8. Parent, Parent-in-Law, Stepparent, Parent-by-Adoption No 1, 4 4 4 4. (e) Civilian personnel stationed or employed in U.S. Territories and Possessions and their dependents, when residing in the same household, are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 33 to this subpart.
Table 33 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Civilian Personnel Stationed or Employed in U.S. Territories and Possessions and Accompanying Dependents
CHC DC C MWR E Self: DoD Civilian employee, IPA personnel No 1 2 Yes 2. Non-DoD Government Agency Civilian employeePersonnel; DoD contractor No 1 No 3 No. Lawful Spouse No 1 4 4 4. Children, Unmarried, Under 21 Years: Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, Illegitimate illegitimate child of employee or illegitimate child of spouse No 1, 5 5 5 5. Ward No 1, 6 6 6 6. Pre-adoptive No 1, 7 7 7 7. Foster Child No No 5 5 5. Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and Over No 1, 8 9 9 9. Parent, Parent-in-Law, Stepparent, Parent-by-Adoption No 1, 5 No 5 5. (f) DoD OCONUS hires are foreign nationals in host countries who are employed by U.S. forces, consistent with any agreement with the host country as defined in Volume 1231 of DoD Instruction 1400.25. They are entered into DEERS for the purposes of issuing a CAC and are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 34 to this subpart.
Table 34 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for DoD OCONUS Hires
CHC DC C MWR E Self No No No 1 No. (g) Full-time paid personnel of the Red Cross assigned to duty with the uniformed services in the United States and residing on a military installation and their accompanying dependents, when residing in the same household are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 35 to this subpart.
Table 35 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Full-Time Paid Personnel of the Red Cross Assigned to Duty With the Uniformed Services in the United States and Residing on a Military Installation and Accompanying Dependents
CHC DC C MWR E Self No No No Yes 1. Lawful Spouse No No No Yes 1, 2. Children, Unmarried, Under 21 Years: Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, Illegitimate child of employee, illegitimate child of spouse, or foster child No No No 3 1, 3. Ward No No No 4 1, 4. Pre-adoptive No No No 5 1, 5. Foster Child No No No 3 1, 3. Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and Over No No No 6 1, 6. Parent, Parent-in-Law, Stepparent, Parent-by-Adoption No No No 3 1, 3. (h) Full-time paid personnel of the Red Cross assigned to duty with the uniformed services outside the United States and their accompanying dependents, when residing in the same household, are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 36 to this subpart.
Table 36 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Full-Time Paid Personnel of the Red Cross Assigned to Duty With the Uniformed Services Outside the United States and Accompanying Dependents
CHC DC C MWR E Self No 1 2 Yes 2. Lawful Spouse No 1 3 Yes 3. Children, Unmarried, Under 21 Years: Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, Illegitimate child of employee or illegitimate child of spouse No 1, 4 4 4 4. Ward No No 1, 5 5 5 5. Pre-adoptive No 1, 6 6 6 6. Foster Child No No 4 4 4. Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and Over No 1, 6 7 7 78 8 8. Parent, Parent-in-Law, Stepparent, or Parent-by-Adoption No 1, 4 4 4 4. (i) Full-time paid personnel of the United Service Organizations (USO) serving outside the United States and their accompanying dependents when residing in the same household are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 37 to this subpart.
Table 37 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Full-Time Paid Personnel of the USO and Accompanying Dependents Serving Outside the United States
CHC DC C MWR E Self No 1 2 Yes 2. Lawful Spouse No 1 3 Yes 3. Children, Unmarried, Under 21 Years: Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, illegitimate child of employee, or illegitimate child of spouse No 1, 4 4 4 4. Ward No No 5 5 5. Foster child No No 4 4 4. Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and Over No 1, 5 7 7 7. Parent, Parent-in-Law, Stepparent, or Parent-by-Adoption No 1, 4 4 4 4. (j) Full-time paid personnel of the USS serving outside the United States and outside U.S. territories and possessions, and their accompanying dependents, when residing in the same household, are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 38 to this subpart.
Table 38 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Full-Time Paid Personnel of the USS Serving Outside the United States and Outside U.S. Territories and Possessions and Accompanying Dependents
CHC DC C MWR E Self No 1 No Yes No. Lawful Spouse No 1 No Yes No. Children, Unmarried, Under 21 Years: Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, illegitimate child of employee, or illegitimate child of spouse No 1, 2 No 2 No. Ward No No No 3 No. Foster Child No No No 2 No. Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and Over No 1, 4 No 5 No. Parent, Parent-in-Law, Stepparent, or Parent-by-Adoption No 1, 2 No 2 No. (k) MSC civil service Marine personnel deployed on MSC-owned and operated vessels outside the United States and outside U.S. territories and possessions are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 39 to this subpart.
Table 39 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for MSC Personnel Deployed on MSC-Owned and Operated Vessels Outside the United States and Outside U.S. Territories and Possessions
CHC DC C MWR E Self No 1 No Yes No. (l) Ship's officers and members of the crews of NOAA vessels are eligible for benefits in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 3074 as shown in Table 40 to this subpart. Ship's officers are not commissioned officers, but civilian employees of NOAA.
Table 40 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Ship's Officers and Members of the Crews of NOAA Vessels
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CHC DC C MWR E Self No No Yes Yes Yes. Lawful Spouse No No Yes Yes Yes. Children, Unmarried, Under 21 Years: Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, Illegitimate child of employee, Illegitimate child of spouse, or Foster Child No No 1 1 1. Ward No No 2 2 2. Pre-adoptive No No 3 3 3. Children, Unmarried, 21 Years and Over No No 4 4 4. Parent, Parent-in-Law, Stepparent, Parent-by-Adoption No No 1 1 1. (m) Officers and crews of vessels, lighthouse keepers, and depot keepers of the former Lighthouse Service are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 41 to this subpart.
Table 41 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Officers and Crews of Vessels, Lighthouse Keepers, and Depot Keepers of the Former Lighthouse Service
CHC DC C MWR E Self No No Yes Yes Yes. (n) Presidential appointees who have been confirmed by the Senate (PASs) are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 42 to this subpart.
Table 42 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Presidential Appointees
CHC DC C MWR E Self
PASNo 1 2 Yes 2. (o) Contract surgeons overseas during the period of their contract are eligible for benefits as shown in Table 43 to this subpart.
Table 43 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for Contract Surgeons Overseas
CHC DC C MWR E Self No No No 1 1. (p) State employees of the National Guard may be identified in DEERS for the purpose of issuing a CAC to access DoD networks. There are no benefits assigned and no dependent benefits are extended as shown in Table 44 to this subpart.
Table 44 to Subpart C of Part 161—Benefits for State Guard Employees
CHC DC C MWR E Self No No No No No. [81 FR 74879, Oct. 27, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 11189, Feb. 14, 2024]