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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army 32 CFR Part 507
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Manufacture, Sale, Wear, and Quality Control of Heraldic Items Department of the Army, Department of Defense DoD.

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Final rule.

The Department of the Army is finalizing its regulation describing the Army Heraldic Quality Control Program and the certification process for manufacturers in order to make Military Insignia. The rule establishes procedures governing the manufacture, commercial sale, reproduction, possession, and wear of military decorations, medals, badges, insignia and their components and appurtenances also discussed is the five-year renewal period for manufacturer certification and insignia authorizations and the procedure for authorizing the use of insignia on commercial items.
DATES: This rule is effective on November 3, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles V. Mugno, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Director of the Institute of Heraldry, 571 5150320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Background a. This final rule revises the Department of the Armys DA
regulation, 32 Code of Federal Regulations CFR part 507, for implementing the Army Heraldic Quality Control Program which was last published on May 18, 1998 63 FR
27208. The revisions being finalized include a procedural change to manufacturer certification and insignia authorizations which add a five-year renewal period for manufacturer certification and insignia authorizations.
This change insures the manufacturing base is current and insignia is periodically examined for quality. The second change is to the approving authority for the use of insignia images in commercial items. Pursuant to Title 10 U.S.C. 2260, Licensing of intellectual property: Retention of fees, the Secretary of the Army established the Army Trademark Licensing Program in 2006, formalizing the process for the licensing of marks owned by the Department of the Army, including heraldic insignia and other collective marks.
The authorities for this rule are 10
U.S.C. 7594; 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 10
U.S.C. 2260; 18 U.S.C. 701, 704; 36
U.S.C. 901. Title 10 U.S.C. 7594 grants the Secretary of the Army the authority to design flags, insignia, badges, medals, seals, decorations, guidons, streamers, finial pieces for flagstaffs, buttons, buckles, awards, trophies, marks, emblems, rosettes, scrolls, braids, ribbons, knots, tabs, cords and similar
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items for other military departments and to advise other Federal departments and agencies on matters of heraldry. Title 15
U.S.C. 1051 et seq. is the statutory basis for the ownership and control of trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks. Title 10
U.S.C. 2260 grants the Secretary of the Army the authority to license trademarks, service marks, certification marks, and collective marks owned or controlled by the Secretary of the Army.
Title 18 U.S.C. 701 states manufacturing, selling and possession of any badge, identification card or insignia prescribed by the head of any department or agency of the United States is unlawful unless authorized by regulations made pursuant to law. Title 18 U.S.C. 704, also known as the Stolen Valor Act makes it illegal for a person to fraudulently claim having received a valor award specified in the Act, with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that he or she received the award. Title 36 U.S.C.
901 grants authority to the Secretary of Defense to approve a service flag and lapel button for display by members of the immediate family of an individual serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during any period of war or hostilities in which the armed forces are engaged. Persons must apply to the Secretary of Defense for a license to manufacture and sell the approved service flag. That authority was delegated in DoD Manual 1348.33 to the Secretary of the Army. Available at https www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/
issuances/dodm/.
II. Summary of Major Provisions Subpart AIntroduction. Includes discussion on purpose and applicability; references; provides a list of definitions, terms, and abbreviations;
responsibly; outlines the responsibilities for the implementation of the program;
statutory authority; identifies and defines the applicable statutes.
Subpart BManufacture and Sale of Decorations, Badges, and Insignia includes discussion on the process to become a certified manufacturer;
provides requirements for the certification of insignia; discusses process to incorporate designs in commercial articles; discusses the possession and wear of decoration, service medal, badge, service ribbon, lapel button, or insignia.
Subpart CHeraldic Quality Control Program discusses the program and the controlled heraldic items that fall under the program and identified insignia that are not authorized for commercial sale.
This subpart also discusses penalties for
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