THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1775
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
16 September 2024

*Army Regulation 600–86

Effective 16 October 2024

Personnel-General

Army Disaster Personnel Accountability and Assessment Program

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE

General, United States Army

Chief of Staff

MARK F. AVERILL

Administrative Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a major revision. The portions affected by this major revision are listed in the summary of change.

Authorities. This regulation implements DoDI 3001.02 and CJCSM 3150.13C.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. It also applies to the Army's Active Guard Reserve Soldiers and their Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System enrolled Family members, as well as Department of the Army Civilians (appropriated and non-appropriated fund) and their Family members (when those Family members are eligible to receive evacuation entitlements in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations). When the affected area is outside the continental United States, this regulation applies to Army-sponsored U.S. contractors and their affected Family members. Any personnel in the previous categories, including separating Army personnel with a remaining service obligation, who are on temporary duty status, leave, or temporarily located in an affected area are required to account for themselves and their Family members. Disaster personnel accountability is not applicable to the following: Army retirees and their Family members; continental United States-based Army-sponsored contractors and Department of Defense contractors supporting the Army; members of the Individual Ready Reserve and their Family members; and foreign nationals working for Department of Defense or the Army.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include a formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) via email usarmy.pentagon.hqda.mbx.adpaas@army.mil.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 600-86, dated 23 November 2020.

AR 600-86 • 16 September 2024

UNCLASSIFIED

Accountability module The ADPAAS module that provides functions for collecting and reporting DPA.

Accounted for When a sponsor or Family member accounts for themselves in ADPAAS or through their organization COR, they are considered accounted for the purposes of DPA reporting.

Affected area The disaster area. In ADPAAS, this area can be identified by country, state, county, ZIP code, UICUICUnit identification code, or a combination of these identifiers.

Affected personnel Army-affiliated personnel and their dependent Family members that live, work, or are temporarily located within the geographic area of coverage at the time of the event.

Army Disaster Personnel Accountability and Assessment System The Army’s total force accountability tool to report DPA of affected personnel within an established disas- ter zone during natural or manmade disasters.

Army Disaster Personnel Accountability program manager Individual appointed by the DCSDCSDeputy Chief of Staff, G–3/5/7, G – 1 to manage ADPAAS as program manager, supporting command- ers at all levels, and their supporting staff in support of exercise and real-world disaster events.

Army–affiliated personnel Individuals who are members of groups associated with the Army. These groups include military Service- members (Regular Army, Guard, and Selected Reserve), DA Civilian employees paid from appropriated or non-appropriated funds, Army-funded contractors, and dependent Family members of Army-affiliated personnel. This definition does not include the Individual Ready Reserve or Army retirees and annuitants.

Assessment module The ADPAAS module that provides functions for obtaining a needs survey and managing emergency Family assistance cases.

Baseline The by-name listing of those Army personnel and Family members identified as living or working in the affected area at the onset of an event. It is based on data provided by ADPAAS using the Personnel Ac- countability Reporting System data.

Case manager Appointed Family Programs staff who provide case management to affected Army Families during or fol- lowing a natural or manmade disaster using the ADPAAS assessment module.

Command officer representative Individual appointed by the commander to perform DPA in ADPAAS. These individuals perform these du- ties at the Tier 3 and lower levels.

Department of Defense–affiliated personnel Individuals who are members of groups associated with DoD. These groups include Military Servicemem- bers (active duty, Guard, and Selected Reserve), DoD Civilian employees paid from appropriated or non- appropriated funds, DoD-funded contractors, and dependent Family members of DoD-affiliated person- nel. This definition does not include the Individual Ready Reserve or DoD retirees and annuitants.

Disaster A natural or manmade disaster, evacuation operation, emergency, or other designated event that affects personnel within a specified geographic area. Disaster areas are not constrained by organizations or ar- eas of operations.

Disaster Personnel Accountability program manager Individuals appointed by the commander to manage the DPA of all Army-affiliated personnel assigned. These individuals perform these duties at the Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels.

Family members Family members of Regular Army and Selected Reserve Soldiers who are ID card holders and those de- pendent members who are reflected in DEERSDEERSDefense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System but do not hold an ID card (for example, children under 10 years of age). For ADPAAS reporting purposes only, Family members of Army Civilian employees or OCONUSOCONUSOutside the continental United States Army contractors are defined as those who reside at the same address as the employee or de- pendent children within the affected area (for example, a college student not residing at home). Member- ship in a Family does not require being legally married and includes parents, siblings, adult children, and others residing at the employee’s physical address. Note. DA Civilians provision of Family member information is optional; however, provision of such infor- mation may be a prerequisite to OCONUSOCONUSOutside the continental United States assignment.

Foreign national Any person other than a United States citizen, United States permanent or temporary legal resident alien, or person in United States custody.

Geographic area of coverage An area established by an authorized declaration authority, in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Department of State; and DCSDCSDeputy Chief of Staff, G–3/5/7, G – 1 PCC, in which Army-affiliated DPA will be ac- complished using ADPAAS upon the occurrence of a natural or manmade disaster. The geographic area of coverage is known as the affected area or disaster zone.

Hierarchy The reporting UICUICUnit identification code structure of an organization within its command in ADPAAS.

Local national An individual who is a permanent resident of the nation in which the United States is conducting opera- tions.

Needs assessment survey A self-assessment questionnaire for determining and addressing the needs of affected personnel. The assessment covers 19 areas (medical, missing Family locator, transportation to onward destination, local transportation, temporary housing, permanent housing, personal property, financial assistance, pay and benefits, DA Civilian employees, Family employment, child care, school, legal services, chaplain, counsel- ing, mortuary assistance, funeral arrangements, and casualty/death benefits assistance) and allows the respondent to self-report severity of each identified need. The survey can be submitted online through ADPAAS or faxed in hardcopy to the designated contact center.

Outreach A plan executed to contact and account for any remaining unreported personnel.

Personnel Accountability and Assessment System The generic name for the web-based, user-friendly system designed by the Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center-Pacific and used by components of DoD and other Services to determine accountability, conduct Needs Assessments Surveys, and provide Family assistance where needed.

Personnel Accountability Reporting System A DoD database-driven, web application developed and maintained by the Defense Manpower Data Cen- ter in accordance with DoDI 3001.02 to be the central repository for personnel information used by all DoD components when accomplishing DPA. Personnel Accountability Reporting System personnel data, derived from the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army database, DEERSDEERSDefense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, and the Defense Civil- ian Personnel Data System, provides the baseline population for ADPAAS and in turn, collects data up- dates from ADPAAS.

Sponsor Military personnel, DA Civilians, non-appropriated fund employees, and eligible contractors affiliated with the DA.

Tier The level of organization in a reporting UICUICUnit identification code hierarchy. For the purposes of DPA, Tier 1 organizations are identified as those organizations reporting directly to HQDA (Tier 0). Tier 1 organizations are the higher headquarters of ACOMs, ASCCASCCArmy service component commander, DRUs, combatant commands, and Army Staff directorates. Tier 1 organ- izations are usually at the higher headquarters level. Continuing in succession, Tier 2 organizations report to their parent organization (identified as a Tier 1). Tier 2 organizations are usually at the division level; Tier 3 reports to its Tier 2 parent organization; Tier 4 to its Tier 3 parent organization; and so on. In ADPAAS, organizations are identified by UICUICUnit identification code in accordance with AR 220 – 1.