Amendments to Executive Order 11926 Relating to the Vice Presidential Service Badge
Amends Rules for Vice Presidential Service Badge Eligibility
What it does
The order directs agencies to expand eligibility and change award procedures for the Vice Presidential Service Badge.
Real-world impact
- Makes Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service officers eligible.
- Grants eligibility to those who served predominantly for the Vice President after Jan 20, 2001.
- Prevents awarding the badge for service already recognized by the Presidential Service Badge.
Topics
Summary
This order changes the rules for awarding the Vice Presidential Service Badge. It updates who counts as eligible, adding the Coast Guard and the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service, and extends eligibility to people who served mainly for the Vice President for at least one year after January 20, 2001.
It also changes who can approve awards, prevents duplicate awards for time already recognized by the Presidential Service Badge, and clarifies administrative wording; it does not create legal rights.
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