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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9000 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand and codify matters covered 

by diversity training in the Department of Defense. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 17, 2020 

Mr. CROW (for himself and Mrs. TRAHAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand and codify 

matters covered by diversity training in the Department 

of Defense. 

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 ‘‘Realizing Efforts for 

5 Military Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘REMEDI Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPANSION AND CODIFICATION OF MATTERS COV2 ERED BY DIVERSITY TRAINING IN THE DE3 PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 101 of title 10, United 

5 States Code, is amended by inserting before section 2002 

6 the following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 2001. Human relations, diversity, equity, and inclu8 sion training 

9 ‘‘(a) HUMAN RELATIONS, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND

10 INCLUSION TRAINING.—(1) The Secretary shall ensure 

11 that the Secretary of a military department conducts on12 going training programs regarding human relations, diver13 sity, equity, and inclusion for all covered individuals under 

14 the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department. 

15 Such training shall be tailored to specific leadership levels 

16 and local area requirements. 

17 ‘‘(2) Matters to be covered by such training include 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) Race relations. 

20 ‘‘(B) Racism. 

21 ‘‘(C) Equal opportunity. 

22 ‘‘(D) Gender identity. 

23 ‘‘(E) Discrimination based on gender and on 

24 gender identity. 

25 ‘‘(F) Discrimination based on sexual orientation 

26 and on sexual identity. 


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1 ‘‘(G) Conscious and unconscious bias. 

2 ‘‘(H) Hate group activity. 

3 ‘‘(3) Such training shall be included in the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) Initial entry and accession programs. 

5 ‘‘(B) Annual refresher training. 

6 ‘‘(C) Professional military education. 

7 ‘‘(D) Peer education. 

8 ‘‘(E) Specialized leadership training. 

9 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that unit 

10 commanders are aware of their responsibility to ensure 

11 that activity based upon discriminatory motives does not 

12 occur in units under their command. 

13 ‘‘(b) INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PROSPECTIVE RE14 CRUITS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a 

15 covered individual preparing to enter an officer accession 

16 program or to execute an original enlistment agreement— 

17 ‘‘(1) is provided information concerning the 

18 meaning of the oath of office or oath of enlistment 

19 for service in the armed forces with regards to the 

20 equal protection and civil liberties guarantees of the 

21 Constitution; and 

22 ‘‘(2) is informed that if supporting such guar23 antees is not possible personally for that covered in24 dividual, then that covered individual should decline 

25 to join the Armed Forces. 


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1 ‘‘(c) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec2 tion, the term ‘covered individual’ includes— 

3 ‘‘(1) a member of the armed forces; 

4 ‘‘(2) a civilian employee of the Department; and 

5 ‘‘(3) a contract employee of the Department.’’. 

6 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

7 (1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 

8 sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

9 by inserting before the item relating to section 2002 

10 the following new item: 

‘‘2001. Human relations, diversity, equity, and inclusion training.’’. 

11 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 571 

12 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

13 Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 113 

14 note) is repealed. 

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