10 U.S.C. § 986
Section 986 · Repealed. Pub. L. 110181, div. A, title X, 1072(b)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 329]
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case United States v. Meyer (2006)
Most recently applied in United States v. Meyer (March 2006)
How often courts cite this section
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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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Prior Provisions
A 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.