four months after the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
‘‘(5) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member shall be 
appointed for a term of two years. 
‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 
of the term for which the member’s predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
remainder of that term. A member may serve 
after the expiration of that term until a suc-
cessor has been appointed. 
‘‘(6) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 
‘‘(A) CHAIR.—The Chief Diversity Officer 
of the Department of Defense shall be the 
Chair of the Council. 
‘‘(B) VICE CHAIR.—The Vice Chair shall 
be designated by the Secretary at the time of 
the appointment of the members pursuant to 
paragraph (4), and when a vacancy of the Vice 
Chair occurs, as the case may be. 
‘‘(c) MEETING.— 
‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet not 
fewer than four times each year at the call of the 
Chair or Vice Chair. 
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‘‘(2) QUORUM.—Twelve members of the Coun-
cil, including six appointed under subsection (c)(2) 
and six appointed under subsection (c)(3), shall con-
stitute a quorum. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Council shall provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary on matters concerning 
diversity and inclusion in the Department of Defense, re-
lating to the following: 
‘‘(1) Aligning diversity and inclusion with the 
strategic goals of the Department. 
‘‘(2) Conducting strategic outreach efforts to 
identify, attract, and recruit individuals that rep-
resent the demographic diversity of the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) Developing, mentoring, and retaining a di-
verse and inclusive armed forces. 
‘‘(4) 
Encouraging 
leadership 
development 
through diversity and inclusion practices and proc-
esses. 
‘‘(e) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—Except 
as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Coun-
cil may not receive additional pay, allowances, or 
benefits by reason of their service on the Council. 
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‘‘(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall 
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5. 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 
the request of the Council, the Secretary shall provide to 
the Council, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 
support services necessary for the Council to carry out its 
responsibilities under this section. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the Council holds its initial meeting under 
subsection (c) and annually thereafter, the Council shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
containing a detailed statement of the advice and rec-
ommendations of the Council pursuant to subsection (d).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by 
inserting before the item relating to section 187 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘186. Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council.’’. 
SEC. 4. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) STANDARD DIVERSITY METRICS AND ANNUAL 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 113 of title 10, 
United States Code is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) a report from each military department on 
the goals, barriers, and status of diversity and inclu-
sion of that military department;’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(1)(B), by inserting after 
clause (vi) the following new clause: 
‘‘(vii) Strategic metrics and benchmarks evalu-
ating how the officer and enlisted corps reflects the 
eligible United States population across all armed 
forces and grades.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as 
subsections (n) and (o), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (k), the fol-
lowing new subsections (l) and (m): 
‘‘(l)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and 
maintain a standard set of strategic metrics and bench-
marks toward the achievement of each of the objectives 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) An officer and enlisted corps that reflects 
the eligible United States population across all 
armed forces and grades. 
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‘‘(B) A military force that is able to prevail in 
its wars, prevent and deter conflict, defeat adver-
saries and succeed in a wide range of contingencies, 
and preserve and enhance the all-volunteer force. 
‘‘(2) In implementing the requirement in paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a universal data collection system 
to ensure comparability across each military depart-
ment; 
‘‘(B) establish standard definitions of demo-
graphic groups, a common methodology, and a com-
mon reporting structure across each military depart-
ment; 
‘‘(C) conduct annual barrier analyses to review 
demographic diversity patterns across the military 
life cycle, starting with accessions; and 
‘‘(D) each year meet with the Secretaries of the 
military departments, the Chiefs of Staff of the 
armed forces, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff to assess progress towards the objectives 
specified in paragraph (1) and establish rec-
ommendations to meet such objectives. 
