{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-986","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 986","heading":"Policy regarding identification of gender or personal pronouns in official correspondence","body":"The Secretary of Defense may not require or prohibit a member of the armed forces or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense to identify the gender or personal pronouns of such member or employee in any official correspondence of the Department.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 49—MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"a308401419367b3defe9638c3b1e2a20f9cf241a7a97d42287d5a359046b5cd9","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-985","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-987"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}