I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5703 
To establish a grant program in the Department of Defense to increase 
the number of women and underrepresented minorities in Department 
of Defense military and civilian leadership positions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 8, 2016 
Mr. VEASEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program in the Department of Defense 
to increase the number of women and underrepresented 
minorities in Department of Defense military and civilian 
leadership positions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Diversity in Military 
Leadership Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF 
WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORI-
TIES IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY 
AND CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may award grants, on a competitive basis, to any 
entity that the Secretary determines has the capacity and 
expertise to carry out the activities described in subsection 
(b) for the purpose of increasing the participation of 
women and underrepresented minorities in Department of 
Defense military and civilian leadership positions. 
(b) APPLICATION.—An entity that seeks a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary of Defense at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds 
to carry out one or more of the following activities de-
signed to increase the participation of women and under-
represented minorities in Department of Defense military 
and civilian leadership positions: 
(1) Online interactive workshops for women and 
underrepresented minorities. 
(2) Mentoring programs that partner members 
of the Armed Forces and officers and employees of 
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the Department of Defense with students who are 
women or underrepresented minorities, or both. 
(3) Internships for undergraduate and graduate 
students who are women or underrepresented mi-
norities, or both, with the Department of Defense. 
(4) Outreach programs that provide elementary 
school and secondary school students who are 
women or underrepresented minorities, or both, with 
opportunities to increase their exposure to military 
and civilian defense careers. 
(5) Such additional activities as the Secretary 
of Defense may authorize. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘minority’’ means American In-
dian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic ori-
gin), Hispanic (including persons of Mexican, Puerto 
Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American ori-
gin), Asian (including underrepresented subgroups), 
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander origin subgroup, 
or other ethnic group underrepresented in science 
and engineering. 
(2) The term ‘‘underrepresented minority’’ 
means a minority group whose numbers in Depart-
ment of Defense military and civilian leadership po-
sitions per 10,000 population of that group is sub-
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stantially below the comparable figure for Depart-
ment of Defense military and civilian leaders who 
are White and not of Hispanic origin, as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
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