‘‘(m) The Secretary shall include in each national de-
fense strategy under subsection (g)— 
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‘‘(1) the demographics, disaggregated by grade, 
ethnicity, race, gender, and military occupational 
specialty, for— 
‘‘(A) accession into the armed forces; 
‘‘(B) the enlisted corps; 
‘‘(C) the commissioned officers; 
‘‘(D) graduates of the military service 
academies; 
‘‘(E) the rate of promotion in the pro-
motion zone; 
‘‘(F) the rate of promotion below the zone 
for promotion; 
‘‘(G) the rates of retention; 
‘‘(H) command selection; 
‘‘(I) special assignments; 
‘‘(J) career broadening assignments; 
‘‘(K) aides to general officers and flag offi-
cers; and 
‘‘(L) any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; 
‘‘(2) an analysis of assignment patterns by eth-
nicity, race, and gender; 
‘‘(3) an analysis of attitudinal survey data by 
ethnicity, race, and gender; 
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‘‘(4) an assessment of the available pool of 
qualified of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pa-
cific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto 
Rican, Native American, Alaska Native and female 
candidates for positions in pay grades O–9 and O– 
10; 
‘‘(5) identification of persistent, group-specific 
deviations from overall averages and plans to inves-
tigate underlying causes; and 
‘‘(6) summaries of progress made on previous 
actions.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL GUARD DIVERSITY REPORTING.—Sec-
tion 10504 of title 10, United States Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) REPORT ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.—(1) 
Not less than once every four years, the Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau shall report in writing to the Sec-
retary of Defense and Congress on the status of diversity 
in each State, Territory, and the District of Columbia for 
all grades of the Army National Guard and Air National 
Guard. 
‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) the demographics, disaggregated by State, 
grade, ethnicity, race, gender, and military occupa-
tional specialty, for— 
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‘‘(i) accession into the National Guard; 
‘‘(ii) the enlisted corps; 
‘‘(iii) the commissioned officers; 
‘‘(iv) the rate of promotion in the pro-
motion zone; 
‘‘(v) the rate of promotion below the zone 
for promotion; 
‘‘(vi) the rates of retention; 
‘‘(vii) command selection; 
‘‘(viii) special assignments; 
‘‘(ix) career broadening assignments; 
‘‘(x) aides to a general officer; and 
‘‘(xi) any other matter the Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau determines appropriate; 
‘‘(B) an analysis of assignment patterns by eth-
nicity, race, and gender; 
‘‘(C) an analysis of attitudinal survey data by 
ethnicity, race, and gender; 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the available pool of 
qualified of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pa-
cific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto 
Rican, Native American, Alaska Native and female 
candidates for National Guard positions in pay 
grades O–9 and O–10; 
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‘‘(E) identification of persistent, group-specific 
deviations from overall averages and plans to inves-
tigate underlying causes; and 
‘‘(F) summaries of progress made on previous 
actions. 
‘‘(3) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall— 
‘‘(A) publish on an appropriate publicly avail-
able website of the National Guard the reports re-
quired under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) ensure that any data included with the re-
port is made available in a machine-readable format 
that is downloadable, searchable, and sortable.’’. 
(c) COAST GUARD DIVERSITY REPORTING.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORT IN COAST GUARD AUTHOR-
IZATION
REQUEST.—Section 5101(b) of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) the goals, barriers, and status of diversity 
and inclusion;’’. 
(2) QUADRENNIAL
REPORT.—Chapter 51 of 
such title is amended by inserting after section 5104 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 5104a. Quadrennial report on diversity and inclu-
sion 
‘‘Not less than once every four years, the Secretary 
shall include in the Coast Guard authorization request 
under section 5101 of this title— 
‘‘(1) the demographics, disaggregated by grade, 
ethnicity, race, gender, and military occupational 
specialty, for— 
‘‘(A) accession into the Coast Guard; 
‘‘(B) the enlisted corps; 
‘‘(C) the commissioned officers; 
‘‘(D) graduates of the Coast Guard Acad-
emy; 
‘‘(E) the rate of promotion in the pro-
motion zone; 
‘‘(F) the rate of promotion below the zone 
for promotion; 
‘‘(G) the rates of retention; 
‘‘(H) command selection; 
‘‘(I) special assignments; 
‘‘(J) career broadening assignments; 
‘‘(K) aides to a flag officer; and 
‘‘(L) any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; 
‘‘(2) an analysis of assignment patterns by eth-
nicity, race, and gender; 
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‘‘(3) an analysis of attitudinal survey data by 
ethnicity, race, and gender; 
‘‘(4) an assessment of the available pool of 
qualified of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pa-
cific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto 
Rican, Native American, Alaska Native and female 
candidates for Coast Guard positions in pay grades 
O–9 and O–10; 
‘‘(5) identification of persistent, group-specific 
deviations from overall averages and plans to inves-
tigate underlying causes; and 
‘‘(6) summaries of progress made on previous 
actions.’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 51 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 5104 the following new item: 
‘‘5104a. Quadrennial report on diversity and inclusion.’’. 
