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Wake Island Code

Published July 24, 2025. Takes effect July 24, 2025, printed at 90 FR 34763, amending 32 CFR 935. 413 words.

In plain English

An order changed how the government uses the word sex. This updates the Wake Island code.

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What the Rule Says It Does

In accordance with the Executive Order titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," this amendment rule removes text in this CFR part that promotes or otherwise inculcates gender ideology. This change is purely administrative.

This is the rule's own summary, as the Federal Register prints it.

The Order It Names

The rule names this order itself. What it does about it is a reading, and none is recorded here.

On the Face of the Rule

As filed

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 140 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 34763] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-13994]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

32 CFR Part 935

[Docket ID: USAF-2025-HQ-0002] RIN 0701-AA98

Wake Island Code

AGENCY

Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.

ACTION

Final rule; amendment.

DATES

This rule is effective July 24, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Mr. Thomas Zimmerman, 703-614-7820, SAF/GCN, 1740 Air Force Pentagon Ste. 5E773, Washington, DC 20330-1740.

The fields the Federal Register prints at the head of the rule, quoted as printed. Its summary is quoted above.

Why the Agency Says It Is Doing This

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

In accordance with Executive Order 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” dated January 20, 2025, the Department of the Air Force is amending this CFR part to remove text that promotes or otherwise inculcates gender ideology. Specifically, it replaces the word “gender” with the word “sex”, consistent with Executive Order 14168, in one sentence of Part 935.

It has been determined that publication of this CFR amendment for public comment is unnecessary because the amendment is an administrative change.

This rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866, “Regulatory Planning and Review.” This rule is not an E.O. 14192 regulatory action because this rule is not significant under E.O. 12866.

The passage that opens the rule's preamble, where the agency sets out what it is doing and on what authority. Every heading that follows it is listed below.

What the Rule Contains

Every heading the Federal Register prints in this rule, in the order it prints them. 7 headings, 413 words in all.

  1. AGENCYOn its face · 9 words
  2. ACTIONOn its face · 4 words
  3. SUMMARYOn its face · 43 words
  4. DATESOn its face · 8 words
  5. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACTOn its face · 18 words
  6. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONPreamble · 121 words
  7. List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 935Regulatory text · 165 words

The Rest of the Text

The preamble and the amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations, under the headings the rule prints. 1 heading, 165 words.

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 935

Courts, Law enforcement, Military law, Motor vehicles, Penalties, Safety, Wake Island.

Accordingly, 32 CFR part 935 is amended as follows:

PART 935--WAKE ISLAND CODE

0 1. The authority citation for part 935 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 48, Pub. L. 86-624, 74 Stat. 424; E.O. 11048, Sept. 1, 1962, 27 FR 8851, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 632; agreement between the Department of Interior and Department of the Air Force, dated 19 June 1972, 37 FR 12255; and Secretary of the Air Force Order 111.1, dated 26 April 1999.

0 2. Amend Sec. 935.3 by revising paragraph (d) to read as follows:

Sec. 935.3 Definitions.

* * * * *

(d) He or his includes both the male and female sexes, unless the context implies otherwise. * * * * *

Dated: July 22, 2025. Tommy W. Lee, Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2025-13994 Filed 7-23-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3911-44-P

How to cite this
  1. The rule itself

    Defense Department, “Wake Island Code,” 90 FR 34763 (July 24, 2025). Effective July 24, 2025.
    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/24/2025-13994/wake-island-code

  2. This page

    “Wake Island Code,” a final rule naming an order indexed here. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/rules/rule-2025-13994/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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How This Rule Is Set Out

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