,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,veasey 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,vela1 & ,ms4     
,escob>7 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] ( wom51 ,,lgbt individuals1 &     
und]repres5t$ m9orities 9 milit>y &     
civilian lead]%ip positions ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  #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 milit>y &     
civilian lead]%ip positions ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  7a7 ,grants        
au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may aw>d
 grants on a competitive basis 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 milit>y
 & civilian lead]%ip positions ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7b7 ,application  
,an entity t seeks a grant "u ?is       
section %all submit an application to ! 
,secret>y 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[+ activities3 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 )    
/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>tm5t4  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
 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 lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1        
transg5d]1 or que]1 or o!r demographic  
gr\p und]repres5t$ 9 milit>y & civilian 
lead]%ip positions ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se4  7#b7 ,! t]m und]repres5t$     
m9ority means a m9ority gr\p t is n     
repres5t$ 9 milit>y & civilian lead]%ip 
positions ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se at a  
rate comp>able to ! p]c5tage ( !        
population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t is       
compris$ ( memb]s ( t und]repres5t$     
m9ority4