Prohibition on implementation of any policy that alters the requirements for chaplains to display visible officer rank on military uniforms
Division A — Department of Defense authorizations › Title X — General Provisions › Subtitle G — Other Matters
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(a) Prohibition The Secretary of Defense may not implement any policy that alters the requirements for chaplains to display visible officer rank on military uniforms unless expressly authorized by an Act of Congress. (b) Requirement to wear officer rank insignia The Secretary of Defense shall require chaplains serving in the Armed Forces to display visible officer rank insignia on military uniforms in accordance with the requirements applicable to commissioned officers of the Armed Forces. (c) Limitation on funding None of the funds authorized be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement, administer, or enforce any policy that removes or obscures the display of visible officer rank on the uniforms of chaplains serving in the Armed Forces.