Birth Certificate in file:
Send original certificate to veteran/NOK only, and retain copy in record. In Navy cases only, you are not required to keep a file copy.
All other requesters or if Birth Certificate is not in file:
If birth data (date and place of birth, father’s name, mother’s maiden name, etc.) is available, either complete request form (if provided), or prepare NA Form 13106, Birth Information, in duplicate. File copy in record.
If birth data is not available, advise requester to contact the appropriate office as explained below:
1) Persons born within the United States or its territories should contact the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the state or territory where the birth occurred.
2) U. S. citizens born outside the United States or its territories should contact:
Passport Services
Correspondence Branch
Department of State
1111 19th Street NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20522-1705
Source: NPRC 1865.118