(d) CONSIDERATION
OF DIVERSITY
IN APPOINT-
MENTS OF OFFICERS TO O–9 AND O–10 GRADES.— 
(1) ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, 
AND SPACE FORCE.—Section 601 of title 10, United 
States Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall 
consider all Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Is-
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lander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native 
American, Alaska Native and female candidates prior to 
recommending to the President an initial appointment to 
the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral, or an ini-
tial appointment to the grade of general or admiral under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) When seeking the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate for the appointment of an officer under subsection (a), 
the President shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate a certification— 
‘‘(1) that all Asian American, Native Hawaiian, 
Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto 
Rican, Native American, Alaska Native and female 
candidates were considered for appointment; and 
‘‘(2) that— 
‘‘(A) none of the candidates under para-
graph (1) met the qualifications needed by an 
officer serving in that position or office to carry 
out effectively the duties and responsibilities of 
that position or office; or 
‘‘(B) the officers currently serving in the 
positions designated under subsection (a) rep-
resent the diversity of the armed forces to the 
extent practicable.’’. 
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(2) O–9 GRADES
IN
COAST
GUARD.—Section 
305(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) The Commandant shall consider all Asian Amer-
ican, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, African Amer-
ican, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, Alaska 
Native and female candidates prior to recommending to 
the President an initial appointment to the grade of vice 
admiral under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) When seeking the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate for the appointment of an officer under paragraph (2), 
the President shall submit to the committee of the Senate 
with jurisdiction over the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating a certification— 
‘‘(A) that all Asian American, Native Hawaiian, 
Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto 
Rican, Native American, Alaska Native and female 
candidates were considered for appointment; and 
‘‘(B) that— 
‘‘(i) none of the candidates under subpara-
graph (A) met the qualifications needed by an 
officer serving in that position or office to carry 
out effectively the duties and responsibilities of 
that position or office; or 
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‘‘(ii) the officers currently serving in the 
positions designated under paragraph (1) rep-
resent the diversity of the Coast Guard to the 
extent practicable.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF OFFICERS AP-
POINTED TO CERTAIN GRADES. 
Not later than the first October 1 to occur after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
each Secretary of a military department shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report summarizing the gen-
der and race of each individual who received an appoint-
ment under section 531 or 601 of title 10, United States 
Code, during the immediately preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 6. MENTORING AND CAREER COUNSELING PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 107 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2158. Mentoring and career counseling program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in co-
ordination with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the Chief Diversity Officer, shall carry out a 
program for mentoring and career counseling that— 
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‘‘(1) ensures that the occupancy of each mili-
tary occupational specialty and career field reflects 
the demographics of the armed forces; and 
‘‘(2) ensures that the membership of each grade 
of each armed force reflects the demographics of the 
armed forces. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND COMPONENTS.— 
The program under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) include mentoring and career counseling 
efforts that start prior to the initial career field deci-
sion point and continue throughout the career of 
each participating member; 
‘‘(2) provide guidance on accession into the 
military occupational specialties and career fields 
that experience the highest rates and greatest num-
ber of promotions to a grade above O–6; and 
‘‘(3) promote information regarding career 
choices, including opportunities in the reserve com-
ponents, to optimize the ability of a participating 
member to make informed career choices from acces-
sion to retirement. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION METRICS.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish and maintain metrics to evaluate the effectiveness 
of the program under this section.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 107 of such title 
is amended by at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2158. Mentoring and career counseling program.’’. 
