32 CFR § 86.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s86.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 86.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "86.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN"
part_number: "86"
part_name: "BACKGROUND CHECKS ON INDIVIDUALS IN DOD CHILD CARE SERVICES PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 2105, 10 U.S.C. chapter 47, and 42 U.S.C. 13041."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 55756, Sept. 17, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "86"
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# 86.1 Purpose.

This part establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures to conduct criminal history checks on individuals involved in the provision of child care services for children under the age of 18 in DoD programs.