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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4516 

To ensure equal protection of the law, to prevent racism in the Federal 

Government, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 12, 2024 

Mr. VANCE (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. 

SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. LEE) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To ensure equal protection of the law, to prevent racism 

in 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 ‘‘Dismantle DEI Act 

5 of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion practice defined. 

TITLE I—FEDERAL OFFICES AND PERSONNEL 


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Sec. 101. Executive orders and memoranda rescinded. 

Sec. 102. Office of personnel management. 

Sec. 103. Office of Management and Budget. 

Sec. 104. Prohibited use of funds. 

Sec. 105. DEI offices closed. 

Sec. 106. Prohibited personnel practices. 

TITLE II—FEDERAL TRAINING 

Sec. 201. Government-wide training. 

Sec. 202. Use of funds. 

TITLE III—FEDERAL CONTRACTING 

Sec. 301. Required contract terms. 

Sec. 302. Prohibition on discrimination. 

Sec. 303. Prohibited use of funds. 

TITLE IV—FEDERAL GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 

Sec. 401. Required grant agreement terms. 

Sec. 402. Required cooperative agreement terms. 

TITLE V—FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES 

Sec. 501. Prohibited diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. 

Sec. 502. Administrator responsibilities. 

Sec. 503. Agency head responsibilities. 

TITLE VI—EDUCATION 

Sec. 601. Standards for accreditation of accrediting agencies and associations. 

Sec. 602. Prohibited use of funds by the Secretary of Education. 

TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 701. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Banks, and Federal 

Housing Finance Agency. 

Sec. 702. Capital markets regulation; corporate boards; self-regulatory organizations. 

Sec. 703. Health and Human Services. 

Sec. 704. Repeal of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of Department of 

Defense. 

Sec. 705. Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard. 

Sec. 706. Director of National Intelligence. 

TITLE VIII—ENFORCEMENT; SEVERABILITY 

Sec. 801. Enforcement; private cause of action. 

Sec. 802. Severability. 

1 SEC. 3. PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY OR INCLUSION 

2 PRACTICE DEFINED. 

3 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et 

4 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘TITLE XII—PROHIBITED DIVER2 SITY, EQUITY OR INCLUSION 

3 PRACTICE DEFINED 

4 ‘‘SEC. 1201. PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, OR INCLU5 SION PRACTICE. 

6 ‘‘For purposes of references to this section, the term 

7 ‘prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion practice’ 

8 means— 

9 ‘‘(1) discriminating for or against any person 

10 on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, biologi11 cal sex, or national origin; 

12 ‘‘(2) requiring as a condition of employment, as 

13 a condition for promotion or advancement, or as a 

14 condition for speaking, making a presentation, or 

15 submitting written materials, that an employee un16 dergo training, education, or coursework, or other 

17 pedagogy, that asserts that a particular race, color, 

18 ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin is 

19 inherently or systemically superior or inferior, op20 pressive or oppressed, or privileged or unprivileged; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(3) requiring as a condition of employment, as 

23 a condition for promotion or advancement, or as a 

24 condition for speaking, making a presentation, or 

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1 sent to a statement, code of conduct, work program, 

2 or plan, or similar device that requires assent by the 

3 employee that a particular race, color, ethnicity, reli4 gion, biological sex, or national origin is inherently 

5 or systemically superior or inferior, oppressive or op6 pressed, or privileged or unprivileged.’’. 

7 TITLE I—FEDERAL OFFICES AND 

8 PERSONNEL 

9 SEC. 101. EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND MEMORANDA RE10 SCINDED. 

11 (a) RESCINDED EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND MEMO12 RANDA.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an Execu14 tive order or memoranda described in paragraph 

15 (2)— 

16 (A) the Executive order or memoranda— 

17 (i) shall not have any legal effect; and 

18 (ii) is revoked in its entirety; and 

19 (B) no funds appropriated or otherwise 

20 made available by law shall be used to— 

21 (i) implement or comply with the Ex22 ecutive order or memoranda; or 

23 (ii) further any of the provisions or 

24 purposes of the Executive order or memo25 randa. 


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1 (2) EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND MEMORANDA DE2 SCRIBED.—The Executive orders and memoranda 

3 described in this paragraph are the following: 

4 (A) Executive Order 13985 (5 U.S.C. 601 

5 note; relating to advancing racial equity and 

6 support for underserved communities through 

7 the Federal Government). 

8 (B) Executive Order 13988 (42 U.S.C. 

9 2000e note; relating to preventing and com10 bating discrimination on the basis of gender 

11 identity or sexual orientation). 

12 (C) Executive Order 14020, (42 U.S.C. 

13 2000e note; relating to the establishment of the 

14 White House Gender Policy Council). 

15 (D) Executive Order 14031 (42 U.S.C. 

16 3501 note; relating to advancing equity, justice, 

17 and opportunity for Asian Americans, Native 

18 Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders). 

19 (E) Executive Order 14035 (42 U.S.C. 

20 2000e note; relating to diversity, equity, inclu21 sion, and accessibility in the Federal work22 force). 

23 (F) Executive Order 14091 (5 U.S.C. 601 

24 note; relating to further advancing racial equity 


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1 and support for underserved communities 

2 through the Federal Government). 

3 (G) The National Security Memorandum 

4 on ‘‘Revitalizing America’s Foreign Policy and 

5 National Security Workforce, Institutions, and 

6 Partnerships (NSM–03)’’, dated February 4, 

7 2021. 

8 (H) The National Security Memorandum 

9 on Advancing the ‘‘Human Rights of Lesbian, 

10 Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and 

11 Intersex Persons Around the World (NSM– 

12 04)’’, dated February 4, 2021. 

