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DOD/OS RIN: 0790-AL56 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Definitions of Gold Star Family and Gold Star Survivor 
Abstract:

This rule implements section 626 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81) to establish standard definitions, for use across the military departments, of the terms "gold star family" and "gold star survivor."

 
Agency: Department of Defense(DOD)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 32 CFR 46   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 117-81   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Sec. 626 of the NDAA 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81)  12/27/2022 

Overall Description of Deadline: Section 626 of the NDAA 2022 (Pub, L. 117-81) requires publication of an interim final rule no later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  08/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lisiane Valentine
Department of Defense
Office of the Secretary
4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 1C546,
Washington, DC 20301
Phone:571 372-5319
Email: lisiane.m.valentine.civ@mail.mil