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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7937 

To terminate the authorities of certain entities of the Federal Government, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 11, 2024 

Mr. ALFORD (for himself, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. 

ROSENDALE, and Mr. DUNCAN) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To terminate the authorities of certain entities of the Federal 

Government, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Diversity Equity Inclu5 sion Dead On Arrival Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘DEI DOA 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 

8 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 

9 agency’’ means an agency, the head of which is within the 

10 President’s cabinet. 


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1 (b) OFFICE ABOLISHMENTS.—Effective on the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the authorities of the following 

3 entities of the Federal Government shall terminate: 

4 (1) The Office of Diversity and Inclusion of the 

5 Department of State. 

6 (2) The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil 

7 Rights of the Department of the Interior. 

8 (3) The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, 

9 and Accessibility of the Department of the Treasury. 

10 (4) The Office of Civil Rights and Equal Em11 ployment Opportunity of the Department of the 

12 Treasury. 

13 (5) The Office of Civil Rights of the United 

14 States Agency for International Development. 

15 (6) The Office of Scientific Workforce Diver16 sity, Equity, and Inclusion of the Department of En17 ergy. 

18 (7) The Chief Diversity Officers Executive 

19 Council. 

20 (8) The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, 

21 and Accessibility of the Office of Personnel Manage22 ment. 

23 (9) The Office of Minority Health of the De24 partment of Health and Human Services. 


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1 (10) The Office of Equal Employment Oppor2 tunity, Diversity and Inclusion of the Department of 

3 Health and Human Services. 

4 (11) The Office of Resolution Management, Di5 versity and Inclusion of the Department of Veterans 

6 Affairs. 

7 (12) The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, 

8 and Accessibility of the Department of Housing and 

9 Urban Development. 

10 (13) The Office of Civil Rights Diversity and 

11 Inclusion of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

12 Service of the Department of Agriculture. 

13 (14) The Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer 

14 of the Department of Agriculture. 

15 (15) The Diversity and Inclusion Office of the 

16 United States Air Force Academy. 

17 (16) The Office of Equality, Diversity, and In18 clusion of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

19 Bureau of the Department of the Treasury. 

20 (17) The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclu21 sion of the National Institutes of Health. 

22 (18) The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil 

23 Rights of the Small Business Administration. 

24 (19) The Privacy and Diversity Office of U.S. 

25 Customs and Border Protection. 


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1 (20) The Office of Civil Rights of the Depart2 ment of Commerce. 

3 (21) The Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights of 

4 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra5 tion. 

6 (22) The Office for Civil Rights, Diversity, and 

7 Inclusion of the Equal Employment Opportunity 

8 Commission. 

9 (23) The Office of Energy Justice and Equity 

10 of the Department of Energy. 

11 (24) The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Of12 fice of the National Institute of Standards and 

13 Technology. 

14 (25) The Office of Racial Equity of the Office 

15 of the City Administrator for the District of Colum16 bia. 

17 (26) The Office of Equity and Civil Rights of 

18 the National Science Foundation. 

19 (27) The Office of Diversity and Inclusive 

20 Workforce Management of the United States Fish 

21 and Wildlife Service. 

22 (28) The Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclu23 sion, and Accessibility of the National Security 

24 Agency and the Central Security Service. 


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1 (29) The Office of Diversity and Civil Rights of 

2 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

3 (30) The Office of Equal Employment Oppor4 tunity of the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

5 (31) The Intelligence Community Diversity, Eq6 uity, Inclusion and Accessibility Office of the Office 

7 of the Director of National Intelligence. 

8 (32) The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Of9 fice of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. 

10 (33) The Equal Employment Opportunity and 

11 Diversity Office of the Defense Logistics Agency. 

12 (34) The Army Equity and Inclusion Agency of 

13 the United States Army. 

14 (35) The Office of Equal Employment Oppor15 tunity, Diversity and Inclusion of the Bureau of the 

16 Census. 

17 (36) The Office of Equal Employment Oppor18 tunity and Diversity of the United States Patent 

19 and Trademark Office. 

20 (37) The Affirmative Employment and Diver21 sity Management Program of the Nuclear Regu22 latory Commission. 

23 (38) The Office of Diversity Inclusion and 

24 Equal Opportunity of the United States Military 

25 Academy. 


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1 (39) The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclu2 sion of the Internal Revenue Service. 

3 (40) The Office of Health Equity of the Centers 

4 for Disease Control and Prevention. 

5 (c) PROHIBITIONS.— 

6 (1) CABINET LEVEL AGENCIES.—The head of a 

7 covered agency may not carry out any plan relating 

8 to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

9 (2) USAID.—The Administrator of the United 

10 States Agency for International Development may 

11 not carry out the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

12 Strategy of the United States Agency for Inter13 national Development. 

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