MATCHING AGREEMENTS (MA)

Below is a listing of all DoD matching agreements and their corresponding Federal Register Notices. The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-503, 102 Stat. 2507 (1988), amended the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, to include provisions governing computer matching activities. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(o), "no record which is contained in a system of records may be disclosed to a recipient agency or non-Federal agency for use in a computer matching program except pursuant to a written agreement between the source agency and the recipient agency or non-Federal agency," subject to other delineated exceptions.

Agencies use matching agreements to conduct many government functions, including establishing or verifying eligibility for Federal benefit programs, or identifying payments/debts owned to government Agencies. A matching agreement is a written contract that establishes the conditions, safeguards, and procedures under which Federal Agencies agree to disclose data where there is a computerized comparison of two or more automated systems of records.

DoD Matching Agreements (MA)

Title of Match: Disclosure of Enrollment and Eligibility Information for Military Health System Beneficiaries Who are Medicare Eligible (TRICARE Verification for the Under & Over 65) Federal Register Citation: March 18, 2016, 81 FR 14852 Source Agency: Health and Human Services (HHS) / Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Title of Match: TRICARE Reserve Select FEHB Eligibility Verification Federal Register Citation: August 18, 2016, 81 FR 55241 Source Agency: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
Title of Match: Federal Pell Grant Federal Register Citation: July 27, 2018, 83 FR 35626 Recertification: February 29, 2020 Source Agency: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
Title of Match: Montgomery GI Bill and Post 9/11 GI Bill Federal Register Citation: April 26, 2018, 83 FR 18396 Recertification: November 26, 2019 Source Agency: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
Title of Match: Verification of Eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Through a Department of Defense Health Benefits Plan Federal Register Citation: October 31, 2018, 83 FR 54755 Recertification: May 30, 2020 Source Agency: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
Title of Match: Benefit Eligibility for Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) or Hostile Fire Pay (HFP) Federal Register Citation: November 20, 2019, 84 FR 64052 Source Agency: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
Title of Match: Verification of Continued Eligibility for Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) Federal Register Citation: February 27, 2019, 84 FR 6388 Recertification: September 30, 2020 Source Agency: State Public Assistance Agencies (SPAAs) Facilitating Agency: Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Title of Match: Disability Compensation Verification Federal Register Citation: May 13, 2019, 84 FR 20968 Recertification: December 13, 2020 Source Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Title of Match: Verification of Eligibility of SSI/SVB Federal Register Citation: April 17, 2019, 84 FR 16133 Recertification: November 18, 2020 Source Agency: Social Security Administration (SSA)
Title of Match: Reserve Pay Reconciliation Federal Register Citation: October 12, 2018, 83 FR 51673 Recertification: May 14, 2020 Source Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)