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EO 140972023-04-27Biden

Authority To Order the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty To Address International Drug Trafficking

This executive order invokes 10 U.S.C. § 12302 to authorize the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to order Ready Reserve units and members to active duty to combat international drug trafficking, building on the national emergency declared in EO 14059. It does not order any immediate mobilization but makes the legal authority available for potential use.

EO 140852022-10-03Biden

Expanding Eligibility for Certain Military Decorations and Awards

This executive order updates multiple military decoration and award programs to include the newly established Space Force, replace gendered language with gender-neutral terms, and modernize statutory references. It amends six prior executive orders covering the Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, unit citations, Bronze Star Medal, and delegation authorities for military decorations.

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