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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2022-14 (Expanded Eligibility for the Army Survivor Outreach
Services Program)
1. References. See enclosure.
2. Purpose. This directive expands eligibility for the Army Survivor Outreach
Services (SOS) program conducted pursuant to referenced statutes and regulations.
Where a conflict exists between its provisions and applicable Army directives and
regulations, this directive takes precedence.
3. Applicability. This directive applies to the Regular Army (RA) and Reserve
components (RCs), which include the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the
United States and U.S. Army Reserve.
4. Policy.
a. Effective immediately, Army Directive 2021-01 (Army Survivor Outreach Services
Program) paragraphs 7a and 7b are revised to expand eligibility for SOS long-term case
management to include the following—
(1) survivors recorded as dependents in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility
Reporting System (DEERS), including the surviving dependents of an RA or RC
sponsor
(2) survivors not recorded as dependents in DEERS, including:
(a) parents (RA or RC next of kin)
(b) adult children (RA or RC next of kin)
(c) siblings (RA or RC next of kin)
(d) legal guardians of dependents eligible in paragraph 4a of this directive
b. Eligibility for SOS long-term case management will not confer on recipients any
additional rights, benefits, or services not otherwise provided for under law.
S E C R E T A R Y O F T H E A R M Y
W A S H I N G T O N
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Services Program)
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5. Proponent. The proponent for this policy is the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs). The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 will revise Army
Regulation 608–1 to incorporate the applicable provisions of this directive within 2 years
of the date of this directive.
6. Duration. This directive is rescinded on publication of the revised regulation.
Encl Christine E. Wormuth
DISTRIBUTION:
Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
Commander
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Futures Command
U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Army Europe and Africa
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency
Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
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Services Program)
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CF:
Principal Cyber Advisor
Director of Business Transformation
Commander, Eighth Army
Enclosure
REFERENCES
a. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, Public Law 109-163,
section 562, 119 Statute 3267–3268
b. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, Public Law 113-66,
section 633, 127 Statute 786
c. Privacy Act of 1974, as amended; Title 5, United States Code, section 552a
(5 U.S.C. 552a)
d. 10 U.S.C. 1475 (Death gratuity: death of members on active duty or inactive duty
training and of certain other persons)
e. 10 U.S.C. 1477 (Death gratuity: eligible survivors)
f. 37 U.S.C. 481f (Travel and transportation allowances: transportation for survivors of
deceased member to attend member’s burial ceremonies; transportation for survivors of
member dying overseas to attend transfer ceremonies)
g. DoD Instruction 1300.18 (Department of Defense (DoD) Personnel Casualty
Matters, Policies, and Procedures), 8 January 2008, incorporating Change 1,
14 August 2009
h. DoD Instruction 1342.22 (Military Family Readiness), 5 August 2021
i. DoD Manual 1000.13, Volume 2 (DoD Identification (ID) Cards: Benefits for
Members of the Uniformed Services, Their Dependents, and Other Eligible Individuals),
23 January 2014, incorporating Change 1, effective 5 August 2020
j. Army Directive 2021-01 (Army Survivor Outreach Services Program),
7 January 2021 (superseded, in part)
k. Army Regulation 600–20 (Army Command Policy), 24 July 2020
l. Army Regulation 608–1 (Army Community Service), 19 October 2017
m. Army Regulation 638–8 (Army Casualty Program), 7 June 2019