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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 461 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any DEI activity in the Armed |
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| 6 | 6 | | Forces, and for other purposes. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | JANUARY15, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. S |
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| 10 | 10 | | TEUBEintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- |
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| 11 | 11 | | mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Trans- |
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| 12 | 12 | | portation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined |
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| 13 | 13 | | by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall |
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| 14 | 14 | | within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL |
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| 16 | 16 | | To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any DEI activity |
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| 17 | 17 | | in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminate DEI in the 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Military Act’’. 5 |
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| 25 | 25 | | •HR 461 IH |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DIVERSITY, 1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | EQUITY, AND INCLUSION ACTIVITIES IN THE 2 |
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| 28 | 28 | | MILITARY. 3 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (a) I |
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| 30 | 30 | | NGENERAL.—No Federal funds may be obli-4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | gated or expended for any DEI activity of— 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) an Armed Force; 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (2) a national service academy; or 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (3) the Department of Defense. 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b) D |
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| 36 | 36 | | EFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (1) The term ‘‘DEI activity’’ includes, with re-10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | spect to diversity, equity, and inclusion— 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (A) a training; 12 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (B) a program; 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (C) educational material; 14 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (D) a position of employment; and 15 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (E) an appointment. 16 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (2) The term ‘‘national service academy’’ means 17 |
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| 45 | 45 | | the United States Military Academy, the United 18 |
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| 46 | 46 | | States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force 19 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, 20 |
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| 48 | 48 | | or the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 21 |
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