[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6, Parts 800 to end]
[Revised as of July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR806b.1]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 806b-AIR FORCE PRIVACY ACT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A--Overview of the Privacy Act Program
 
Sec. 806b.1  Basic guidelines.


    The Privacy Act of 1974 and this part apply only to information in 
Air Force systems of records on living United

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States citizens and permanent resident aliens.
    (a) An official system of records must be:
    (1) Authorized by law or Executive Order.
    (2) Controlled by an Air Force or lower level directive.
    (3) Needed to carry out an Air Force mission or function.
    (b) The Air Force does not:
    (1) Keep records on how a person exercises First Amendment rights. 
EXCEPTIONS are when: The Air Force has the permission of that individual 
or is authorized by federal statute; or the information pertains to an 
authorized law enforcement activity.
    (2) Penalize or harass an individual for exercising rights 
guaranteed under the Privacy Act. Give reasonable aid to individuals 
exercising their rights.
    (c) Air Force members:
    (1) Keep paper and electronic records containing personal 
information and retrieved by name or personal identifier only in 
approved systems published in the Federal Register.
    (2) Collect, maintain, and use information in such systems only to 
support programs authorized by law or Executive Order.
    (3) Safeguard the records in the system and keep them the minimum 
time required.
    (4) Keep the records timely, accurate, complete, and relevant.
    (5) Amend and correct records on request.
    (6) Let individuals review and receive copies of their own records 
unless the Secretary of the Air Force approved an exemption for the 
system or the Air Force created the records in anticipation of a civil 
action or proceeding.
    (7) Provide a review of decisions that deny individuals access to or 
amendment of their records.