13 (b) CARRYING OUT RESCINDED EXECUTIVE ORDERS

14 AND MEMORANDA.—The head of an executive agency, as 

15 defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, may 

16 not carry out an Executive order or memorandum de17 scribed in subsection (a)(2). 

18 (c) PROGRAMS AND OFFICE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the head of a 

21 Federal agency under which any program or office 

22 carries out an Executive order or memorandum de23 scribed in subsection (a)(2) between the date of en24 actment of this Act and 90 days after the date of 


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1 enactment of this Act shall close, terminate, and 

2 wind up the program or office. 

3 (2) NO REASSIGNMENT.—The head of a Fed4 eral agency that closes, terminates, and winds up a 

5 program or office under paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) shall undertake an appropriate reduc7 tion in force; and 

8 (B) may not transfer, reassign, or redesig9 nate any employee or contractor with a position 

10 or function that is eliminated by operation of 

11 this subsection. 

12 SEC. 102. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

15 of Personnel Management shall— 

16 (1) revise all regulations, policies, procedures, 

17 manuals, circulars, courses, training, and guidance 

18 of the Office such that all such material is in compli19 ance with and consistent with this Act and the 

20 amendments made by this Act; 

21 (2) revise so as to effectively rescind all regula22 tions, policies, procedures, manuals, circulars, 

23 courses, training, and guidance of the Office that 

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1 ply with the Executive orders and memoranda de2 scribed in section 101(a)(2); 

3 (3) terminate, close, and wind up the Office of 

4 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility of the 

5 Office of Personnel Management (referred to in this 

6 paragraph as ‘‘ODEIA’’) and undertake an appro7 priate reduction in force with respect to, and not 

8 transfer, reassign, or redesignate any, employees or 

9 contractors of ODEIA, the positions or functions of 

10 whom are eliminated by operation of this Act or the 

11 amendments made by this Act; and 

12 (4) terminate, close, and wind up the Chief Di13 versity Officers Executive Council and undertake an 

14 appropriate reduction in force with respect to, and 

15 not transfer, reassign, or redesignate any, employees 

16 or contractors of that Council, the positions or func17 tions of whom are eliminated by operation of this 

18 Act or the amendments made by this Act. 

19 (b) CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICERS EXECUTIVE COUN20 CIL CHARTER.—Effective on the date of enactment of this 

21 Act, the charter of the Chief Diversity Officers Executive 

22 Council is revoked. 

23 (c) PROHIBITION ON RACISM IN GOVERNMENT.— 

24 Section 1104 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

25 by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(d)(1) In this subsection, the term ‘prohibited diver2 sity, equity, or inclusion practice’ has the meaning given 

3 the term in section 1201 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

4 ‘‘(2) Racist behavior and racist training in the Gov5 ernment are prohibited, including any of the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) Discriminating for or against any person 

7 on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, biologi8 cal sex, or national origin. 

9 ‘‘(B) Training, education, coursework, or use of 

10 other pedagogy, that asserts that a particular race, 

11 color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national 

12 origin is inherently or systemically superior or infe13 rior, oppressive or oppressed, or privileged or 

14 unprivileged. 

15 ‘‘(C) Maintaining an office, bureau, division, or 

16 other organization to further promote or enforce a 

17 prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion practice. 

18 ‘‘(D) Retaining or employing a consultant or 

19 advisor to further promote or enforce a prohibited 

20 diversity, equity, or inclusion practice. 

21 ‘‘(E) Maintaining a rule, a regulation, a policy, 

22 guidance, a guideline, management control, a prac23 tice, a requirement, training, education, coursework, 

24 or a similar device to further promote or enforce a 

25 prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion practice. 


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1 ‘‘(F) Requiring as a condition of employment, 

2 as a condition for promotion or advancement, or as 

3 a condition for speaking, making a presentation, or 

4 submitting written materials, the signing of or as5 sent to a statement, code of conduct, work program, 

6 or plan, or similar device that requires assent by the 

7 employee that a particular race, color, ethnicity, reli8 gion, biological sex, or national origin is inherently 

9 or systemically superior or inferior, oppressive or op10 pressed, or privileged or unprivileged. 

11 ‘‘(3) The Office shall establish standards that shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) apply to the activities of the Office or any 

13 other agency under authority delegated under sub14 section (a); 

15 ‘‘(B) prohibit racist behavior and racist training 

16 in the Government, as described in paragraph (2) of 

17 this subsection; 

18 ‘‘(C) ensure compliance with this subsection; 

19 ‘‘(D) ensure compliance with section 717 of the 

20 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); and 

21 ‘‘(E) be in accordance with the merit system 

22 principles under section 2301. 

23 ‘‘(4) The Office shall establish and maintain an over24 sight program to ensure that activities under any author25 ity delegated under subsection (a)— 


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1 ‘‘(A) prohibit racist behavior and racist training 

2 in the Government, as described in paragraph (2) of 

3 this subsection; 

4 ‘‘(B) ensure compliance with this subsection; 

5 ‘‘(C) ensure compliance with section 717 of the 

6 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); and 

7 ‘‘(D) are in accordance with the merit system 

8 principles under section 2301.’’. 

