Title: Military Education and Values Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Military Education and Values Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue guidance prohibiting the use of any education or training methodology within DOD and the Armed Forces that promotes or causes a racial divide or lack of equality. Such guidance must also reiterate that members of the Armed Forces of all races will be treated equally and update service members on the core tenets of the U.S. military.
DOD must report on the status of critical race-theory and other race-based training education methodologies in the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3754 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3754

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance prohibiting race-
    based education and training in the Armed Forces, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2021

  Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
   Taylor, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance prohibiting race-
    based education and training in the Armed Forces, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Military Education and Values Act''.

SEC. 2. GUIDANCE REQUIRED.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance that--
            (1) prohibits, within the Department of Defense and the 
        Armed Forces, the use of any education or training methodology 
        that promotes or causes a racial divide or lack of equality;
            (2) reiterates that members of the Armed Forces from all 
        races will be treated equally; and
            (3) updates members of the Armed Forces on the core tenets 
        of the United States military.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON RACE-BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the status of critical race-theory and 
other race-based training and education methodologies in the Armed 
Forces.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) include an explanation of whether, and to what extent, 
        critical race theory and other race-based training and 
        education methodologies are used in the Armed Forces; and
            (2) for each instance in which such an education or 
        training methodology is used--
                    (A) describe where and how such methodology is 
                used;
                    (B) identify any units that received education or 
                training based on such methodology and the locations at 
                which such education or training occurred; and
                    (C) indicate whether any member of the Armed Forces 
                was punished for expressing disagreement with such 
                education or training methodology.
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