So what is DD Form 1790? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1790, Congressional Review, April 2016, used to Prepared Congressional Testimony Review. Anything else you need follows from that.
Will you need a different form because of where you serve? No. DD forms are Department-wide instruments, and that scope is what separates them from service publications. One edition, all branches, defense agencies included.
Where does the requirement come from? From not stated, with not stated responsible for the document itself. Those are the names to cite if anyone asks under what authority you filed.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- 2. Date.
- 3. Description of document.
- 4. Witness.
- 5. Committee/subcommittee.
- 6. Hearing date and subject.
- 7. Page count.
- 8. This document is for: Press space bar to mark X in first box if classified, second box if unclassified presentation.
- 9. Prior coordination. a. Name (last, first, middle initial).
- 9.b. Agency.
- 9.c. Telephone (include area code) (or DSN).
- 10. Upon completion notify. a. Name (last, first, middle initial).
- 10.b. Agency.
- 10.c. Telephone (include area code) (or DSN).
- 11. Direct questions to. a. Name (last, first, middle initial).
- 11.b. Agency.
- 11.c. Telephone (include area code) (or DSN).
- 12. Request clearance no later than: (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 13. Attachment.
- 14. Signature.
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 1 pages with roughly 19 fields to complete.
Fillable or printable — which do you have? Click inside a box. If it accepts a cursor and typed text, the file is fillable and your entries save with it. If nothing happens, the pdf is flat, and the only way forward is printing it and writing on paper.
Should you type or write? Type, whenever the choice is yours. The reason is what happens after submission: the record gets copied and scanned, and every pass costs handwriting legibility that typed entries never lose.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
In what order do you complete it? The printed order, top to bottom. Header data comes before the body, and the body before the signature block. The sequence is not decorative — later entries are keyed to earlier ones.
Why does the edition matter so much here? Because DD forms are revised centrally. When the Department reissues one, it reissues it for all branches simultaneously, and the field layout can shift. Compare the printed date against not stated before you type anything.
What if a specific field still puzzles you? Read the instructions printed on the form, then not stated. Which wins if they differ? The directive.
Where does the completed form go? To the office named in not stated or in your organization's local procedure. Should you keep a copy? Always — a scan or a saved file costs nothing and spares you the whole exercise if the original disappears.
How do you find a form referenced inside this one? By its number alone. The DD sequence runs across the entire Department, so a number identifies exactly one document regardless of which service cited it.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
Should you archive this file and reuse it next year? Better not. Forms are revised as directives are reissued, as data requirements shift and as statutory notice text is updated, and none of that reaches you directly. Download fresh, check the edition date.
Is any of this advice? No. This page distributes a published Defense form and explains its contents, which is a different thing from telling you whether your circumstances qualify or whether a reviewer will accept your copy. Direct questions of eligibility, applicability and procedure to not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1790?
- DD Form 1790, Congressional Review, April 2016
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?