[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4668 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4668

    To eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of the 
             Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2021

Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. 
 Mast, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Boebert, and Mr. Lamborn) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of the 
             Department of Defense, 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 ``Restoring Military Focus Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF THE CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE.

    (a) Repeal of Position.--Section 147 of title 10, United States 
Code, is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 913 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116-283) is repealed.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SIMILAR POSITIONS.

    No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to establish a 
position within the Department of Defense that is the same as or 
substantially similar to--
            (1) the position of Chief Diversity Officer, as described 
        in section 147 of title 10, United States Code, as such section 
        was in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity and 
        Inclusion, as described in section 913(b) of the William M. 
        (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), as such section was in effect 
        before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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