Eliminate DEI in the Military Act

Eliminate DEI in the Military Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion activities (e.g., training) of the Armed Forces, national service academies, or the Department of Defense.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 461 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 461

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any DEI activity in the Armed 
                    Forces, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2025

  Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any DEI activity in the Armed 
                    Forces, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate DEI in the Military Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND 
              INCLUSION ACTIVITIES IN THE MILITARY.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for 
any DEI activity of--
            (1) an Armed Force;
            (2) a national service academy; or
            (3) the Department of Defense.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``DEI activity'' includes, with respect to 
        diversity, equity, and inclusion--
                    (A) a training;
                    (B) a program;
                    (C) educational material;
                    (D) a position of employment; and
                    (E) an appointment.
            (2) The term ``national service academy'' means the United 
        States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the 
        United States Air Force Academy, the United States Coast Guard 
        Academy, or the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
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