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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION

SUBJECT: Battalion/Brigade Policy Memorandum #22 – Civil Liberties Program

1.	References.

a.	Public Law 110-53 (Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007), Section 803 (Privacy & Civil Liberties Officer), 3 Aug 07.

b.	Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 1000.29, DoD Civil Liberties Program, with change 1, 26 Nov 14.

c.	Memorandum, Department of the Army Administration Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, subject: Data Call - Collection and Reporting of Civil Liberties Incident Data and Appointment of U.S. Army Civil Liberties Officer, 27 Jun 11.

d.	9/11 Commission Report Recommendation, Title VIII, Section 803, (Privacy & Civil Liberties), 22 Jul 07.

e.	Army Regulation 20-1 (Inspector General Activities and Procedures, Rapid Action Revision), 3 Jul 12.

2.	Civil liberties are fundamental rights and freedoms protected by the Constitution of the United States. We have a responsibility to protect the civil liberties of every Soldier, Civilian, and Contractor in the unit to the greatest extent possible, consistent with our operational requirements. The unit will appropriately consider civil liberties in the review, development, and implementation of new or existing policies and initiatives as they affect our personnel and relate to intelligence activities.

3.	The Constitution guarantees, at a minimum: "freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition; the right to bear arms, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures; right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination; rights of accused persons for a speedy and public trial; and many other individual rights enshrined by the constitution."

4.	This policy is my personal commitment to the Civil Liberties Program. We must ensure that the protection of individual civil liberties is guaranteed for all personnel, and complaints, investigations, and substantiated allegations are handled appropriately. In keeping with this responsibility, I have designated the Intelligence Oversight Advisor as the Civil Liberties Reporting Officer with the task of administering the unit’s Civil Liberties reporting program. As such, the Intelligence Oversight Advisor will provide advice, training, and incident reporting data on civil liberties submitted throughout the unit.

5.	We cannot achieve the protection of civil liberties without the deliberate support of each of us. It is an integral part of commander and supervisor responsibilities to ensure civil liberties complaints are processed in accordance with Army regulations.

a.	Each subordinate commander will designate, through appointment orders, a primary and alternate civil liberties point of contact (POC). Each POC will be responsible for determining whether any person within their respective unit/section has made a civil liberties complaint and record the information regarding the complaint and the incident. 

b.	Reporting, due semi­ annually, will include whether or not complaints are being actively investigated and whether or not complaints have been remediated. The template for submitting this report is posted on the Intelligence Oversight NIPRNET portal. When complete, forward the information to the Intelligence Oversight office no later than the first day of the month after the beginning of the second and fourth quarter or upon request. Negative responses are required. Do not report any civil liberties complaints made by a subject in a criminal investigation or an accused in a court-martial. Do not report equal opportunity or equal employment opportunity complaints or unfair labor practice complaints. Do not report Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or sensitive and/or classified information on unsecured systems. All data must be recorded and submitted by the Civil Liberties Reporting Officer to the Intelligence Oversight Advisor's Office no later than the fifth day of the month after the second and fourth quarter.

6.	The point of contact for this policy is the Intelligence Oversight Advisor/Civil Liberties Reporting Officer at (123) 456-7890.

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