,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbba ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to restrict executive agencies from acting in contravention of ,executive ,order #aciej1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring ,non-,discrimination by ,defunding ,critical ,race ,theory ,act or the ,,end ,,crt ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on executive agencies acting in contravention of executive order #aciej 7a7 ,definitions 7#a7 ,,eo #aciej ,the term ,,eo #aciej means ,executive ,order #aciej 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #dajc note2 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping74 7#b7 ,executive agency ,the term ,executive agency has the meaning given the term in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,september #bb1 #bjbj1 ,president ,trump issued ,,eo #aciej4 7#b7 ,,eo #aciej was designed to promote economy and efficiency in ,federal contracting1 to promote unity in the ,federal workforce1 and to combat offensive and anti-,american race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating4 7#c7 ,specifically1 ,,eo #aciej1 among other things1 prohibited ,federal agencies from teaching1 advocating1 acting upon1 or promoting in any training to agency employees certain divisive concepts1 such as concepts that include a teaching or belief that 7#a7 one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex2 7#b7 the ,united ,states is fundamentally racist or sexist2 7#c7 an individual1 by virtue of his or her race or sex1 is inherently racist1 sexist1 or oppressive1 whether consciously or unconsciously2 7#d7 an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex2 7#e7 members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex2 7#f7 an individual's moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex2 7#g7 an individual1 by virtue of his or her race or sex1 bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex2 7#h7 any individual should feel discomfort1 guilt1 anguish1 or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex2 or 7#i7 meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist1 or were created by a particular race to oppress another race4 7#d7 ,,eo #aciej further required that diversity and inclusion efforts of ,federal agencies must first and foremost1 encourage agency employees not to judge each other by their color1 race1 ethnicity1 sex1 or any other characteristic protected by ,federal law4 7#e7 ,,eo #aciej was issued soon after the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 ,russell ,vought1 issued a ,september #d1 #bjbj1 memorandum 7referred to in this section as the ,september #d1 #bjbj1 memorandum7 in which he explained that-- 7,a7 millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on training ,federal employees to believe divisive1 anti-,american propaganda2 7,b7 training sessions have taught that virtually all ,white people contribute or benefit from to racism2 and 7,c7 training sessions have claimed that there is racism embedded in the belief that ,america is the land of opportunity or the belief that the most qualified person should receive a job4 7#f7 ,in the ,september #d1 #bjbj1 memorandum1 ,director ,vought further explained that the trainings described in paragraph 7#e7 not only run counter to the fundamental beliefs for which our ,nation has stood since its inception1 but they also engender division and resentment within the ,federal workforce4 7#g7 ,,eo #aciej and the ,september #d1 #bjbj1 memorandum stood as a direct rebuke of so-called critical race theory4 7#h7 ,critical race theory1 according to ,heritage ,foundation visiting fellow ,chris ,rufo 7referred to in this section as ,rufo71 is the idea that the ,united ,states is a fundamentally racist country and that all of the institutions1 including the law1 culture1 business1 the economy are all designed to maintain white supremacy4 7#i7 ,critical race theory is1 at its core1 anti-,american1 discriminatory1 and based on ,marxist ideology4 7#aj7 ,critical race theory relies on a ,marxist analytical framework1 viewing society in terms of the oppressed and the oppressor1 and instills a defeatist mentality in the individuals that critical race theory casts as the oppressed4 7#aa7 ,critical race theory's objective is the destruction and replacement of ,western ,enlightenment ,liberalism with a ,marxist-influenced government4 7#ab7 ,critical race theory intentionally seeks to undermine capitalism and western values1 such as property rights1 free speech1 and the very concept of ,lockean natural rights4 7#ac7 ,at the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 ,rufo explained1 trainers insisted that statements such as ,america is the land of opportunity1,everybody can succeed in this society1 if they work hard enough1 and ,i believe the most qualified person should get the job are racist and harmful4 7#ad7 ,at a training session at the ,national ,credit ,union ,administration1 diversity trainer ,howard ,ross taught that ,it is irrefutable that ,american society is a system based on racism and good and decent ,white people ''' support the status quo of a system of systematized racism4 7#ae7 ,according to ,rufo1 employees of the ,department of the ,treasury and ,federal financial agencies attended a series of events at which diversity trainer ,howard ,ross taught employees that all ,white individuals in the ,united ,states are complicit in ,white supremacy by automatic response to the ways we're taught ,whiteness includes ,white privilege and ,white supremacy4 7#af7 ,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 in his ,i have a dream speech said1 ,i look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin1 but by the content of their character4 7#ag7 ,by teaching that certain individuals1 by virtue of inherent characteristics1 are inherently flawed1 critical race theory contradicts the basic principle upon which the ,united ,states was founded that all men and women are created equal4 7#ah7 ,the teachings of critical race theory stand in contrast to the overarching goal of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;,a et seq47 to prevent discrimination on the basis of race1 color1 or national origin in the ,united ,states4 7#ai7 ,critical race theory seeks to portray the ,united ,states not as a united ,nation of individuals1 families1 and communities striving for a common purpose1 but rather a ,nation of many victimized groups based on sex1 race1 national origin1 and gender4 7#bj7 ,critical race theory1 and its emphasis on predetermining the thoughts1 beliefs1 and actions of an individual1 flouts the guarantee of ,constitution of the ,united ,states of equal protection under the law to all men and women4 7#ba7 ,on ,january #bj1 #bjba1 ,president ,joe ,biden issued ,executive ,order #acihe 7#hf ,fed4 ,reg4 #gjji2 relating to advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities through the ,federal ,government7 7referred to in this section as ,,eo #acihe71 which revoked ,,eo #aciej4 7#bb7 ,the people of the ,united ,states should defend the civil rights of all people and seek to eliminate racism wherever it exists4 ,critical race theory and its propagation within the ,federal ,government through ,,eo #acihe desecrates this paramount pursuit to eliminate racism4 7c7 ,prohibition ,no ,executive agency may act in contravention of ,,eo #aciej1 except as ,,eo #aciej relates to contractors and grant recipients4 7d7 ,limitation on funds ,an ,executive agency or any other recipient of ,federal funds may not use ,federal funds to teach or advance the idea1 or otherwise award any grant or subgrant using ,federal funds to any ,executive agency1 entity1 or individual that teaches or otherwise advances the idea1 that-- 7#a7 one race is inherently superior or inferior to another race2 7#b7 an individual or a group of individuals1 by virtue of the race of the individual or group of individuals-- 7,a7 is superior or inferior to another individual1 or a group of individuals1 who is of a different race2 7,b7 bears responsibility or moral culpability for the actions committed by other individuals who are of the same race as the individual or group of individuals2 or 7,c7 is inherently racist or oppressive1 whether consciously or unconsciously2 7#c7 the race of an individual or a group of individuals is determinative of the moral worth of the individual or group of individuals2 7#d7 the ,united ,states is a fundamentally racist country2 or 7#e7 the founding documents of the ,united ,states1 including the ,declaration of ,independence and the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 are fundamentally racist documents4