9 SEC. 103. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. 

10 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

11 of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 

12 Budget shall— 

13 (1) revise all regulations, policies, procedures, 

14 manuals, circulars, courses, training, and guidance 

15 of the Office of Management and Budget to ensure 

16 those regulations, policies, procedures, manuals, cir17 culars, courses, training, and guidance are in compli18 ance and consistent with this Act and the amend19 ments made by this Act; 

20 (2) rescind all regulations, policies, procedures, 

21 manuals, circulars, courses, training, and guidance 

22 of the Office of Management and Budget that were 

23 promulgated, adopted, or implemented to comply 

24 with the Executive orders and memoranda described 

25 in section 101(a)(2); 


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1 (3) rescind the version of Circular A–4 of the 

2 Office of Management and Budget adopted on No3 vember 9, 2023; and 

4 (4) replace the circular described in paragraph 

5 (3) with a version of the circular that— 

6 (A) is identical to or substantially similar 

7 to the version of the circular as in effect on No8 vember 8, 2023; or 

9 (B)(i) is— 

10 (I) consistent in all respects with this 

11 Act; 

12 (II) eliminates all references to diver13 sity, equity and inclusion, racial diversity, 

14 racial equity, or racial inclusion unless 

15 such references are clearly consistent 

16 with— 

17 (aa) equal opportunity principles; 

18 (bb) the principles of the Civil 

19 Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a 

20 et seq.); or 

21 (cc) equal protection of the law 

22 principles; and 

23 (ii) does not engage in or permit prohibited 

24 diversity, equity, or inclusion practices. 


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1 SEC. 104. PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS. 

2 (a) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this chapter, the term 

3 ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3502 

4 of title 44. 

5 (b) STOPPING RACISM IN THE FEDERAL GOVERN6 MENT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds appro8 priated or otherwise made available by law shall be 

9 used for the purpose of maintaining in any agency 

10 an— 

11 (A) office relating to diversity, equity, in12 clusion, or accessibility; or 

13 (B) a substantially similar office. 

14 (2) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds appro15 priated or otherwise made available by law shall be 

16 used for the purposes of— 

17 (A) maintaining in any agency the Chief 

18 Diversity Officers Executive Council or a sub19 stantially similar council; 

20 (B) maintaining or employing in any agen21 cy a chief diversity officer or a substantially 

22 similar officer; 

23 (C) subject to paragraph (3), developing, 

24 implementing, distributing, or publishing in any 

25 agency— 


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1 (i) plans, strategic plan, reports, or 

2 surveys relating to diversity, equity, inclu3 sion, and accessibility; 

4 (ii) action plans, reports, or surveys 

5 relating to equity or substantially similar 

6 plans, reports, or surveys; 

7 (D) developing, implementing, or maintain8 ing in any agency an employee resource group 

9 or an affinity group based on race, color, eth10 nicity, religion, national origin, sexual orienta11 tion, or gender identity; 

12 (E) developing, implementing, or maintain13 ing in any agency an agency equity team or a 

14 substantially similar team; 

15 (F) maintaining the White House Environ16 mental Justice Interagency Council or a sub17 stantially similar Council; 

18 (G) maintaining the Equitable Data Work19 ing Group or substantially similar group; 

20 (H) developing, implementing, distributing, 

21 publishing, establishing, or purchasing in any 

22 agency— 

23 (i) a training course relating to— 

24 (I) diversity; 

25 (II) equity; 


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1 (III) inclusion; 

2 (IV) a critical theory relating to 

3 race, gender, or otherwise; or 

4 (V) intersectionality; or 

5 (ii) a training course substantiality 

6 similar to a training course described in 

7 clause (i); 

8 (I) developing, implementing, or maintain9 ing in any agency a diversity, equity, inclusion, 

10 and accessibility data dashboard or a substan11 tially similar data dashboard; 

12 (J) maintaining within the Office of Per13 sonnel Management a council relating to diver14 sity, equity, inclusion, or accessibility; or 

15 (K) maintaining or employing in any agen16 cy a position relating to diversity, equity, inclu17 sion, or accessibility. 

18 (3) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition under para19 graph (2)(C) shall not apply to a plan, report, or 

20 survey required by law. 

21 (4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

22 section shall be construed to prevent the mainte23 nance and funding of— 

24 (A) Equal Employment Opportunity offices 

25 as historically organized and operated; or 


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1 (B) an office enforcing the Americans with 

2 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 

3 seq.) or similar programs or offices as histori4 cally organized and operated. 

5 SEC. 105. DEI OFFICES CLOSED. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after date 

7 of enactment of this Act, the head of any Federal agency 

8 that has an office relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, 

9 or accessibility— 

10 (1) shall— 

11 (A) terminate, close, and wind up that of12 fice; and 

13 (B) undertake an appropriate reduction in 

14 force; and 

15 (2) may not transfer, reassign, or redesignate 

16 any employee or contractor with a position or func17 tion that is eliminated by operation of this sub18 section. 

19 (b) APPLICATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

20 construed to prevent the maintenance and funding of— 

21 (1) Equal Employment Opportunity offices as 

22 historically organized and operated; or 

23 (2) an office enforcing the Americans with Dis24 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or 


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1 similar programs or offices as historically organized 

2 and operated. 

3 SEC. 106. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302(b) of title 5, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (13)(B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

7 the end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’ ’’ and 

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(15) take or fail to take, or threaten to take 

13 or fail to take, any personnel action against any em14 ployee or applicant for employment because of the 

15 failure of the employee or applicant to— 

16 ‘‘(A) complete training with respect to di17 versity, equity, or inclusion, critical theory (re18 lating to race, gender, or otherwise), 

19 intersectionality, sexual orientation or gender 

20 identity, or any substantially similar theory or 

21 policy; 

22 ‘‘(B) complete training that asserts or re23 quires trainees to assert that a particular race, 

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1 rior or inferior, oppressive or oppressed, or priv2 ileged or unprivileged; 

3 ‘‘(C) sign or assent to (which may be by 

4 executing or acknowledging) a statement, code 

5 of conduct, work program, plan, or similar de6 vice with respect to diversity, equity, and inclu7 sion, critical theory (relating to race, gender, or 

