,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,crow 7for himself and ,mrs4  
,trahan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
expand and codify matters covered by    
diversity training in the ,department of
 ,defense4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,realizing ,efforts 
for ,military ,equity1 ,diversity1 and  
,inclusion ,act or the ,,remedi ,act4   
#b4 ,expansion and codification of      
matters covered by diversity training in
 the ,department of ,defense  7a7 ,in   
general ,chapter #aja of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting before section #bjjb the      
following new section3  #bjja4 ,human   
relations1 diversity1 equity1 and       
inclusion training  7a7 ,human          
relations1 diversity1 equity1 and       
inclusion training  7#a7 ,the ,secretary

 shall ensure that the ,secretary of a  
military department conducts ongoing    
training programs regarding human       
relations1 diversity1 equity1 and       
inclusion for all covered individuals   
under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary
 of a military department4 ,such        
training shall be tailored to specific  
leadership levels and local area        
requirements4  7#b7 ,matters to be      
covered by such training include the    
following3 7,a7 ,race relations4  7,b7  
,racism4  7,c7 ,equal opportunity4  7,d7
 ,gender identity4  7,e7 ,discrimination
 based on gender and on gender identity4
  7,f7 ,discrimination based on sexual  
orientation and on sexual identity4     
7,g7 ,conscious and unconscious bias4   
7,h7 ,hate group activity4  7#c7 ,such  
training shall be included in the       
following3 7,a7 ,initial entry and      
accession programs4  7,b7 ,annual       
refresher training4  7,c7 ,professional 
military education4  7,d7 ,peer         
education4  7,e7 ,specialized leadership

 training4  7#d7 ,the ,secretary of     
,defense shall ensure that unit         
commanders are aware of their           
responsibility to ensure that activity  
based upon discriminatory motives does  
not occur in units under their command4 
7b7 ,information provided to prospective
 recruits ,the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall ensure that a covered individual  
preparing to enter an officer accession 
program or to execute an original       
enlistment agreement-- 7#a7 is provided 
information concerning the meaning of   
the oath of office or oath of enlistment
 for service in the armed forces with   
regards to the equal protection and     
civil liberties guarantees of the       
,constitution2 and  7#b7 is informed    
that if supporting such guarantees is   
not possible personally for that covered
 individual1 then that covered          
individual should decline to join the   
,armed ,forces4  7c7 ,covered individual
 defined ,in this section1 the term     
covered individual includes-- 7#a7 a    

member of the armed forces2  7#b7 a     
civilian employee of the ,department2   
and  7#c7 a contract employee of the    
,department4  4  7b7 ,technical and     
conforming amendments  7#a7 ,technical  
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting before the item relating to   
section #bjjb the following new item3   
#bjja4 ,human relations1 diversity1     
equity1 and inclusion training4  4  7#b7
 ,conforming amendment ,section #ega of 
the ,national ,defense ,authorization   
,act for ,fiscal ,year #aiig 7,public   
,law #ajd-bja2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note7 
is repealed4