Amendments to Executive Orders Relating to Certain Certificates and Badges

The order amends two prior executive orders covering military service awards tied to White House duty. It rewrites the eligibility and award rules for the Presidential Service Certificate and Badge, extending coverage to members assigned to White House Office positions, White House Military Office units and support facilities, and other direct-support positions within the Executive Office of the President. It also rewrites key sections of the Vice Presidential Service Badge order, updating eligibility language, clarifying which secretaries award the badge, specifying when personnel may begin wearing it, and providing updated provisions for personnel in military units and support facilities linked to the Vice President.

The order does not create any new enforceable right or benefit and is subject to available appropriations. It is primarily a technical and administrative update aligning the language of existing award rules with current agency structures, including explicit references to the Secretary of Homeland Security for Coast Guard personnel and to the Secretaries of Commerce and Health and Human Services for members of the NOAA and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Members of the U.S. Uniformed Services assigned to the White House, the Office of the Vice President, or related Executive Office of the President support positions, as well as the military department secretaries, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Military Office Director who administer these awards.

Service members on White House or Vice Presidential duty get updated, clearer rules about whether and when they qualify for these distinctive service badges — including when they may begin wearing the Vice Presidential badge and how awards are handled across different uniformed services.