,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ifh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1         
#bjba,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces from     
promoting anti-,american and racist     
theories4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,combating ,racist  
,training in the ,military ,act of      
#bjba4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings3 7#a7 ,the       
founding principles of the ,united      
,states include the belief1 enshrined in
 the ,declaration of ,independence1 that
 all men are created equal and are      
endowed by their ,creator with certain  
unalienable ,rights4  7#b7 ,the ,united 
,states commitment to the equal dignity 
and natural rights of all mankind is the
 strongest possible defense against     
racism and oppression of all kinds4     
7#c7 ,the mission of the ,united ,states

 ,armed ,forces is to support and defend
 the ,constitution of the ,united       
,states against all enemies1 foreign and
 domestic and bear true faith and       
allegiance to the same4  7#d7 ,to carry 
out this mission1 the ,armed ,forces    
must train leaders who love the ,united 
,states1 its citizens1 and the          
aforementioned founding principles4     
7#e7 ,anti-,american and racist         
theories1 such as ,critical ,race       
,theory1 teach that the ,united ,states 
is a fundamentally racist ,nation1 that 
the ,constitution is a fundamentally    
racist document1 and that certain races 
are fundamentally oppressive or         
oppressed4  7#f7 ,such theories         
encourage people to judge and treat     
others differently on the basis of their
 race1 rather than treating them as     
equal citizens and human beings with    
equal dignity and protection under the  
law4  7#g7 ,anti-,american and racist   
theories1 such as ,critical ,race       
,theory1 teach students to distrust and 

even hate their country and fellow      
citizens4  7#h7 ,the ,united ,states    
,armed ,forces should not promote or    
otherwise encourage anti-,american and  
racist theories that demoralize and     
divide its members while undermining its
 mission to bear true faith and         
allegiance to the ,constitution4  #c4   
,prohibition on promotion of            
anti-,american and racist theories  7a7 
,in general ,the ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces and academic institutions       
operated or controlled by the           
,department of ,defense shall not       
promote the following anti-,american and
 racist theories3 7#a7 ,any race is     
inherently superior or inferior to any  
other race4  7#b7 ,the ,united ,states  
of ,america is a fundamentally racist   
country4  7#c7 ,the ,declaration of     
,independence or the ,united ,states    
,constitution are fundamentally racist  
documents4  7#d7 ,an individual's moral 
character or worth is determined by his 
or her race4  7#e7 ,an individual1 by   

virtue of his or her race1 is inherently
 racist or oppressive1 whether          
consciously or unconsciously4  7#f7 ,an 
individual1 because of his or her race1 
bears responsibility for the actions    
committed by other members of his or her
 race4  7b7 ,promote defined ,in this   
section1 the term promote means the     
following3 7#a7 ,including theories     
described under subsection 7a7 or       
materials that advocate such theories in
 curricula1 reading lists1 seminars1    
workshops1 trainings1 or other          
educational or professional settings in 
a manner that could reasonably give rise
 to the appearance of official          
sponsorship1 approval1 or endorsement4  
7#b7 ,contracting with1 hiring1 or      
otherwise engaging speakers1            
consultants1 diversity trainers1 and    
other persons for the purpose of        
advocating theories described under     
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,compelling       
members of the ,armed ,forces to affirm 
or profess belief in theories described 

under subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,segregating
 members of the ,armed ,forces or other 
individuals by race in any setting1     
including educational and training      
sessions4  7c7 ,rules of construction   
7#a7 ,protected speech not restricted   
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to restrict the protected     
speech of members of the ,armed ,forces 
or any individual4  7#b7 ,access to     
materials for the purpose of research or
 independent study ,nothing in this     
section shall be construed to prevent   
individuals from accessing materials    
that advocate theories described under  
subsection 7a7 for the purpose of       
research or independent study4  7#c7    
,contextual education ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to prevent   
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and  
academic institutions operated or       
controlled by the ,department of        
,defense from stating theories described
 under subsection 7a7 or assigning      
materials that advocate such theories   

for educational purposes in contexts    
that make clear the ,united ,states     
,armed ,forces and ,department of       
,defense does not sponsor1 approve1 or  
endorse such theories or works4