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REAL ID ACT INFORMATION SHEET

Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act enacted the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that the Federal

Government "set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses." Due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the national emergency declaration, the Department of Homeland Security, is extending the REAL ID enforcement deadline until October 1, 2021.

The following states/territories are under review, allowing Federal agencies to accept driver's licenses and identification cards from at Federal facilities and nuclear power plants until further notice:

Under Review

A. Samoa N. Marianas

The following states/territories are compliant with the REAL ID Act:

Alabama Arizona Arkansas

Colorado Connecticut Delaware

DC Florida Georgia

Hawaii Indiana Iowa

Kansas Louisiana Maryland

Michigan Mississippi Nebraska

Nevada New Mexico New York

N. Carolina Ohio S. Dakota

Tennessee Texas Utah

Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin

Wyoming S. Carolina Idaho

N. Dakota Puerto Rico Washington

N. Hampshire Massachusetts Guam

Virginia Minnesota Illinois

Virgin Islands California Rhode Island

Alaska Montana Missouri

Pennsylvania Kentucky Maine

New Jersey Oregon Oklahoma

Below are acceptable forms of identification for identity proofing for access to Scott AFB if you do not have an Enhanced Driver’s License:

- Driver's licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by DMV (or equivalent)

- U.S. passport

- U.S. passport card

- DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)

- U.S. DoD ID, including IDs issued to dependents

- Permanent resident card

- Border crossing card

- State-issued Enhanced Driver’s License

- Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID

- HSPD-12 PIV card

- Foreign government-issued passport

- Canadian provincial driver's license or Indian and

- Northern Affairs Canada card

- Transportation worker identification credential

- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

- Employment Authorization Card (I-766)

- U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential

- Veterans Health Administration (VA) ID

Please contact Pass and Registration at 256-3020/

2008 if you have any questions or need additional information.

Q & A Real ID Program

Q: How do I get a REAL ID?

A: Visit your state’s driver’s licensing agency website to find out exactly what documentation is required to obtain a REAL ID. At a minimum, you must provide documentation showing: 1) Full

Legal Name; 2) Date of Birth; 3) Social Security

Number; 4) Two Proofs of Address of Principal

Residence; and 5) Lawful Status.

Q: Does this affect those with a military, retiree, dependent or CAC ID?

A: No. There is no change for base access to individuals who already possess military or DoD issued credentials; non-DoD personnel without base access credentials will be the largest demographic affected by REAL ID Act requirements.

Q: Will minors need to have driver's licenses/ identification cards to fly domestically?

A: No. TSA does not require children under 18 to provide identification when traveling with a companion within the United States. The companion will need acceptable identification

Q: If I have a military ID and want to take my mom on base, does she need to get a background check?

A: If you are a military ID cardholder and she is under your escort, she only needs to show a picture

ID. If she needs unescorted access, i.e., entering the installation on her own, she will need a REAL ID

Act compliant credential to be issued an access pass.

A background check will be done prior to issuing the pass.

Q: I have guests attending a personal event for someone on base, do they each need a background check for this or just an access pass?

A: If you are escorting them in your vehicle, a photo ID will suffice without a background check.

If you have guests that need to travel unescorted onto an Air Force Installation, guests 18 and over will need a background check and an access pass.

The passes will be valid for the duration of the visit. Background checks and passes are issued at the Visitor Control Center (VCC). In order to conduct the background check, a REAL ID Act compliant credential will be required to establish individual identity.

Q: Do I need a passport if I have a REAL ID?

A: If you are traveling internationally, you will still need your passport. If you are traveling domestically, you will only need one valid form of identification – either your REAL ID or another acceptable alternative such as a passport, not both.

Q: I am a DoD contractor with a Common Access

Card. Can I bring my wife onto the installation without her needing a background check or access pass?

A: No. Your wife will require a background check and access pass. Contractors are not authorized to escort uncleared visitors on the installation.

Q: What’s needed to access a base?

A: Access to Air Force installations is based upon, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/01/2019-00897/indian-entities-recognized-by-and-eligible-to-receive-services-from-the-united-states-bureau-of identify proofing, a background check and a purpose for entry. Installation commanders may deny access and issuance of access credentials based upon information obtained during the background process that indicates the individual may present a threat to the good order and discipline of the installation.

Q: Why are background checks being implemented on visitors?

A: Homeland Security Presidential Directive #12 directs the Department of Defense to use the National

Crime Information Center – Law Enforcement

Automated Data System (LEADS) to vet personnel entering any military installation who do not possess a U.S. Government Common Access Card or

Uniformed Services Identification Card.

Q: What is LEADS?

A: LEADS is the National Crime Information Center

– Interstate ID Index. It is the DoD minimum baseline background check required for entrance onto military installations for non-DoD ID Card holder and visitors. Visitors under the age of 18 will not have an

LEADS check conducted.

Q: Will a federal agency accept an Enhanced

Dirver’s License?

A: Yes. State-issued Enhanced Driver's Licenses

(EDLs) are designated as acceptable border-crossing documents by DHS under the Western

Hemisphere Travel Initiative and are acceptable alternatives for official federal purposes such as accessing a Federal facility or boarding a commercial aircraft. Individual agency policies may still apply..

Q: What does a REAL ID-Compliant driver’s license or ID card look like?

A: REAL ID-Compliant cared will have one of the following marking on the upper top portion of the card.

375 SFS POINTS OF CONTACT

Mr. Denny Frank: denny.frank@us.af.mil

Comm: 618-256-6166/DSN: 576-6166

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