DoD Directives
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INSTRUCTION |
NUMBER 1000.23
December 10, 1998
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Department of Defense Civilian Identification (ID) Card
References: (a) DoD Directive 1000.22, "Uniformed Services' Identification (ID) Cards," October 8, 1997
(b) DoD Instruction 1000.13, "Identification (ID) Cards for Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals," December 5, 1997
(c) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, "Medical and Dental Care"
(d) Sections 701 and 1001 of title 18, United States Code, "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction implements policy in reference (a) and establishes the policies, responsibilities, and procedures for the issuance of the Department of Defense Civilian ID Card to eligible executive civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
2. APPLICABILITY
This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, and the Defense Agencies (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").
3. DEFINITION
Executive Civilian Employees. Presidential Appointees confirmed by the Senate; and non-career, career, and time-limited Senior Executive Service (SES) employees and SES equivalents (e.g., Senior Level (SL), Scientific and Professional (ST), Defense Intelligence SES (DISES), and Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL)) of the DoD Components.
4. POLICY
It is DoD policy to provide executive civilian employees of the DoD Components a distinctive ID card for use in identifying their status as executives of the Department of Defense and as appropriate, their eligibility for appropriate medical benefits. Eligible individuals may also be issued an identification card as prescribed by DoD Instruction 1000.13 (reference (b)).
5. RESPONSIBILITIES
5.1. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall establish overall policy and procedures for the issuance of the "Department of Defense Civilian Identification Card," DD Form 2750.
5.2. The Heads of the DoD Components:
5.2.1. Shall provide lists of their organization's eligible executive civilian employees to the Directorate for Personnel and Security, Washington Headquarters Services;
5.2.2. Shall ensure that ID cards issued under this Instruction are retrieved when individuals lose their eligibility;
5.2.3. Shall comply with this Instruction.
5.3. The Director of Washington Headquarters Services shall ensure that the Directorate for Personnel and Security or other authorized activities shall issue the DD Form 2750 in accordance with the procedures contained herein.
6. PROCEDURES
6.1. The DD Form 2750 is the primary ID card for executive civilian employees of the Department of Defense. The DD Form 2750 shall be used to identify the individual and the individual's eligibility for medical benefits administered by the Uniformed Services in accordance with 10 U.S.C., Chapter 55 (reference (c)); Secretary of the Army memorandum, "Medical Treatment for Non-Military Personnel," dated March 16, 1994; Secretary of the Navy memorandum, "Medical Treatment of Civilian Officials at Military Treatment Facilities," dated March 4, 1996; and Secretary of the Air Force memorandum, "Medical Treatment of Civilian Officials at Military Medical Treatment Facilities," dated February 9, 1996. Other media or specialized forms of identification (e.g., credit card, building pass), shall be used only for the specific purpose for which it was issued.
6.2. The DD Form 2750 is the property of the U.S. Government and shall be in the personal possession of the individual at all times. If required by the Department of Defense, it shall be surrendered for ID or investigation.
6.3. Any personnel willfully altering, damaging, lending, counterfeiting, or using the DD Forms 2750 in any unauthorized manner is subject to fine or imprisonment, or both, as prescribed by 18 U.S.C. 701 or 1001 (reference (d)).1 18 U.S.C. 701 prohibits selling, manufacturing, possessing, photographing, or otherwise reproducing any United States Government identification card in an unauthorized manner, under penalty or fine or imprisonment or both. Unauthorized or fraudulent use of the DD Form 2750 occurs if a bearer uses the card in a manner that would enable the bearer to obtain benefits to which he or she is not entitled. Photocopying of the DD Form 2750 to facilitate healthcare processing, check cashing, or administering the Uniformed Services-related benefits to eligible beneficiaries are examples of authorized photocopying.
6.4. Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) enrollment for DoD executive civilian employees shall be accomplished through on-line interface to the DEERS.
6.5. The DD Form 2750 shall be issued to the following categories of personnel of the DoD Components:
6.5.1. Presidential Appointees who have been appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate.
6.5.2. Non-career, career, and time-limited SES employees.
6.5.3. SES equivalents (e.g., SL, ST, DISL, and DISES).
6.6. Restriction. The DD Form 2750 shall not be issued to any individual not reported as eligible by the Head of a DoD Component.
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Machine-readable cards must not be punched.