(b) INTERIM REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the implemen-
tation of section 2158 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the 
manner in which the Department of Defense 
shall implement the program under subsection 
(a) of such section 2158. 
(B) The initial evaluation metrics devel-
oped under subsection (c) of such section 2158. 
(C) An explanation of whether the pro-
gram will be carried out as part of another pro-
gram of the Department or through the estab-
lishment of a separate program. 
(D) A comprehensive description of the ad-
ditional personnel, resources, and training that 
will be required to implement the program, in-
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cluding identification of the specific number of 
additional billets that will be needed to staff the 
program. 
(E) Recommendations of the Secretary for 
additional legislation that the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to effectively and efficiently im-
plement the program. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Octo-
ber 1, 2022, and annually thereafter for three years, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the pro-
gram under section 2158 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, disaggregated by Armed Force, the 
following: 
(A) The most current evaluation metrics 
developed under subsection (c) of such section 
2158. 
(B) 
The 
number 
of 
individuals, 
disaggregated by grade, ethnicity, race, and 
gender, who were eligible for participation in 
the program. 
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(C) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
the program in advancing the careers of minor-
ity commissioned officers. 
(d) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) publish on an appropriate publicly available 
website of the Department of Defense the reports re-
quired by subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) ensure that any data included with each 
such report is made available in a machine-readable 
format that is downloadable, searchable, and sort-
able. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall implement the program under section 2158 of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘minority person’’ means any in-
dividual who is a citizen of the United States and 
who is— 
(A) Asian American; 
(B) Native Hawaiian; 
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(C) a Pacific Islander; 
(D) African American; 
(E) Hispanic; 
(F) Puerto Rican; 
(G) Native American; 
(H) an Alaska Native; or 
(I) female. 
(3) The term ‘‘minority commissioned officer’’ 
means any commissioned officer who is a minority 
person. 
(4) The term ‘‘machine-readable’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3502(18) of title 
44, United States Code. 
SEC. 7. DIVERSITY IN SELECTION BOARDS AND RECORD 
KEEPING BY SELECTION BOARDS. 
(a) DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) ACTIVE DUTY SELECTION BOARDS.— 
(A) OFFICERS.—Section 612(a)(1) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 
members of a selection board shall represent 
the diversity of the armed forces to the extent 
practicable.’’. 
(B) WARRANT OFFICERS.—Section 573(b) 
of such title is amended by adding at the end 
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the following new sentence: ‘‘The members of a 
selection board shall represent the diversity of 
the armed forces to the extent practicable.’’. 
(2) 
RESERVE
COMPONENTS
SELECTION 
BOARDS.—Section 14102(b) of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The members of a selection board shall represent 
the diversity of the armed forces to the extent prac-
ticable.’’. 
(3) OTHER SELECTION BOARDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall ensure that the members of each se-
lection board described in subparagraph (B) 
represent the diversity of the armed forces to 
the extent practicable. 
(B) SELECTION
BOARD
DESCRIBED.—A 
selection board described in this subparagraph 
is any selection board used with respect to the 
promotion, education, or command assignments 
of members of the Armed Forces that is not 
covered by the amendments made by this sub-
section. 
(b) RECORD KEEPING.— 
(1) 
ACTIVE
DUTY
SELECTION
BOARD 
RECORDS.—Section 618 of title 10, United States 
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Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) The Secretary concerned shall require that the 
following information be retained for a period of not less 
than 10 years: 
‘‘(1) An appointment to a selection board under 
section 612 of this title. 
‘‘(2) Information furnished to a selection board 
under section 615 of this title. 
‘‘(3) Each report of a selection board submitted 
under section 617(a) of this title. 
‘‘(4) Actions taken under this section.’’. 
(2) OTHER SELECTION BOARDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall ensure the following information as-
sociated with a selection board described in sub-
paragraph (B) be retained for a period of not 
less than 10 years: 
(i) An appointment to the selection 
board. 
(ii) Information furnished to the selec-
tion board. 
(iii) Each report of the selection 
board. 
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(iv) Actions taken in response to a re-
port described by clause (iii). 
