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EO 13373Executive OrderG.W. Bush · R

Executive Order 13373

Amendments to Executive Order 11926 Relating to the Vice Presidential Service Badge

This executive order expands eligibility for the Vice Presidential Service Badge to include members of the NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps, updates assignment criteria to cover post-2001 service, and modifies approval authority for certain personnel. It also prohibits dual award of both the Presidential and Vice Presidential Service Badges for the same period of service.

Federal Register Open PDF 70 FR 12579

Impact dates

  1. Add post-January 20, 2001 assignment criteria for Vice Presidential support duties

Key directives

  • Expand badge eligibility to NOAA and PHS commissioned corps
  • Add post-January 20, 2001 assignment criteria for Vice Presidential support duties
  • Replace 'Military Assistant to the Vice President' with 'Vice President's designee' as awarding authority, with White House Military Office concurrence for certain personnel
  • Add Secretaries of Commerce and HHS as awarding authorities for their respective commissioned corps members
  • Prohibit dual award with Presidential Service Badge for same service period
  • Update uniform wear authorization provisions for expanded personnel categories
  • Add 'or her' for gender-neutral language

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • EO takes effect upon signing; badge eligibility criteria updated

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Ongoing applicability to future assignments and badge awards

Risks & tensions

  • Potential coordination friction between Vice President's designee and White House Military Office Director on award approvals
  • Vague whether 'predominantly' duty threshold creates subjective implementation challenges
  • No retroactivity clarity for service between 2001 and 2005 signing date
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