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<dc:title>118 HR 7937 IH: Diversity Equity Inclusion Dead On Arrival Act of 2024</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 7937</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20240411">April 11, 2024</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="A000379">Mr. Alford</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="H001086">Mrs. Harshbarger</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="B001316">Mr. Burlison</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="R000103">Mr. Rosendale</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="D000615">Mr. Duncan</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HGO00">Committee on Oversight and Accountability</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To terminate the authorities of certain entities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H66A69E95872E4874A7B61A7D76E5BCED" style="OLC"><section id="HFD9B262D72944E9DA3BD86F857ECE8AA" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Diversity Equity Inclusion Dead On Arrival Act of 2024</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>DEI DOA Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H54FD1F9AE69B488A9593D883B705B53A"><enum>2.</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04345421F3C94E56B5B62B25D46B5278"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered agency</term> means an agency, the head of which is within the President's cabinet.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26EAD0782C9D4988B724D80123D54FA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office abolishments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the authorities of the following entities of the Federal Government shall terminate:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40DBC541518F4CC19D421EB09C42FFD7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity and Inclusion of the Department of State.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA60778A11924FF193E66B35A291548B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights of the Department of the Interior.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8F65A57F713494DAF11B8340759D44E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility of the Department of the Treasury.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E8D16DB2AA04CF0AB20919593DC34BB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity of the Department of the Treasury.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA7FACFF4E7841B4B8B123D95A447C12"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Office of Civil Rights of the United States Agency for International Development.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H534BEFDC934F4943955D5AEE053DEA5D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Office of Scientific Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the Department of Energy.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E0DC80AE7534078B02A76E1B6C1871A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Chief Diversity Officers Executive Council.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2404739218947CE9E300173340CA57C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility of the Office of Personnel Management.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA28D4A766504B4C8D9903165A6938B0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5798ADA669654B99BE9C9A5FCE05FEA7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion of the Department of Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09788F6DBD204A2E9431955D3C010AF6"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DFF68A19BF640F3A71CD0CB4FE630EF"><enum>(12)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BDD57F50F674C78AD932731816E5A22"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The Office of Civil Rights Diversity and Inclusion of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1CBC7A689EA4A2FBB33CB4BB5AA2527"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03D9E3EB787041F4AB1B23C9DB5D2241"><enum>(15)</enum><text>The Diversity and Inclusion Office of the United States Air Force Academy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFB92E245963449BBB9F5FE17C19DD96"><enum>(16)</enum><text>The Office of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the Department of the Treasury.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BD6C11E0113486A835ED60EA8B6CF91"><enum>(17)</enum><text>The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion of the National Institutes of Health.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3971E1C8EC5044039E103792017E779F"><enum>(18)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights of the Small Business Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFE932B431804D12AA36B95FC00678F8"><enum>(19)</enum><text>The Privacy and Diversity Office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C5699F039264266AAE0B30FC1CA2580"><enum>(20)</enum><text>The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Commerce.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H791CF72A453F49A2AE2DF512DB4D949F"><enum>(21)</enum><text>The Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H56E143DE44DA49E38497CE3E21EA0475"><enum>(22)</enum><text>The Office for Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF48F06CCA8AD47DF82E9F87074747A7E"><enum>(23)</enum><text> The Office of Energy Justice and Equity of the Department of Energy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35A263C026424E779DA379F7349E2C91"><enum>(24)</enum><text>The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Office of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE881AC87877749B3994591B2C748E628"><enum>(25)</enum><text>The Office of Racial Equity of the Office of the City Administrator for the District of Columbia.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FF2CDE260944D109279041F82FA875D"><enum>(26)</enum><text>The Office of Equity and Civil Rights of the National Science Foundation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H27A27706507742EF86622F6EB681C5D4"><enum>(27)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity and Inclusive Workforce Management of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D26462B89344364BF36E33EFA31FA6E"><enum>(28)</enum><text>The Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility of the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H963900B218ED44BDB9108A8C03CB1312"><enum>(29)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity and Civil Rights of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FB9CE1A307541E7934254B00049F24C"><enum>(30)</enum><text>The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity of the Securities and Exchange Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H691407D28B8348E5B22187C7448F7D7E"><enum>(31)</enum><text>The Intelligence Community Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Office of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8CC61856CEF24972ABA473C76E76A732"><enum>(32)</enum><text>The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AF45CA4D98B4AC0B7C3932BB5B6C470"><enum>(33)</enum><text>The Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Office of the Defense Logistics Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDE08E2C430BA42C99C8D5B852FAAB438"><enum>(34)</enum><text>The Army Equity and Inclusion Agency of the United States Army.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H336C6837D3B84AD88DF6B2BA40FE37FF"><enum>(35)</enum><text>The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion of the Bureau of the Census.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB674AFB3AB084C15BC352C0E0289F035"><enum>(36)</enum><text>The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE91442BFE91B448486FA47D0DAF21C04"><enum>(37)</enum><text>The Affirmative Employment and Diversity Management Program of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D40B9773CE742E7871CC1C1DE5A5802"><enum>(38)</enum><text>The Office of Diversity Inclusion and Equal Opportunity of the United States Military Academy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H433F0A373EC246C78D214D814D275B2C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(39)</enum><text>The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion of the Internal Revenue Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B43D65E8D91407184FFD599B0C2C357"><enum>(40)</enum><text>The Office of Health Equity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H741EA491CAD64EAC9071B3C25D3DFCA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEADC50D6FC6477FAA58B5CE5FC1BAA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cabinet level agencies</header><text>The head of a covered agency may not carry out any plan relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8895D9A1BB340C2BD4715AF84EE74A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>USAID</header><text>The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development may not carry out the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy of the United States Agency for International Development.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body></bill> 