8 otherwise), intersectionality, sexual orientation 

9 or gender identity, or any substantially similar 

10 theory or policy; 

11 ‘‘(D) sign or assent to (which may be by 

12 executing or acknowledging) a statement, code 

13 of conduct, work program, plan, or similar de14 vice that asserts or requires assent by the em15 ployee or applicant that a particular race, color, 

16 ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national or17 igin is inherently or systemically superior or in18 ferior, oppressive or oppressed, or privileged or 

19 unprivileged; 

20 ‘‘(E) take any other action that would re21 quire the treatment of any individual advan22 tageously or disadvantageously on the basis of 

23 that individual’s race, color, ethnicity, religion, 

24 biological sex, or national origin; or 


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1 ‘‘(F) limit, segregate, or classify employees 

2 or applicants for employment in any way that 

3 would deprive or tend to deprive any individual 

4 of an employment opportunity, or otherwise ad5 versely affect the status of the individual as an 

6 employee, because of the race, color, ethnicity, 

7 religion, biological sex, or national origin of the 

8 individual.’’. 

9 (b) PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEMS.—Section 

10 4302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 

11 at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(e) A performance appraisal system may not ad13 versely evaluate an employee for the failure of the em14 ployee to— 

15 ‘‘(1) complete training with respect to diversity, 

16 equity, or inclusion, critical theory (relating to race, 

17 gender, or otherwise), intersectionality, sexual ori18 entation or gender identity, or any substantially 

19 similar theory or policy; 

20 ‘‘(2) complete training that asserts or requires 

21 trainees to assert that a particular race, color, eth22 nicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin is 

23 inherently or systemically superior or inferior, op24 pressive or oppressed, or privileged or unprivileged; 


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1 ‘‘(3) sign or assent to (which may be by exe2 cuting or acknowledging) a statement, code of con3 duct, work program, plan, or similar device with re4 spect to diversity, equity, and inclusion, critical the5 ory (relating to race, gender, or otherwise), 

6 intersectionality, sexual orientation or gender iden7 tity, or any substantially similar theory or policy; 

8 ‘‘(4) sign or assent to (which may be by exe9 cuting or acknowledging) a statement, code of con10 duct, work program, plan, or similar device that as11 serts or requires assent by the employee that a par12 ticular race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, 

13 or national origin is inherently or systemically supe14 rior or inferior, oppressive or oppressed, or privi15 leged or unprivileged; 

16 ‘‘(5) take any other action that would require 

17 the treatment of any individual advantageously or 

18 disadvantageously on the basis of that individual’s 

19 race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or na20 tional origin; or 

21 ‘‘(6) limit, segregate, or classify employees or 

22 applicants for employment in any way that would 

23 deprive or tend to deprive any individual of an em24 ployment opportunity, or otherwise adversely affect 

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1 of the race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, 

2 or national origin of the individual.’’. 

3 (c) SES PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEMS.—Sec4 tion 4312 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(e) A performance appraisal system may not ad7 versely evaluate a senior executive for the failure of the 

8 senior executive to— 

9 ‘‘(1) complete training with respect to diversity, 

10 equity, or inclusion, critical theory (relating to race, 

11 gender, or otherwise), intersectionality, sexual ori12 entation or gender identity, or any substantially 

13 similar theory or policy; 

14 ‘‘(2) complete training that asserts or requires 

15 trainees to assert that a particular race, color, eth16 nicity, religion, biological sex, or national origin is 

17 inherently or systemically superior or inferior, op18 pressive or oppressed, or privileged or unprivileged; 

19 ‘‘(3) sign or assent to (which may be by exe20 cuting or acknowledging) a statement, code of con21 duct, work program, plan, or similar device with re22 spect to diversity, equity, and inclusion, critical the23 ory (relating to race, gender, or otherwise), 

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1 ‘‘(4) sign or assent to (which may be by exe2 cuting or acknowledging) a statement, code of con3 duct, work program, plan, or similar device that as4 serts or requires assent by the senior executive that 

5 a particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological 

6 sex, or national origin is inherently or systemically 

7 superior or inferior, oppressive or oppressed, or priv8 ileged or unprivileged; 

9 ‘‘(5) take any other action that would require 

10 the treatment of any individual advantageously or 

11 disadvantageously on the basis of that individual’s 

12 race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or na13 tional origin; or 

14 ‘‘(6) limit, segregate, or classify employees or 

15 applicants for employment in any way that would 

16 deprive or tend to deprive any individual of an em17 ployment opportunity, or otherwise adversely affect 

18 the status of the individual as an employee, because 

19 of the race, color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, 

20 or national origin of the individual.’’. 

21 TITLE II—FEDERAL TRAINING 

22 SEC. 201. GOVERNMENT-WIDE TRAINING. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4103 of title 5, United 

24 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(d) No training program or plan may be developed, 

2 implemented, distributed, published, established, or pur3 chased under this section— 

4 ‘‘(1) with respect to diversity, equity, and inclu5 sion, critical theory (relating to race, gender, or oth6 erwise), intersectionality, sexual orientation or gen7 der identity, or any substantially similar theory or 

8 policy; or 

9 ‘‘(2) that asserts or requires the trainees to as10 sert that a particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, 

11 biological sex, or national origin is inherently or sys12 temically superior or inferior, oppressive or op13 pressed, or privileged or unprivileged. 

14 ‘‘(e) No employee may be required to complete train15 ing under a program or plan established under this sec16 tion— 

17 ‘‘(1) with respect to diversity, equity, and inclu18 sion, critical theory (relating to race, gender, or oth19 erwise), intersectionality, sexual orientation or gen20 der identity, or any substantially similar theory or 

21 policy; or 

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1 temically superior or inferior, oppressive or op2 pressed, or privileged or unprivileged.’’. 

