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        <title>Diversity and Inclusion Transparency in the Defense Industrial Base Act</title>
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            <action-date>2022-04-07</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Diversity and Inclusion Transparency in the Defense Industrial Base Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides that the Department of Defense (DOD) must require each contractor who is awarded a major contract to submit a report on diversity and inclusion by the last day of each full fiscal year during the period of the contract. In relation to a major defense acquisition program, a<em> major contract</em> means each of the six largest prime, associate, or government-furnished equipment contracts that is in excess of $40 million and that is not a firm, fixed-price contract.</p> <p>DOD must annually submit to Congress a report summarizing the diversity and inclusion reports. Such reports must be made publicly available on a DOD website.</p>]]></summary-text>
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