Redesignation of the Department of Defense as the Department of War

(a) Changes to departmental and positional titles in positive law titles of United States Code Titles 10, 32, and 37, United States Code, are amended, in each case with the matter inserted to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter stricken, by— (1) striking Department of Defense each place it appears and inserting Department of War; and (2) striking Secretary of Defense each place it appears and inserting Secretary of War. (b) Conforming changes to title 10, United States Code Title 10, United States Code, is amended, in each case with the matter inserted to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter stricken— (1) in sections 143, 2701(a)(4), 7381(c), 8226(c), and 9381(c), by striking OSD each place it appears and inserting Office of the Secretary of War; (2) in sections 148(c)(6), 165(c), 194(f), 392(e), 430b(d)(2), 1501(b), 1784(g), 2111b(e), 2461(b), 2563(a), 2701(f), 2704(c), 2704(d)(3), 7543(a), and 7687(a), by striking DoD and DOD each place it appears and inserting Department of War; (3) in section 127e(h), by striking ASD and inserting Assistant Secretary of War; (4) in sections 1175a(j)(5), 4863(b)(3)(C), and 4872(d)(3), by striking Undersecretary of Defense each place it appears and inserting Under Secretary of War; (5) in section 2926(f)(5)(D), by striking Secretary for Defense and insert Secretary of War; (6) in sections 131(b), 137a, 138, 139b(b)(3)(B)(vii), 398a(c), 1142(b)(19), by striking Secretaries of Defense each place it appears and inserting Secretaries of War; (7) in section 2164b, by striking DODEA each place it appears and inserting Department of War Education Activity; and (8) in section 4091, by striking Defense Test Resource Management Center each place it appears and inserting Department of War Test Resource Management Center. (c) Exceptions for date specific issuances in title 10, United States Code (1) The amendments in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) shall not apply to sections 120(d), 1721(c), 2216a(c)(1), 2263(b)(2), 2856a(c)(2), 2856b(c), 3138(f)(4), 4505(h)(5), 4506(d)(2)(A), 4506(f), 4832(c)(4), and 5502(c)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The amendments in subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to the term Department of Defense Interim Guidance dated February 29, 2000 in section 2475(a) of title 10, United States Code. (3) The amendments in subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to sections 499c(a)(1)(D), 500d(c), 2281(d)(2), 3138(f)(4), 5502(c)(3)(A), and 5502(c)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code. (d) Other references Chapter 1 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 102 the following new section: 103. References to the Secretary of Defense and Department of Defense Any reference to the Secretary of Defense and 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 and Department of War, respectively..