601—2.15(17A,22) Federal records.

1. 2.15(1)  The department of public defense maintains the following categories of federal records, the maintenance of which is governed by federal law and regulation:

   1. a. Personnel records. This category contains biographical, medical, and career development data on civilian and military personnel who are employed by the federal government.
   2. b. Fiscal records. This category contains the record of service for pay, allowances, and retirement on civilian and military personnel who are employed by the federal government. It further includes budget and financial data required for audit purposes.
   3. c. Training records. This category contains the training activities, accomplishments, and objectives of units, and personnel civilian and military who are employed by the federal government.
   4. d. Legal files. This category contains legal assistance records, claims and litigation against the United States, contracts review, and attorney work product.
   5. e. Inspector general files. This category contains records of evaluation of units, personnel assistance, and recommendations of the office of the inspector general.
   6. f. Operations records. This category contains information on the movement of personnel and equipment to meet the mission requirements of the Army and Air Force.
   7. g. Equipment maintenance records. This category contains the functional or repair status of military equipment maintained by the Army and Air National Guard.
   8. h. Procurement record. This category contains a history of acquisition goods and services by the United States Property and Fiscal Office at Camp Dodge.
   9. i. Equipment inventories. This category contains a record of property accounts for all federal equipment issued to the Iowa Air or Army National Guard.

   10. j. Publications library. This category contains federal publications, regulations, directives and pamphlets which provide procedural guidance for the operations and activities of the Iowa National Guard.

       The federal records described in paragraphs “a” to “e” above, contain personally identifiable information compiled under the authority of Iowa Code chapter 29A and Title 32 United States Code, Section 105, and implementing regulations. A more comprehensive description of the above noted federal records is contained in Air Force Regulation 12-50, “Disposition of Air Force Records,” and Department of the Army regulations 340-18, “The Army Functional File System.”

       [Editorial change: IAC Supplement 12/1/21]

Pursuant to Iowa Code section 22.9, the department of public defense finds that maintenance, use or disclosure of federal records described in this subsection, except as allowed by federal law and regulation, would result in denial to the agency of United States government funds, services and essential information that would otherwise definitely be available and have in the past been available to the agency. Iowa Code section 29A.5 provides that the Iowa National Guard shall be subject to the provisions of federal laws and regulations. Applicable federal laws and regulations include: 32 U.S.C. 105 (providing that Army National Guard records shall be kept in accordance with Title 32 of the United States Code), 32 U.S.C. 108 (providing that federal funds may be barred from a state national guard where compliance with Title 32 is not maintained), 5 U.S.C. 552 stating the manner in which federal records shall be made available to the public, and Air Force regulation 12-35 (June 3, 1985), Army Regulation 340-21 (July 5, 1985), National Guard Regulation 340-17 and Air National Guard Regulation 12-30 (all of which relate to maintenance and public availability of federal records). Copies of the regulations may be obtained at the cost of reproduction from the office of the Adjutant General, Camp Dodge, 7700 Northwest Beaver Drive, Johnston, Iowa 50131-1902.