3 (b) REGULATIONS.—Section 4118 of title 5, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘This section’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (d), 

7 this section’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(d) The Office shall, in the regulations prescribed 

10 under this section, provide that no training program or 

11 plan may be developed, implemented, distributed, pub12 lished, established, or purchased— 

13 ‘‘(1) with respect to diversity, equity, and inclu14 sion, critical theory (relating to race, gender, or oth15 erwise), intersectionality, sexual orientation or gen16 der identity, or any substantially similar theory or 

17 policy; or 

18 ‘‘(2) that asserts or requires the trainees to as19 sert that a particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, 

20 biological sex, or national origin is inherently or sys21 temically superior or inferior, oppressive or op22 pressed, or privileged or unprivileged.’’. 

23 SEC. 202. USE OF FUNDS. 

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1 menting, distributing, publishing or purchasing in any 

2 Federal agency a training course— 

3 (1) relating to— 

4 (A) diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessi5 bility; 

6 (B) a critical theory relating to race, gen7 der, or otherwise; or 

8 (C) intersectionality, sexual orientation, or 

9 gender identity; or 

10 (2) that asserts or requires trainees to assert 

11 that a particular race, color, ethnicity, religion, bio12 logical sex, or national origin is inherently or sys13 temically superior, inferior, oppressive, oppressed, 

14 privileged, or unprivileged. 

15 TITLE III—FEDERAL 

16 CONTRACTING 

17 SEC. 301. REQUIRED CONTRACT TERMS. 

18 (a) CONTRACTS EXCEEDING $10,000.—Section 6502 

19 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

20 the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, OR IN22 CLUSION PRACTICE.—No part of the contract will be 

23 performed, and no materials, supplies, articles, or 

24 equipment will be manufactured or fabricated under 

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1 roundings, under working conditions or in a working 

2 environment, provided by or under the control or su3 pervision of a contractor or any subcontractor who 

4 is subject to, or required to comply with, a prohib5 ited diversity, equity or inclusion practice (as defined 

6 in section 1201 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964).’’. 

7 (b) CONTRACTS IN OTHER AMOUNTS.—Section 6703 

8 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

9 the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(6) PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, OR IN11 CLUSION PRACTICE.—The contract and bid specifica12 tion shall contain a provision specifying that no part 

13 of the services covered by this chapter may be per14 formed in buildings or surroundings, under working 

15 conditions or in a working environment, provided by 

16 or under the control or supervision of a contractor 

17 or any subcontractor who is subject to, or required 

18 to comply with, a prohibited diversity, equity or in19 clusion practice (as defined in section 1201 of the 

20 Civil Rights Act of 1964).’’. 

21 SEC. 302. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 122 of title 40, United 

23 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘§ 122. Prohibition on discrimination 

25 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.—With re2 spect to a program or activity carried out or receiv3 ing Federal assistance under this subtitle, an indi4 vidual may not be, based on race, color, biological 

5 sex, ethnicity, religion, or national origin— 

6 ‘‘(A) excluded from participation; 

7 ‘‘(B) denied benefits; or 

8 ‘‘(C) otherwise discriminated against. 

9 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND IN10 CLUSION PRACTICES.—With respect to a program or 

11 activity carried out or receiving Federal assistance 

12 under this subtitle, an individual may not be subject 

13 to or required to comply with a prohibited diversity, 

14 equity, and inclusion practice (as defined in section 

15 1201 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964). 

16 ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The heads of Federal agen18 cies shall enforce subsection (a) through rules, regu19 lations, policies, and other executive actions of the 

20 agency that are similar to rules, regulations, policies, 

21 and other executive actions established with respect 

22 to racial and other discrimination under title VI of 

23 the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et 

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1 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any enforce2 ment under paragraph (1) shall not be construed to 

3 bar an individual from pursuing any other legal rem4 edy available to the individual as a result of an ac5 tion constituting a violation of subsection (a).’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

7 for title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 

8 the item relating to section 122 and inserting the fol9 lowing: 

‘‘122. Prohibition on discrimination.’’. 

10 SEC. 303. PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS. 

11 (a) PROHIBITION.—No funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by Federal law may be used by a Fed13 eral contractor for purpose of— 

14 (1) maintaining an office relating to diversity, 

15 equity, inclusion, or accessibility or a substantially 

16 similar office; 

17 (2) maintaining or employing a chief diversity 

18 officer or a substantially similar officer; 

19 (3) developing, implementing, distributing, pub20 lishing or purchasing— 

21 (A) a training course relating to— 

22 (i) diversity, equity, inclusion, or ac23 cessibility; 

24 (ii) a critical theory relating to race, 

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1 (iii) intersectionality; or 

2 (iv) sexual orientation or gender iden3 tity; or 

4 (B) a training course that is substantially 

5 similar to a training course described in sub6 paragraph (A); or 

7 (C) a training course that asserts or re8 quires trainees to assert that a particular race, 

9 color, ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or na10 tional origin is inherently or systemically supe11 rior, inferior, oppressive, oppressed, privileged, 

12 or unprivileged. 

13 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec14 tion shall be construed to prevent— 

15 (1) the maintenance and funding of an Equal 

16 Employment Opportunity office, as historically orga17 nized and operated; 

18 (2) an office enforcing the Americans with Dis19 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or 

20 similar programs or offices as historically organized 

21 and operated; or 

22 (3) a Federal contractor from using non-Fed23 eral funds as the Federal contractor so determines. 


