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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3182 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3182

 To require a report on implementation of a termination of the ground 
    combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed Forces.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 15, 2012

Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
 To require a report on implementation of a termination of the ground 
    combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed Forces.

    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 ``Gender Equality in Combat Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TERMINATION OF GROUND COMBAT 
              EXCLUSION POLICY FOR FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation 
of a termination of the ground combat exclusion policy for female 
members of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall set 
forth the following:
            (1) A proposed effective date for the termination of the 
        ground combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed 
        Forces.
            (2) A schedule for implementation of the termination of the 
        ground combat exclusion policy by the Department of Defense and 
        the Armed Forces.
            (3) An identification of the funds to be required for the 
        termination of the ground combat exclusion policy.
            (4) An assessment of the impacts of the termination of the 
        ground combat exclusion policy--
                    (A) on military readiness, effectiveness, and unit 
                cohesion; and
                    (B) for policies, guidance, and training (including 
                policies, guidance, and training relating to personnel 
                management, leadership, facilities, investigations, and 
                benefits).
            (5) An identification of mechanisms to address any impacts 
        identified pursuant to paragraph (4).
            (6) An identification of mechanisms to provide monitoring 
        of workforce climate and military effectiveness necessary to 
        achieve effective implementation of the termination of the 
        ground combat exclusion policy.
            (7) An identification of the laws affected by the 
        termination of the ground combat exclusion policy, and an 
        assessment of such effects.
            (8) A proposal for such legislative action as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate for implementation of the termination of 
        the ground combat exclusion policy.
    (c) Ground Combat Exclusion Policy Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``ground combat exclusion policy'' has the meaning given that term 
in section 652(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code.
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