This legislation mandates that the Secretary of Defense review and update Department of Defense Directive 5535.12 and related regulations within 90 days of enactment. The primary goal is to permit Department of Defense trademarks to be combined with religious insignia on commercial identification tags, often referred to as "dog tags." These specially designed dog tags would then be authorized for sale by lawful trademark licensees . A significant provision of the bill is that the updated directive will be deemed to have taken effect retroactively on September 13, 2013 , addressing past practices or issues related to such combinations.