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1 TITLE IV—FEDERAL GRANTS 

2 AND COOPERATIVE AGREE3 MENTS 

4 SEC. 401. REQUIRED GRANT AGREEMENT TERMS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 31, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘§ 6310. Grants and grant agreements 

9 ‘‘(a) GRANT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TERMS.—The 

10 head of an executive agency may not provide a grant to 

11 any recipient unless the head of the agency and the recipi12 ent enter into a grant agreement that contains a provision 

13 specifying that no funds appropriated or otherwise made 

14 available by Federal law shall be used by the grant recipi15 ent for purpose of— 

16 ‘‘(1) maintaining an office relating to diversity, 

17 equity, inclusion, or accessibility; 

18 ‘‘(2) maintaining or employing a chief diversity 

19 officer or a substantially similar officer; 

20 ‘‘(3) developing, implementing, distributing, 

21 publishing, or purchasing— 

22 ‘‘(A) a training course relating to— 

23 ‘‘(i) diversity, equity, inclusion, or ac24 cessibility; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) a critical theory relating to race, 

2 gender, or otherwise; 

3 ‘‘(iii) intersectionality; or 

4 ‘‘(iv) sexual orientation or gender 

5 identity; 

6 ‘‘(B) a training course substantially similar 

7 to the training courses described in subpara8 graph (A); or 

9 ‘‘(C) a training course that asserts or re10 quires trainees to assert that a particular race, 

11 color, religion, ethnicity, biological sex, or na12 tional origin is inherently or systemically supe13 rior, inferior, oppressive, oppressed, privileged 

14 or unprivileged; or 

15 ‘‘(4) engaging in a prohibited diversity, equity, 

16 or inclusion practice (as defined in section 1201 of 

17 the Civil Rights Act of 1964). 

18 ‘‘(b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OF19 FICES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre20 vent— 

21 ‘‘(1) the maintenance and funding of an Equal 

22 Employment Opportunity office, as historically orga23 nized and operated; 

24 ‘‘(2) an office enforcing the Americans with 

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1 or similar programs or offices as historically orga2 nized and operated; or 

3 ‘‘(3) a recipient of a grant from an executive 

4 agency from using non-Federal funds as the recipi5 ent so determines.’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

7 for chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code is amended 

8 by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘6310. Grant and grant agreements.’’. 

9 SEC. 402. REQUIRED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TERMS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 31, United 

11 States Code, as amended by section 401(a), is further 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘§ 6311. Cooperative agreements 

14 ‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT REQUIRED

15 TERMS.—The head of an executive agency may not enter 

16 into a cooperative agreement with a party unless the coop17 erative agreement contains a provision specifying that no 

18 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by Federal 

19 law shall be used by any party to the cooperative agree20 ment for purpose of— 

21 ‘‘(1) maintaining an office relating to diversity, 

22 equity, inclusion, or accessibility; 

23 ‘‘(2) maintaining or employing a chief diversity 

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1 ‘‘(3) developing, implementing, distributing, 

2 publishing, or purchasing— 

3 ‘‘(A) a training course relating to— 

4 ‘‘(i) diversity, equity, inclusion, or ac5 cessibility; 

6 ‘‘(ii) a critical theory relating to race, 

7 gender, or otherwise; 

8 ‘‘(iii) intersectionality; or 

9 ‘‘(iv) sexual orientation or gender 

10 identity; 

11 ‘‘(B) a training course substantially similar 

12 to the training courses described in subpara13 graph (A); or 

14 ‘‘(C) a training course that asserts or re15 quires trainees to assert that a particular race, 

16 color, religion, ethnicity, biological sex, or na17 tional origin is inherently or systemically supe18 rior, inferior, oppressive, oppressed, privileged 

19 or unprivileged; or 

20 ‘‘(4) engaging in a prohibited diversity, equity, 

21 or inclusion practice (as defined in section 1201 of 

22 the Civil Rights Act of 1964.). 

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1 ‘‘(1) prevent the maintenance and funding of an 

2 Equal Employment Opportunity office, as histori3 cally organized and operated; 

4 ‘‘(2) an office enforcing the Americans with 

5 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) 

6 or similar programs or offices as historically orga7 nized and operated; or 

8 ‘‘(3) prevent a party to an cooperative agree9 ment with an executive agency from using non-Fed10 eral funds as the party so determines.’’. 

11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

12 for chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, as amended 

13 by section 401(b), is further amended by adding at the 

14 end the following: 

‘‘6311. Cooperative agreements.’’. 

15 TITLE V—FEDERAL ADVISORY 

16 COMMITTEES 

17 SEC. 501. PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION 

18 PRACTICES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 10 of title 5, United 

20 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

21 Committee Act’’), is amended by adding at the end the 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 1015. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PRAC2 TICES. 

3 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLU4 SION PRACTICE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘pro5 hibited diversity, equity, or inclusion practice’ has the 

6 meaning that term in section 1201 of the Civil Rights Act 

7 of 1964. 

8 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—The following may not author9 ize, permit, or implement a prohibited diversity, equity, 

10 or inclusion practice with respect to any advisory com11 mittee established by the head of an agency: 

12 ‘‘(1) The Administrator. 

13 ‘‘(2) The agency head. 

14 ‘‘(3) The chair of the advisory committee. 

15 ‘‘(4) The advisory committee. 

16 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION OF COMMITTEE.— 

17 ‘‘(1) FINDING BY ADMINISTRATOR.—With re18 spect to an advisory committee, if the Administrator 

19 finds that the applicable agency head, chair of the 

20 advisory committee, or the advisory committee au21 thorized, permitted, or implemented a prohibited di22 versity, equity, or inclusion practice, then the advi23 sory committee shall terminate not later than 30 

24 days after the Administrator makes such finding. 

