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Rule2026-06454

Incorrect Terminology in Regulatory Text; Technical Amendments

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Published
April 2, 2026
Effective
May 4, 2026

Issuing agencies

Social Security Administration

Abstract

This final rule makes limited nomenclature changes to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to conform with Executive Order (E.O.) 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. This change will remove and replace the term "gender" with the term "sex" in the regulatory text of the Listing of Impairments that we use to evaluate disability claims under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act).

Indexed from Federal Register on April 2, 2026.

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