I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 337 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2011 Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Pearce, Mr. West, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Kline, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Gingrey of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend Public Law 111–321 (Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010) to impose an additional condition on the repeal of the policy codified as section 654 of title 10, United States Code.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Restore Military Readiness Act of 2011.

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Additional condition on repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy

Effective as of December 22, 2010, and as if included therein as enacted, section 2(b) of Public Law 111–321 (124 Stat. 3516) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)The Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force each submit to the congressional defense committees the officer’s written certification that repeal of section 654 of title 10, United States Code, will not degrade the readiness, effectiveness, cohesion, and morale of combat arms units and personnel of the Armed Force under the officer’s jurisdiction engaged in combat, deployed to a combat theater, or preparing for deployment to a combat theater. .