25 ‘‘(2) FINDING BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—With 

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1 General for the agency that established the advisory 

2 committee finds that the applicable agency head, 

3 chair of the advisory committee, or the advisory 

4 committee authorized, permitted, or implemented a 

5 prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion practice, 

6 then the advisory committee shall terminate not 

7 later than 30 days after the Inspector General 

8 makes such finding. 

9 ‘‘(d) ACTION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person may bring an 

11 action in any United States district court seeking a 

12 determination that the Administrator, any agency 

13 head, any chair of an advisory committee, or any ad14 visory committee authorized, permitted, or imple15 mented a prohibited diversity, equity, or inclusion 

16 practice with respect to an advisory committee. 

17 ‘‘(2) ORDER DIRECTING TERMINATION OF ADVI18 SORY COMMITTEE.—If after an evidentiary hearing, 

19 a court determines that the defendant authorized, 

20 permitted, or implemented a prohibited diversity, eq21 uity, or inclusion practice, the court shall issue an 

22 order directing the Administrator to immediately 

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1 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AWARDS.— In an action 

2 brought under this subsection in which the plaintiff 

3 prevails, the court may award— 

4 ‘‘(A) a Writ of Mandamus or other equi5 table or declaratory relief; 

6 ‘‘(B) a minimum of $1,000 per violation 

7 per day; 

8 ‘‘(C) reasonable attorney’s fees and litiga9 tion costs; 

10 ‘‘(D) compensatory damages; and 

11 ‘‘(E) all other appropriate relief.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

13 for chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

14 by inserting after the item relating to section 1014 the 

15 following: 

‘‘1015. Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.’’. 

16 SEC. 502. ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES. 

17 (a) COMPLIANCE.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 1006 

18 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking the word 

20 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

21 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

22 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’ ; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 (b) GUIDELINES AND MANAGEMENT CONTROLS.— 

2 Section 1006 of title 5, United States Code, is further 

3 amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(f) GUIDELINES AND MANAGEMENT CONTROLS RE5 LATED TO THE END RACISM IN FEDERAL ADVISORY

6 COMMITTEES ACT.—The Administrator shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) prescribe administrative guidelines and 

8 management controls applicable to advisory commit9 tees to enforce the requirements of the Dismantle 

10 DEI Act of 2024; and 

11 ‘‘(2) ensure that the Committee Management 

12 Secretariat complies with and enforces the require13 ments of the Dismantle DEI Act of 2024.’’. 

14 (c) REVISED RULES, REGULATIONS AND GUID15 ANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact16 ment of this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that all 

17 rules, regulations, policies, guidance, guidelines, manage18 ment controls, governing documents, practices, require19 ments, training, education, coursework, or similar devices 

20 are revised to the extent that they are inconsistent with 

21 this Act. 

22 SEC. 503. AGENCY HEAD RESPONSIBILITIES. 

23 (a) AGENCY HEAD RESPONSIBILITIES.—Subsection 

24 (a) of section 1007 of title 5, United States Code, is 

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1 head shall establish uniform administrative guidelines and 

2 management controls to ensure compliance with the Dis3 mantle DEI Act of 2024.’’. 

4 (b) COMPLIANCE.—Subsection (b) of section 1007 of 

5 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) ensure compliance with the Dismantle DEI 

12 Act of 2024.’’. 

13 TITLE VI—EDUCATION 

14 SEC. 601. STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF ACCRED15 ITING AGENCIES AND ASSOCIATIONS. 

16 Section 496(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

17 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(c)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

19 end; 

20 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 

21 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(A) require, encourage, or coerce any in2 stitution of higher education to engage in pro3 hibited diversity, equity, and inclusion practices 

4 (as defined in section 1201 of the Civil Rights 

5 Act of 1964); 

6 ‘‘(B) assess the commitment of an institu7 tion of higher education to any ideology, belief, 

8 or viewpoint; 

9 ‘‘(C) prohibit or discourage an institution 

10 of higher education from engaging in activity 

11 protected by the Constitution, including having 

12 a religious mission, operating as a religious in13 stitution, or being controlled by or associated 

14 with a religious organization; or 

15 ‘‘(D) discriminate against an institution of 

16 higher education for engaging in religious 

17 speech, religious practice, or religious exer18 cise.’’. 

19 SEC. 602. PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS BY THE SECRETARY 

20 OF EDUCATION. 

21 Section 8527 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu22 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7907) is amended by add23 ing at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds pro2 vided to the Secretary of Education under this Act 

3 may be used by the Secretary, including through a 

4 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, to— 

5 ‘‘(A) maintain an Office of Diversity, Eq6 uity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, an Office of 

7 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, an Office of 

8 Diversity and Inclusion, a Diversity Office or a 

9 substantially similar office; 

10 ‘‘(B) maintain or employ a Chief Diversity 

11 Officer or substantially similar officer; 

12 ‘‘(C) develop, implement, distribute, pub13 lish, or purchase a training course or substan14 tially similar course relating to any of the fol15 lowing— 

16 ‘‘(i) diversity, equity, inclusion, and 

17 accessibility (DEIA); 

18 ‘‘(ii) diversity, equity, and inclusion; 

19 ‘‘(iii) diversity and inclusion; 

20 ‘‘(iv) diversity; 

21 ‘‘(v) critical theory (race, gender, or 

22 otherwise); 

23 ‘‘(vi) intersectionality; or 

24 ‘‘(vii) sexual orientation or gender 

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1 ‘‘(D) develop, implement, distribute, pub2 lish, or purchase a training course or substan3 tially similar course that asserts or requires 

4 trainees to assert that a particular race, color 

5 ethnicity, religion, biological sex, or national or6 igin is inherently or systemically superior, infe7 rior, oppressive or oppressed, privileged or 

8 unprivileged. 

