,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #f1 #bjbc,mr4    
,wick] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure   
treatm5t 9 ! milit>y bas$ on m]it &     
p]=mance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y
 ,m]it1 ,fairness1 & ,equality ,act (   
#bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,arm$ ,=ces is ! greate/ civil rights   
program 9 ! hi/ory ( ! _w4  7#b7 ,=m]   
,*airman ( ! ,jo9t ,*iefs ,g5]al ,col9  
,p[ell wrote t ! milit>y has giv5       
,african-,am]icans m equal opportunity  
?an any o!r in/itution 9 ,am]ican       
society4  7#c7 ,today's ,arm$ ,=ces is !
 mo/ div]se l>ge public in/itution 9 !  
c\ntry1 & br+s toge!r ,am]icans f e     
backgr\nd 9 ! s]vice ( def5d+ ! c\ntry4 
7#d7 ,milit>y read9ess dep5ds on !      
gu>antee ( equal opportunity1 )\t !     
promise ( an equal outcome1 because     

w>f>e is a competitive endeavor & !     
nation's enemies mu/ "k t ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces is l$ by ! be/1      
brighte/1 & brave/ ,am]icans4  7#e7 ,!  
t5ets ( critical race !ory are          
anti!tical to ! m]it-bas$1 all-volunte]1
 milit>y t has s]v$ ! c\ntry ) great    
di/9ction = ! la/ #ej ye>s4  #c4        
,def9ition ( equity ,= ! purposes ( any 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,div]sity1 ,equity1 
& ,inclusion directive1 program1 policy1
 or in/ruction1 ! t]m equity is def9$ z 
! "r ( all p]sons to h ! opportunity to 
p>ticipate 91 & b5efit f1 programs1 &   
activities = :i* !y are qualifi$4  #d4  
,prohibitions  7a7 ,directives ,!       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %all n direct or    
o!rwise compel any memb] ( ! ,arm$      
,=ces1 milit>y dep5d5t1 or civilian     
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to     
p]sonally affirm1 adopt1 or adh]e to !  
t5et t any sex1 race1 e?nicity1 religion
 or national orig9 is inh]5tly sup]ior  
or inf]ior4  7b7 ,tra9+ & in/ruction ,no
 organization or in/itution "u !        

au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may    
provide c\rses1 tra9+1 or any o!r type (
 in/ruction t directs1 compels1 or      
o!rwise sugge/s t memb]s ( ! ,arm$      
,=ces1 milit>y dep5d5ts1 or civilian    
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %\ld  
affirm1 adopt1 or adh]e to ! t5et       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7         
,di/9ctions & classifications  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,no organization or in/itution "u 
! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all 
make a di/9ction or classification (    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 milit>y         
dep5d5ts1 or civilian employees ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se bas$ on acc\nt (    
race1 e?nicity1 or national orig94  7#b7
 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is        
subsection %all be con/ru$ to prohibit !
 requir$ collection or report+ (        
demographic in=mation by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se4  #e4 ,m]it requirem5t ,all     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se p]sonnel actions1   
includ+ accessions1 promotions1         
assignm5ts & tra9+1 %all be bas$        
exclusively on individual m]it &        

demon/rat$ p]=mance4