,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bg1         
#bjba,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 ,finding ,congress finds that       
diversity1 equity1 and inclusion are    
important to promote unit cohesion1     
readiness1 and effective performance of 
the national defense strategy by the    
,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states4  
#c4 ,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 ,racism4  7,b7 ,equal   
opportunity4  7,c7 ,discrimination on   
the basis of sex 7including pregnancy1  
sexual orientation1 and gender          
identity74  7,d7 ,discrimination on the 
basis of age4  7,e7 ,discrimination on  
the basis of religion4  7,f7            
,stereotypes4  7,g7 ,conscious and      

unconscious bias4  7,h7 ,discrimination 
based on disability1 both physical and  
mental4  7,i7 ,failure to provide a     
reasonable accommodation4  7,j7 ,the    
importance to the ,department of        
,defense1 the different terms and       
conditions of employment or contract    
performance1 and the protected civil    
rights categories of1 each of the       
following3 7i7 ,members serving on      
active duty4  7ii7 ,members of the      
reserve components4  7iii7 ,federal     
employees4  7iv7 ,nonappropriated fund  
employees4  7v7 ,host nation support4   
7vi7 ,contractors and subcontractors4   
7,k7 ,hate group activity4  7,l7        
,retaliation4  7,m7 ,harassment and     
hostile environment4  7,n7 ,hazing and  
bullying4  7,o7 ,procedures for         
reporting and obtaining relief for      
discrimination1 retaliation1 hostile    
work environment with respect to each   
component of the workforce4  7,p7       
,procedures for appealing ,equal        
,opportunity and ,equal ,employment     

,opportunity complaints with respect to 
each component of the workforce4  7,q7  
,any other matter the ,secretary of     
,defense determines appropriate4  7#c7  
,such training shall be provided during 
the following3 7,a7 ,initial entry      
training4  7,b7 ,annual refresher       
training4  7,c7 ,professional military  
education4  7,d7 ,peer education4  7,e7 
,specialized leadership training4  7,f7 
,any other time the ,secretary of       
,defense determines appropriate4  7#d7  
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure
 that such measures are taken to provide
 appropriate metrics and measurement of 
these efforts4  7#e7 ,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 or serve as a      
civilian employee-- 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 contractor or sub-contractor
 providing support to 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