9 ‘‘(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

10 this section shall be construed to— 

11 ‘‘(A) prohibit the maintenance and funding 

12 of Equal Employment Opportunity offices or of13 ficers, as historically organized and operated; 

14 ‘‘(B) prohibit the maintenance and funding 

15 of offices enforcing the Americans with Disabil16 ities Act of 1990 or similar programs or offices, 

17 as historically organized and operated; or 

18 ‘‘(C) impact the use of non-Federal funds 

19 by a contractor of the Department of Education 

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1 TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS 

2 SEC. 701. FANNIE MAE, FREDDIE MAC, FEDERAL HOME 

3 LOAN BANKS, AND FEDERAL HOUSING FI4 NANCE AGENCY. 

5 Section 1319A of the Federal Housing Enterprises 

6 Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 

7 4520) is repealed. 

8 SEC. 702. CAPITAL MARKETS REGULATION; CORPORATE 

9 BOARDS; SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZA10 TIONS. 

11 (a) REPEAL OF OFFICES OF MINORITY AND WOMEN

12 INCLUSION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 342 of the Dodd14 Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 

15 Act (12 U.S.C. 5452) is hereby repealed. 

16 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND17 MENTS.— 

18 (A) Section 1016(c) of the Consumer Fi19 nancial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 

20 5496(c)) is amended— 

21 (i) in paragraph (7), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

22 at the end; 

23 (ii) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; 

24 and’’ and inserting a period; and 

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1 (B) The table of contents for the Dodd2 Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro3 tection Act is amended by striking the item re4 lating to section 342. 

5 (b) BOARDS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES SUBJECT TO

6 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.—Section 701 of the Civil Rights Act 

7 of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e) is amended by adding at the 

8 end of subsection (f) the following: ‘‘The term ‘employee’ 

9 includes any person who serves on a board of directors 

10 of an issuer that has a registration statement in effect 

11 as to a security under the Securities Act of 1933 and is 

12 compensated by the issuer.’’. 

13 (c) PROHIBITION ON RACISM.—The Gramm-Leach14 Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.) is amended by insert15 ing after section 503 (15 U.S.C. 6803) the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 503A. PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLU17 SION PRACTICES. 

18 ‘‘No Federal functional regulator shall engage in a 

19 prohibited diversity, equity, and inclusion practice (as de20 fined in section 1201 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) or 

21 require (whether by regulation, enforcement action, guid22 ance, examination or otherwise) that any person regulated 

23 by the Federal functional regulator engage in a prohibited 

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1 (d) NATIONAL SECURITIES ASSOCIATIONS.—Section 

2 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 

3 78o–3) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(o) PROHIBITED DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLU5 SION PRACTICES.—No national securities association shall 

6 engage in a prohibited diversity, equity, and inclusion 

7 practice (as defined in section 1201 of the Civil Rights 

8 Act of 1964) or require (whether by rule, enforcement ac9 tion, guidance, examination, or otherwise) that any mem10 ber of the national securities association engage in a pro11 hibited diversity, equity, and inclusion practice.’’. 

12 (e) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD

13 MEMBER REQUIREMENTS.— Section 104(d)(2)(G) of the 

14 Community Development Banking and Financial Institu15 tions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(d)(2)(G)) is amended, 

16 in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘and racial, 

17 ethnic, and gender diversity’’. 

18 SEC. 703. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 

19 Section 821 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 296m) is repealed. 

21 SEC. 704. REPEAL OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION 

22 PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

23 (a) REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON DI24 VERSITY AND INCLUSION.—Section 113 of title 10, United 

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1 (1) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

4 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 

5 (2) in subsection (g)(1)(B)— 

6 (A) by striking clause (vii); and 

7 (B) by redesignating clauses (viii), (ix), 

8 and (x) as clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respec9 tively; and 

10 (3) by striking subsections (l) and (m) and by 

11 redesignating subsections (n) and (o) as subsections 

12 (l) and (m), respectively. 

13 (b) REPEAL OF CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 147 of title 10, 

15 United States Code, is repealed. 

16 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec17 tions at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is 

18 amended by striking the item relating to section 

19 147. 

20 (c) REPEAL OF PROGRAM ON DIVERSITY IN MILI21 TARY LEADERSHIP.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 656 of title 10, 

23 United States Code, is repealed. 

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1 amended by striking the item relating to section 

2 656. 

3 SEC. 705. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND 

4 COAST GUARD. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 845(c) 

6 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 415(c)) 

7 is repealed. 

8 (b) COAST GUARD.—Section 1903(d)(2) of title 14, 

9 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, including 

10 diversity, inclusion, and issues regarding women specifi11 cally’’. 

12 SEC. 706. DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. 

13 Section 5704 of the Damon Paul Nelson and Mat14 thew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for 

15 Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (50 U.S.C. 3334b) 

16 is repealed. 

17 TITLE VIII—ENFORCEMENT; 

18 SEVERABILITY 

19 SEC. 801. ENFORCEMENT; PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. 

20 (a) ENFORCEMENT.—Any person alleging a violation 

21 of this Act may bring a civil action in any United States 

22 District Court. 

23 (b) RELIEF.—In a civil action brought under sub24 section (a) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may 

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1 (1) a Writ of Mandamus or other equitable or 

2 declaratory relief; 

3 (2) a minimum of $1,000 per violation per day; 

4 (3) reasonable attorney’s fees and litigation 

5 costs; 

6 (4) compensatory damages; and 

7 (5) all other appropriate relief. 

8 SEC. 802. SEVERABILITY. 

9 If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by 

10 this Act, or the application of such provision or amend11 ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti12 tutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made 

13 by this Act, and the application of such provision or 

14 amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be af15 fected thereby. 

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