,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,markey1
 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4       
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,casey1 
,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4    
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mrs4       
,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4       
,harris1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,brown1   
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4   
,schatz1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1  
,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4          
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,smith1   
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4       
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,coons1   
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and   
,ms4 ,duckworth7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to remove        
,confederate names1 symbols1 displays1  
monuments1 and paraphernalia from assets
 of the ,department of ,defense4  #a4   

,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,removing ,confederate ,names and   
,symbols from ,our ,military ,act of    
#bjbj4  #b4 ,removal of ,confederate    
names1 symbols1 displays1 monuments1 and
 paraphernalia from assets of           
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,removal   
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
remove all names1 symbols1 displays1    
monuments1 and paraphernalia that honor 
or commemorate the ,confederate ,states 
of ,america 7commonly referred to as the
 ,confederacy7 or any person who served 
voluntarily with the ,confederate       
,states of ,america from all assets of  
the ,department of ,defense4  7#b7      
,exemption for grave markers ,the       
requirement under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
not apply to grave markers4  7b7        
,certification ,upon completion of the  
removal required under subsection 7a71  
the ,secretary shall submit to the      

,committee on the ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate and the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services of the ,house of             
,representatives a certification in     
writing detailing that such removal has 
been completed4  7c7 ,prohibition on    
display ,beginning on the date on which 
the ,secretary submits the certification
 required by subsection 7b71 the        
,secretary may not place1 assign1 or    
otherwise use any name1 symbol1 display1
 monument1 or paraphernalia that honors 
or commemorates the ,confederate ,states
 of ,america or any person who served   
voluntarily with the ,confederate       
,states of ,america at any asset of the 
,department4  7d7 ,asset defined ,in    
this section1 the term asset includes   
any base1 installation1 street1         
building1 facility1 aircraft1 ship1     
plane1 weapon1 equipment1 or any other  
property owned or controlled by the     
,department of ,defense4