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title: "10 U.S.C. § 986"
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description: "Policy regarding identification of gender or personal pronouns in official correspondence"
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title_number: 10
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title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
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chapter_number: "49"
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chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES"
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section: "986"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 986 - Policy regarding identification of gender or personal pronouns in official correspondence
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## Text
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The Secretary of Defense may not require or prohibit a member of the armed forces or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense to identify the gender or personal pronouns of such member or employee in any official correspondence of the Department.
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(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title V, § 522(b), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 249.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 986, added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1071(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–275; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, § 1048(c)(3), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1226; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1062, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2056, prohibited the Department of Defense from granting or renewing security clearances for certain persons, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1072(b)(1), (3), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 329, 330, effective Jan. 1, 2008.
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