(B) SELECTION
BOARD
DESCRIBED.—A 
selection board described in this subparagraph 
is any selection board used with respect to the 
promotion, education, or command assignments 
of members of the Armed Forces that is not 
covered by the amendment made by paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 8. REDACTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFOR-
MATION FROM RECORDS FURNISHED TO A 
PROMOTION BOARD. 
(a) ACTIVE-DUTY OFFICERS.—Section 615(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ 
before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘whose name is furnished to the board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under consideration by the board for pro-
motion’’; 
(4) by striking subparagraph (B), as so redesig-
nated, and further redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
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through (F), as so redesignated, as subparagraphs 
(B) through (E), respectively; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall redact any personally identifiable information 
from the information furnished to a selection board under 
this section.’’. 
(b) RESERVE OFFICERS.—Section 14107(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ 
before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘whose name is furnished to the board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under consideration by the board for pro-
motion’’; 
(4) by striking subparagraph (B), as so redesig-
nated, and further redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
through (E), as so redesignated, as subparagraphs 
(B) through (D), respectively; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall redact any personally identifiable information 
from the information furnished to a promotion board 
under this section.’’. 
(c) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Each Secretary of a mili-
tary department shall prescribe regulations that require 
the redaction of any personally identifiable information 
from the information furnished to a board that considers 
for promotion an enlisted member of an Armed Force 
under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. 
SEC. 9. PLANS TO INCREASE FEMALE AND MINORITY REP-
RESENTATION IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PLANS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
and each Secretary of a military department shall develop 
plans to increase, with respect to female and minority 
members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of 
that Secretary, the following: 
(1) Recruitment. 
(2) Retention. 
(3) Representation in grades above E–7. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each plan developed under this sec-
tion shall include clearly defined goals, performance meas-
ures, and timeframes. 
(c) GOALS.—A goal under subsection (b) shall be to 
exceed, by not less than 100 percent, the rate at which 
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the number of members described in subsection (a)(3) in-
creased during the five years immediately preceding the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) SUBMITTAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
and each Secretary of a military department shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a copy of each plan devel-
oped under this section by that Secretary. 
(e) REPORT.—Three months after submitting a plan 
under subsection (d), and quarterly thereafter for five 
years, each Secretary of a military department shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report indicating the 
number of female and minority members in grades above 
E–7 in each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of that 
Secretary. 
SEC. 10. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR RACIAL AND 
ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN THE ARMED FORCES 
AND OTHER INSPECTOR GENERAL MATTERS. 
(a) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR RACIAL AND 
ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN THE ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section 
are the following: 
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(A) To provide for the independent and ob-
jective conduct and supervision of audits and 
investigations relating to racial and ethnic dis-
parities in military personnel and military jus-
tice systems, and white supremacy among mili-
tary personnel. 
(B) To provide recommendations to the 
Secretary of Defense and to Congress on ac-
tions necessary to eliminate racial and ethnic 
disparities in military personnel and military 
justice systems. 
(2) OFFICE
OF
INSPECTOR
GENERAL.—To 
carry out the purposes specified in paragraph (1), 
there is hereby established in the Department of De-
fense the Office of the Special Inspector General for 
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Armed Forces. 
(3) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(A) 
NOMINATION; 
APPOINTMENT.—The 
head of the Office of the Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the 
Armed Forces is the Special Inspector General 
for Racial and Ethnic Disparities (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Inspector General’’), 
who shall be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
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(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The appointment 
of the Inspector General shall be made solely on 
the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability 
in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, 
management analysis, public administration, or 
investigations. 
(C) DEADLINE
FOR
NOMINATION.—The 
first nomination of an individual as Inspector 
General shall be made not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(D) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of 
basic pay of the Inspector General shall be the 
annual rate of basic pay provided for positions 
at level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(E) PROHIBITION
ON
POLITICAL
ACTIVI-
TIES.—For purposes of section 7324 of title 5, 
United States Code, the Inspector General shall 
not be considered an employee who determines 
policies to be pursued by the United States in 
the nationwide administration of Federal law. 
