[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5535 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5535

   To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to draft a 
report identifying reasons for the low number of Hispanic officers and 
       members of the Armed Forces in leadership positions, and 
               recommendations to increase such numbers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2021

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to draft a 
report identifying reasons for the low number of Hispanic officers and 
       members of the Armed Forces in leadership positions, and 
               recommendations to increase such numbers.

    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 ``Hispanic Military Officers Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO REPORT ON LOW NUMBER OF HISPANIC LEADERS IN THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report containing the result of a study regarding--
            (1) the reasons for the low number of Hispanic officers and 
        members of the Armed Forces in leadership positions; and
            (2) recommendations to increase such numbers.
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