[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1584. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1049. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 
                   1350.2 TO ESTABLISH SEXUAL ORIENTATION AS A 
                   PROTECTED CATEGORY UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.

       The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
     shall modify Department of Defense Directive 1350.2, relating 
     to the Department of Defense Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) 
     Program, in order to establish sexual orientation as a 
     protected category under that Program.
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