(F) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General 
shall be removable from office in accordance 
with the provisions of section 3(b) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
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(4) ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The In-
spector General shall, in accordance with applicable 
laws and regulations governing the civil service, ap-
point an Assistant Inspector General for Military 
Justice who shall have the responsibility for auditing 
and investigation activities relating to racial and eth-
nic disparities within the military justice system. 
(5) SUPERVISION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Inspector General shall 
report directly to, and be under the general su-
pervision of, the Secretary of Defense. 
(B) INDEPENDENCE TO CONDUCT INVES-
TIGATIONS AND AUDITS.—No officer of the De-
partment of Defense shall prevent or prohibit 
the Inspector General from initiating, carrying 
out, or completing any audit or investigation re-
lated to racial and ethnic disparities or from 
issuing any subpoena during the course of any 
such audit or investigation. 
(6) DUTIES.— 
(A) OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY JUSTICE.—It 
shall be the duty of the Inspector General to 
conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and 
investigations of— 
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(i) the effect of military justice poli-
cies and practices on racial and ethnic dis-
parities, including overrepresentation of 
minorities in actions related to investiga-
tions, courts-martial, nonjudicial punish-
ments, and other military justice actions as 
determined by the Inspector General; 
(ii) the effect of military personnel 
policies and practices, including recruiting, 
accessions, and promotions, on racial and 
ethnic disparities, including underrepresen-
tation of minorities among members of the 
Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of a military department in 
grades above E–7; 
(iii) the scope and efficacy of existing 
diversity and inclusion offices and pro-
grams within the Department of Defense; 
and 
(iv) 
white 
supremacist 
activities 
among military personnel and any other 
issues, determined by the Inspector Gen-
eral, necessary to address racial and ethnic 
disparities within the Armed Forces under 
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the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a mili-
tary department. 
(B) OTHER
DUTIES
RELATED
TO
OVER-
SIGHT.—The Inspector General shall establish, 
maintain, and oversee such systems, procedures, 
and controls as the Inspector General considers 
appropriate to discharge the duties under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(C) 
DUTIES
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES 
UNDER INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978.—In 
addition to the duties specified in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), the Inspector General shall 
also have the duties and responsibilities of in-
spectors general under the Inspector General 
Act of 1978. 
(D) COORDINATION OF EFFORTS.—In car-
rying out the duties, responsibilities, and au-
thorities of the Inspector General under this 
subsection, the Inspector General shall coordi-
nate with, and receive the cooperation of each 
of the following: 
(i) The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(ii) The Inspector General of the 
Army. 
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(iii) The Inspector General of the 
Navy. 
(iv) The Inspector General of the Air 
Force. 
(7) POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) AUTHORITIES UNDER INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL ACT OF 1978.—In carrying out the duties 
specified in paragraph (6), the Inspector Gen-
eral shall have the authorities provided in sec-
tion 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978. 
(B) AUDIT
STANDARDS.—The Inspector 
General shall carry out the duties specified in 
paragraph (6)(A) in accordance with section 
4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978. 
(8) PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND OTHER RE-
SOURCES.— 
(A) PERSONNEL.—The Inspector General 
may select, appoint, and employ such officers 
and employees as may be necessary for carrying 
out the duties of the Inspector General, subject 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
governing appointments in the competitive serv-
ice, and the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating 
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to classification and General Schedule pay 
rates. 
(B) EMPLOYMENT OF EXPERTS AND CON-
SULTANTS.—The Inspector General may obtain 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, at daily rates not to ex-
ceed the equivalent rate prescribed for grade 
GS–15 of the General Schedule by section 5332 
of such title. 
(C) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY.—To the 
extent and in such amounts as may be provided 
in advance by appropriations Acts, the Inspec-
tor General may enter into contracts and other 
arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and 
other services with public agencies and with pri-
vate persons, and make such payments as may 
be necessary to carry out the duties of the In-
spector General. 
