,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #h1 #bjaf,mr4   
,veasey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant program
 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to increase !  
numb] ( wom5 & und]repres5t$ m9orities 9
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se milit>y & civilian 
lead]%ip positions4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,div]sity 9   
,milit>y ,lead]%ip ,act4  #b4 ,grant    
program to increase ! numb] ( wom5 &    
und]repres5t$ m9orities 9 ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se milit>y & civilian lead]%ip  7a7
 ,grants au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 may aw>d grants1 on a competitive      
basis1 to any entity t ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es has ! capacity & exp]tise to   
c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9        
subsection 7b7 = ! purpose ( increas+ ! 
p>ticipation ( wom5 & und]repres5t$     
m9orities 9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se milit>y 
& civilian lead]%ip positions4  7b7     
,application ,an entity t seeks a grant 

"u ?is section %all submit an           
application to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7c7 ,au?oriz$ activities ,an entity t   
receives a grant "u ?is section %all use
 ! grant funds to c>ry out "o or m ( !  
foll[+ activities design$ to increase ! 
p>ticipation ( wom5 & und]repres5t$     
m9orities 9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se milit>y 
& civilian lead]%ip positions3  7#a7    
,onl9e int]active work%ops = wom5 &     
und]repres5t$ m9orities4  7#b7 ,m5tor+  
programs t p>tn] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
& (fic]s & employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se ) /ud5ts :o are wom5 or         
und]repres5t$ m9orities1 or bo?4  7#c7  
,int]n%ips = und]graduate & graduate    
/ud5ts :o are wom5 or und]repres5t$     
m9orities1 or bo?1 ) ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se4  7#d7 ,outrea* programs t      
provide elem5t>y s*ool & second>y s*ool 
/ud5ts :o are wom5 or und]repres5t$     
m9orities1 or bo?1 ) opportunities to   
increase _! exposure to milit>y &       

civilian def5se c>e]s4  7#e7 ,su*       
additional activities z ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se may au?orize4  7d7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m m9ority    
means ,am]ican ,indian1 ,alaskan        
,native1 ,black 7n ( ,hispanic orig971  
,hispanic 7includ+ p]sons ( ,mexican1   
,pu]to ,rican1 ,cuban1 & ,c5tral or ,s\?
 ,am]ican orig971 ,asian 7includ+       
und]repres5t$ subgr\ps71 ,native        
,hawaiian1 ,pacific ,isl&] orig9        
subgr\p1 or o!r e?nic gr\p und]repres5t$
 9 sci5ce & eng9e]+4  7#b7 ,! t]m       
und]repres5t$ m9ority means a m9ority   
gr\p ^: numb]s 9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se    
milit>y & civilian lead]%ip positions p]
 #aj1jjj population ( t gr\p is         
sub/antially bel[ ! comp>able figure =  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se milit>y & civilian  
lead]s :o are ,:ite & n ( ,hispanic     
orig91 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se4