---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 157.1"
title: "32"
number: "157.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/157.1"
---

# §157.1. Purpose.


This part establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for investigating and adjudicating eligibility to hold a Common Access Card (CAC). The CAC is the DoD personal identity verification (PIV) credential.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: HSPD-12, E.O 13467, E.O. 13488, FIPS 201-2, and OPM Memorandum.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 55624, Sept. 17, 2014, unless otherwise noted.