Restoring the United States Department of War
Headline: Allows Department of Defense to Use 'Department of War' Title
What it does: Agencies must accommodate use of 'Department of War' as a secondary title and the Secretary must report and recommend actions to make the name permanent.
- Leaders may be publicly addressed as 'Secretary of War' in communications.
- All executive agencies must accept and accommodate these secondary military titles.
- Adds reporting duties: 30-day notification to Congress and 60-day renaming recommendation.
Summary
This order lets the Department of Defense and its leaders use 'Department of War' and related titles as secondary names in correspondence, public communications, and ceremonies. Subordinate officials may use matching secondary titles, and all executive departments and agencies must accommodate those titles so long as they do not cause legal or international confusion.
The Secretary must notify the President and Congress within 30 days about units using the secondary name and must recommend steps to permanently rename the department within 60 days; statutory references remain controlling until law changes.
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