Executive Order 13373: Amendments to Executive Order 11926 Relating to the Vice Presidential Service Badge
President: George W. Bush
Broadened Vice Presidential Service Badge eligibility to NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned personnel and specified support assignments.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13373 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13373 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13373 do?
EO 13373 added the NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps, broadened covered duties for the Vice President, adjusted recommendation and award procedures, and barred a duplicate Presidential Service Badge for the same service. EO 14131 further amended EO 11926 in December 2024, restating eligibility and award authority for members of the uniformed services while referencing EO 13373.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 11926 established the Vice Presidential Service Badge, and EO 13286 updated its departmental references.
After the order
EO 13373 added the NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps, broadened covered duties for the Vice President, adjusted recommendation and award procedures, and barred a duplicate Presidential Service Badge for the same service.
EO 14131 further amended EO 11926 in December 2024, restating eligibility and award authority for members of the uniformed services while referencing EO 13373.
What did the signed order change?
EO 11926 established the Vice Presidential Service Badge, and EO 13286 updated its departmental references. EO 13373 added the NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps, broadened covered duties for the Vice President, adjusted recommendation and award procedures, and barred a duplicate Presidential Service Badge for the same service.
What happened later?
EO 14131 — later service-badge amendments documents this later development: EO 14131 further amended EO 11926 in December 2024, restating eligibility and award authority for members of the uniformed services while referencing EO 13373.
What does that evidence establish?
EO 13373 amends EO 11926 and references EO 12793 for certain military support assignments. EO 14131 further restates several sections of EO 11926, so the 2005 text alone is not the full later rule. Eligibility does not mean every covered person received an award. The signed order controls its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Vice President’s designee and relevant department secretaries | Recommended and conferred badges under the amended eligibility rules | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13373 signed.
EO 14131 further amended EO 11926 in December 2024, restating eligibility and award authority for members of the uniformed services while referencing EO 13373.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
EO 13373 amends EO 11926 and references EO 12793 for certain military support assignments. EO 14131 further restates several sections of EO 11926, so the 2005 text alone is not the full later rule.
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Primary and official sources
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- GovInfo — official executive-order record (opens in a new tab) Official record
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