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Defense Department, Army Department
Litigation; Amendment
Published August 8, 2025. Takes effect August 8, 2025, printed at 90 FR 38398, amending 32 CFR 516. 412 words.
An order changed how the government uses the word sex. This updates a defense rule.
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 151 (Friday, August 8, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 38398-38399] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-15081]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
32 CFR Part 516
[Docket ID: USA-2025-HQ-0002] RIN 0702-AB14
Litigation; Amendment
- AGENCY
Department of the Army, Department of Defense (DoD).
- ACTION
Final rule.
- DATES
This rule is effective August 8, 2025.
- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
LTC Ronson P. Honeychurch, Chief, General Litigation Branch, email at: ronson.p.honeychurch.mil@army.mil">ronson.p.honeychurch.mil@army.mil, or phone number: (703) 693-1079.
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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 Army 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 516.
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 Executive Order 14192 regulatory action, because this rule is not significant under Executive Order 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, 412 words in all.
- AGENCYOn its face · 9 words
- ACTIONOn its face · 3 words
- SUMMARYOn its face · 43 words
- DATESOn its face · 8 words
- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACTOn its face · 20 words
- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONPreamble · 122 words
- List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 516Regulatory text · 159 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, 159 words.
List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 516
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Courts, Federal buildings and facilities, Fraud,
Government employees, Health care, Intergovernmental relations, Lawyers.
Accordingly, 32 CFR part 516 is amended to read as follows:
PART 516--LITIGATION
0 1. The authority citation for 32 CFR part 516 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 10 U.S.C. 218, 1037, 1089, 1552, 1553, 2036; 18 U.S.C. 219, 3401; 28 U.S.C. 50, 513, 515, 543; 31 U.S.C. 3729 and 41 U.S.C. 51; 42 U.S.C. 290, 2651; 43 U.S.C. 666.
0 2. Amend Sec. 516.3 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 516.3 Explanation of abbreviations and terms.
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(b) The masculine sex has been used throughout this regulation for simplicity and consistency. Any reference to the masculine sex is intended to include women.
James W. Satterwhite Jr., Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2025-15081 Filed 8-7-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3711-CC-P
- The rule itself
Defense Department, Army Department, “Litigation; Amendment,” 90 FR 38398 (August 8, 2025). Effective August 8, 2025.
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“Litigation; Amendment,” a final rule naming an order indexed here. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/rules/rule-2025-15081/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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