[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 221 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 221

To restrict the appointment of certain military personnel to diversity, 
                    equity, and inclusion positions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2023

  Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To restrict the appointment of certain military personnel to diversity, 
                    equity, and inclusion positions.

    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 ``DEI Pay Cap Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PERSONNEL GRADE CAP.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not appoint to, or 
otherwise employ in, any position with duties as described in 
subsection (b) a military or civilian employee with a rank or grade in 
excess of E-5 base pay or GS-5 not adjusted for locality.
    (b) Covered Duties.--The duties referred to in subsection (a) are 
as follows:
            (1) Developing, refining, and implementing diversity, 
        equity, and inclusion policy.
            (2) Leading working groups and councils to develop 
        diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and objectives to 
        measure performance and outcomes.
            (3) Creating and implementing diversity, equity, and 
        inclusion education, training courses, and workshops for 
        military and civilian personnel.
    (c) Applicability to Current Employees.--Any military or civilian 
employee appointed to a position with duties described in subsection 
(b) who holds a rank or grade in excess of that allowed under 
subsection (a) shall be reassigned to another position not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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