32 CFR § 221.4 - Policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s221.4"
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title: "32 CFR § 221.4 - Policy."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "221.4"
section_name: "Policy."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "221"
part_name: "DOD IDENTITY MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "10 U.S.C. 1044a."
regulatory_source: "83 FR 59304, Nov. 23, 2018, unless otherwise noted."
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# 221.4 Policy.

In accordance with DoD Instruction 1000.25, “DoD Personnel Identity Protection (PIP) Program” (available at *http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/100025p.pdf*), DoD Instruction 1341.02, “Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) Procedures” (available at *http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/134102p.pdf*), Office of Management and Budget M-04-04, “E-Authentication Guidance for Federal Agencies” (available at *www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/fy04/m04-04.pdf*) and 32 CFR part 310, it is DoD policy that DoD will provide a secure means of authentication to PII and personal health information (PHI) for all beneficiaries and other individuals with a continuing affiliation with DoD.