[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6411. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, 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 G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 589. REPORT ON RECRUITING AND PROMOTING ASIAN AMERICANS 
                   TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STRATEGIC MISSION OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Asian American members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
     employees and contractors of the Department of Defense are 
     critical assets to the Department's ability to execute on its 
     long-term strategies and achieve maximum readiness, including 
     with regard to strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific 
     region; and
       (2) greater emphasis on recruitment of Asian American 
     personnel, especially those with language, technical, and 
     cultural competencies, and subsequent promotion to senior 
     leadership and general and flag officer levels, improves the 
     Department's ability to accomplish its mission around the 
     world and in the Indo-Pacific region.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     that includes--
       (1) an assessment of the extent to which the ability of the 
     Department of Defense to implement the National Security 
     Strategic Guidance and National Defense Strategy, as well as 
     the ability of the Department to meet the challenges of 
     strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region, is 
     supported by recruitment and promotion of Asian Americans, 
     and is negatively impacted by the discrimination faced by 
     Asian Americans; and
       (2) an assessment of the current gaps in language, 
     technical, and cultural competencies among personnel of the 
     Department and of any identified benefits from increased 
     Asian American recruitment and promotion.
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