# DoD Policy on Organizations That Seek To Represent or Organize Members of the Armed Forces in Negotiations or Collective Bargaining
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2020-09-11 · Effective 2020-09-11 · 85 FR 56172
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-20087
- **Category:** personnel
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 56172
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 143
- **Publication date:** 2020-09-11
- **Effective date:** 2020-09-11
- **DOD docket:** Docket ID: DOD-2020-OS-0049
## Abstract

This final rule removes the DoD's regulation that prohibits members of the armed forces from being members of a "military labor organization," which is an organization that engages or attempts to engage in negotiations or bargaining on behalf of service members concerning the terms or conditions of military service. The rule restates statute or otherwise contains internal DoD processes wholly contained within DoD internal guidance. Therefore, this part can be removed from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/11/2020-20087/dod-policy-on-organizations-that-seek-to-represent-or-organize-members-of-the-armed-forces-in)
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