INVESTIGATION REPORTS

The basic provisions for the Privacy Act, as it applies to military and civilian records at NPRC, are to provide safeguards for an individual against an invasion of personal privacy by—

• Permitting the individual to determine what records pertaining to him/her are maintained.
• Permitting the individual to prevent records pertaining to him/her from being used or made available for purposes other than the purpose for which they were created, and
• Permitting the individual to gain access to his/her records, to have copies made of all or any portion thereof, and to correct or amend such records.

Under the Privacy Act, agencies may exempt certain types of records from certain provisions of the Act.  However, the system of records must specifically exempt a category or type of records in order to prevent its disclosure.  Investigative material compiled for law enforcement purposes is exempt from the Privacy Act.  If investigative reports are found in the military service record, they are not releasable.  Requesters should be referred to:

Coast Guard, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy

National Archives and Records Administration
ATTN:  Old Military & Civil Records (NWCTB)
700 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC  20408

Army

Commander
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
Attn:  CIJA-ZA
6010 6th Street
Fort Belvoir, VA  22060-5506

Source:NPRC 1864.102 and Directory of Military Personnel and Related Records