,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hjj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bh1 #bjbe,mr4 ,mills introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to enact into law the executive order relating to ending diversity1 equity1 and inclusion programs in the ,federal ,government1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dei to ,,die ,act4 #b4 ,elimination of diversity1 equity1 and inclusion in ,federal ,government 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,biden ,administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs1 going by the name diversity1 equity1 and inclusion 7in this ,act referred to as ,,dei71 into virtually all aspects of the ,federal ,government1 in areas ranging from airline safety to the military4 7#b7 ,this was a concerted effort stemming from ,president ,biden's first day in office1 when he issued ,executive ,order #acihe1 ,advancing ,racial ,equity and ,support for ,underserved ,communities ,through the ,federal ,government4 7#c7 ,pursuant to ,executive ,order #acihe and follow-on orders1 nearly every ,federal agency and entity submitted ,equity ,action ,plans to detail the ways that they have furthered ,d,e,is infiltration of the ,federal ,government4 7#d7 ,the public release of these plans demonstrated immense public waste and shameful discrimination4 7#e7 ,that ends today4 ,americans deserve a ,government committed to serving every person with equal dignity and respect1 and to expending precious taxpayer resources only on making ,america great4 7b7 ,elimination 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget 7in this ,act referred to as ,,omb71 assisted by the ,attorney ,general and the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management 7in this ,act referred to as ,,opm71 shall coordinate the termination of all discriminatory programs1 including illegal diversity1 equity1 and inclusion 7in this ,act referred to as ,,dei7 and diversity1 equity1 inclusion1 and accessibility 7in this ,act referred to as ,,deia7 mandates1 policies1 programs1 preferences1 and activities in the ,federal ,government1 under whatever name they appear4 7#b7 ,application ,to carry out paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of ,,opm1 with the assistance of the ,attorney ,general as requested1 shall review and revise1 as appropriate1 all existing ,federal employment practices1 union contracts1 and training policies or programs to comply with this ,act4 ,federal employment practices1 including ,federal employee performance reviews1 shall reward individual initiative1 skills1 performance1 and hard work and shall not under any circumstances consider ,,dei or ,,deia factors1 goals1 policies1 mandates1 or requirements4 7c7 ,required actions ,each agency1 department1 or commission head1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general1 the ,director of ,,omb1 and the ,director of ,,opm1 as appropriate1 shall take the following actions not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act3 7#a7 ,terminate1 to the maximum extent allowed by law1 all ,,dei1 ,,deia1 and environmental justice offices and positions 7including ,chief ,diversity ,officer positions72 all equity action plans1 equity actions1 initiatives1 or programs1 equity-related grants or contracts2 and all ,,dei or ,,deia performance requirements for employees1 contractors1 or grantees4 7#b7 ,provide the ,director of the ,,omb with a list of all-- 7,a7 agency or department ,,dei1 ,,deia1 or environmental justice positions1 committees1 programs1 services1 activities1 budgets1 and expenditures in existence on ,november #d1 #bjbd1 and an assessment of whether these positions1 committees1 programs1 services1 activities1 budgets1 and expenditures have been misleadingly relabeled in an attempt to preserve their pre-,november #d1 #bjbd function2 7,b7 ,federal contractors who have provided ,,dei training or ,,dei training materials to agency or department employees2 and 7,c7 ,federal grantees who received ,federal funding to provide or advance ,,dei1 ,,deia1 or environmental justice programs1 services1 or activities since ,january #bj1 #bjba4 7#c7 ,direct the deputy agency or department head to-- 7,a7 assess the operational impact 7including the number of new ,,dei hires7 and cost of the prior administration's ,,dei1 ,,deia1 and environmental justice programs and policies2 and 7,b7 recommend actions1 such as congressional notifications under section #ecj;,d of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to align agency or department programs1 activities1 policies1 regulations1 guidance1 employment practices1 enforcement activities1 contracts 7including set-asides71 grants1 consent orders1 and litigating positions with the policy of equal dignity and respect identified in subsection 7a7 of this ,act4 ,the agency or department head and the ,director of ,,omb shall jointly ensure that the deputy agency or department head has the authority and resources needed to carry out this ,act4 7d7 ,meetings ,to inform and advise the ,president1 so that he may formulate appropriate and effective civil-rights policies for the ,executive ,branch1 the ,assistant to the ,president for ,domestic ,policy shall convene a monthly meeting attended by the ,director of ,,omb1 the ,director of ,,opm1 and each deputy agency or department head to-- 7#a7 hear reports on the prevalence and the economic and social costs of ,,dei1 ,,deia1 and environmental justice in agency or department programs1 activities1 policies1 regulations1 guidance1 employment practices1 enforcement activities1 contracts 7including set-asides71 grants1 consent orders1 and litigating positions2 7#b7 discuss any barriers to measures to comply with this ,act2 and 7#c7 monitor and track agency and department progress and identify potential areas for additional ,presidential or legislative action to advance the policy of equal dignity and respect4 7e7 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance1 is held to be invalid1 the remainder of this ,act and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected4