(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prevent— 
(1) the maintenance and funding of an Equal 
Employment Opportunity office, as historically orga-
nized and operated; 
(2) an office enforcing the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or 
similar programs or offices as historically organized 
and operated; or 
(3) a Federal contractor from using non-Fed-
eral funds as the Federal contractor so determines. 
TITLE 
IV—FEDERAL 
GRANTS 
AND 
COOPERATIVE 
AGREE-
MENTS 
SEC. 401. REQUIRED GRANT AGREEMENT TERMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 6310. Grants and grant agreements 
‘‘(a) GRANT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TERMS.—The 
head of an executive agency may not provide a grant to 
any recipient unless the head of the agency and the recipi-
ent enter into a grant agreement that contains a provision 
specifying that no funds appropriated or otherwise made 
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available by Federal law shall be used by the grant recipi-
ent for purpose of— 
‘‘(1) maintaining an office relating to diversity, 
equity, inclusion, or accessibility; 
‘‘(2) maintaining or employing a chief diversity 
officer or a substantially similar officer; 
‘‘(3) developing, implementing, distributing, 
publishing, or purchasing— 
‘‘(A) a training course relating to— 
‘‘(i) diversity, equity, inclusion, or ac-
cessibility; 
‘‘(ii) a critical theory relating to race, 
gender, or otherwise; 
‘‘(iii) intersectionality; or 
‘‘(iv) sexual orientation or gender 
identity; 
‘‘(B) a training course substantially similar 
to the training courses described in subpara-
graph (A); or 
‘‘(C) a training course that asserts or re-
quires trainees to assert that a particular race, 
color, religion, ethnicity, biological sex, or na-
tional origin is inherently or systemically supe-
rior, inferior, oppressive, oppressed, privileged 
or unprivileged; or 
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‘‘(4) engaging in a prohibited diversity, equity, 
or inclusion practice (as defined in section 1201 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964). 
‘‘(b) EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
OF-
FICES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
vent— 
‘‘(1) the maintenance and funding of an Equal 
Employment Opportunity office, as historically orga-
nized and operated; 
‘‘(2) an office enforcing the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) 
or similar programs or offices as historically orga-
nized and operated; or 
‘‘(3) a recipient of a grant from an executive 
agency from using non-Federal funds as the recipi-
ent so determines.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘6310. Grants and grant agreements.’’. 
SEC. 402. REQUIRED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TERMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 31, United 
States Code, as amended by section 401(a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 6311. Cooperative agreements 
‘‘(a) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT
REQUIRED 
TERMS.—The head of an executive agency may not enter 
into a cooperative agreement with a party unless the coop-
erative agreement contains a provision specifying that no 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by Federal 
law shall be used by any party to the cooperative agree-
ment for purpose of— 
‘‘(1) maintaining an office relating to diversity, 
equity, inclusion, or accessibility; 
‘‘(2) maintaining or employing a chief diversity 
officer or a substantially similar officer; 
‘‘(3) developing, implementing, distributing, 
publishing, or purchasing— 
‘‘(A) a training course relating to— 
‘‘(i) diversity, equity, inclusion, or ac-
cessibility; 
‘‘(ii) a critical theory relating to race, 
gender, or otherwise; 
‘‘(iii) intersectionality; or 
‘‘(iv) sexual orientation or gender 
identity; 
‘‘(B) a training course substantially similar 
to the training courses described in subpara-
graph (A); or 
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‘‘(C) a training course that asserts or re-
quires trainees to assert that a particular race, 
color, religion, ethnicity, biological sex, or na-
tional origin is inherently or systemically supe-
rior, inferior, oppressive, oppressed, privileged 
or unprivileged; or 
‘‘(4) engaging in a prohibited diversity, equity, 
or inclusion practice (as defined in section 1201 of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964.). 
‘‘(b) EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
OF-
FICES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to— 
‘‘(1) prevent the maintenance and funding of an 
Equal Employment Opportunity office, as histori-
cally organized and operated; 
‘‘(2) an office enforcing the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) 
or similar programs or offices as historically orga-
nized and operated; or 
‘‘(3) prevent a party to a cooperative agreement 
with an executive agency from using non-Federal 
funds as the party so determines.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, as amended 
by section 401(b), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘6311. Cooperative agreements.’’. 
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