Department of Defense Anti-Semitism and Racism Awareness Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7126
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2020-06-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Military personnel and dependents

Political movements and philosophies

Racial and ethnic relations

Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Department of Defense Anti-Semitism and Racism Awareness Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to include in its surveys questions regarding whether respondents have ever (1) experienced or witnessed racist, anti-Semitic, or supremacist (or extremist as under current law) activity in the workplace; or (2) reported such activity. DOD must submit to Congress a report including (1) the text of the questions included in surveys, and (2) which surveys include such questions.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2020 Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself and Mr. Turner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to direct the Secretary of Defense to include questions regarding racism, anti-Semitism, and su­pre­ma­cism in workplace surveys administered by the Secretary.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Defense Anti-Semitism and Racism Awareness Act of 2020 . 2. Questions regarding racism, anti-Semitism, and supremacism in workplace surveys administered by the Secretary of Defense Section 593 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ) is amended— (1) by inserting (a) Questions required.— before The Secretary ; (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting , racist, anti-Semitic, or supremacist after extremist ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Report Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report including— (1) the text of the questions included in surveys under subsection (a); and (2) which surveys include such questions. .