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Deeming references to the Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense as references to the Department of War and Secretary of War

Division A · Title X: General Provisions · Subtitle F: Other Matters

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Any mention of the Secretary of Defense or the Department of Defense in U.S. laws, regulations, or official documents will be treated as if it refers to the Secretary of War or the Department of War instead. This change applies throughout all relevant government materials.

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Section Text · Sec. 1091.

103. References to the Secretary of Defense and the Department of Defense

Any reference to the Secretary of Defense or Department of Defense in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of War or Department of War, respectively.