(D) RESOURCES.—The Secretary of De-
fense, as appropriate, shall provide the Inspec-
tor General with appropriate and adequate of-
fice space at appropriate locations of the De-
partment of Defense, together with such equip-
ment, office supplies, and communications fa-
cilities and services as may be necessary for the 
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operation of such offices, and shall provide nec-
essary maintenance services for such offices and 
the equipment and facilities located therein. 
(E) ASSISTANCE
FROM
FEDERAL
AGEN-
CIES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Upon request of 
the Inspector General for information or 
assistance from any department, agency, 
or other entity of the Federal Government, 
the head of such entity shall, insofar as is 
practicable and not in contravention of any 
existing law, furnish such information or 
assistance to the Inspector General, or an 
authorized designee. 
(ii) REPORTING OF REFUSED ASSIST-
ANCE.—Whenever information or assist-
ance requested by the Inspector General is, 
in the judgment of the Inspector General, 
unreasonably refused or not provided, the 
Inspector General shall report the cir-
cumstances to the Secretary of Defense, as 
appropriate, and to the appropriate con-
gressional committees without delay. 
(9) REPORTS.— 
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(A) QUARTERLY
REPORTS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the end of each fiscal-year 
quarter, the Inspector General shall submit to 
the Secretary of Defense and the congressional 
defense committees a report summarizing the 
activities of the Inspector General for the pre-
vious quarter. 
(B) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Inspector 
General shall submit to the Secretary of De-
fense and the congressional defense committees 
each year a report presenting recommendations 
for changes to policy, practice, regulation, and 
statute to eliminate disparities within the mili-
tary personnel and military justice systems and 
to eliminate white supremacist activities among 
military personnel. 
(C) OCCASIONAL REPORTS.—The Inspector 
General may, from time to time, submit addi-
tional reports containing findings and rec-
ommendations at the discretion of the Inspector 
General. 
(D) ONLINE PUBLICATION.—The Inspector 
General shall publish each report under this 
paragraph on a publicly available website not 
later than seven days after submission to the 
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Secretary of Defense and the congressional de-
fense committees. 
(E) CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(10) FUNDING.—This section shall be carried 
out using not more than $10,000,000 of funds au-
thorized to be appropriated in this Act for Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-wide, and no additional 
amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
ACT.—The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 3(b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘An Inspec-
tor General’’; 
(B) by inserting after the first sentence 
the following: ‘‘An Inspector General may only 
be removed by the President before the expira-
tion of the term of the Inspector General for 
permanent incapacity, neglect of duty, malfea-
sance, conviction of a felony or conduct involv-
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ing moral turpitude, knowing violation of a law, 
gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, or 
abuse of authority.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) If an Inspector General is removed by the Presi-
dent under paragraph (1) fewer than 30 days after the 
President has communicated in writing the reasons for 
such removal pursuant to paragraph (1), the Inspector 
General shall submit to the Council of the Inspectors Gen-
eral on Integrity and Efficiency a report that includes the 
following information: 
‘‘(A) A description of the facts and cir-
cumstances of each investigation involving a senior 
government employee (as defined in section 5 of this 
Act) being conducted by that Inspector General at 
the time of such removal. 
‘‘(B) Any other matter that the Inspector Gen-
eral determines to include. 
‘‘(3) Any individual serving as the head of an Office 
of Inspector General, after the removal of an Inspector 
General under paragraph (1), shall issue to the Council 
of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency a 
report identifying any instances in which an investigation 
or matter described in paragraph (2) is closed prior to 
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its completion, with a description of the reasons for closing 
the investigation or matter.’’; and 
(2) in section 8G(e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In the event of the removal of an Inspector Gen-
eral, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 
and Efficiency shall— 
‘‘(A) investigate the reasons for removal pro-
vided by the President; 
‘‘(B) publish a report including the determina-
tion of the Council whether the reasons described in 
subparagraph (A) are in accordance with the rel-
evant provisions relating to for cause removal; 
‘‘(C) review any investigation that was being 
conducted by the Inspector General at the time of 
such removal; and 
‘‘(D) submit, to the congressional committees 
the Council determine to be relevant, a report that 
includes the determination of the Council whether an 
investigation described in subparagraph (C) moti-
vated such removal.’’. 
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