[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2290]
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SA 1663. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND
INCLUSION.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used--
(1) for--
(A) in the Department of Commerce--
(i) the Equity (DEIA) Council;
(ii) in the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Office; or
(iii) in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration--
(I) the Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights;
(II) the Diversity and Inclusion Management Advisory
Council; or
(III) the Diversity and Professional Advancement Working
Group;
(B) in the Department of Justice--
(i) the Chief Diversity Officer;
(ii) in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives, the Diversity and Career Impact Program;
(iii) in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of
Diversity and Inclusion;
(iv) the Antitrust Division Diversity Committee; or
(v) the National Resource Center for Justice-Involved
LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit Youth;
(C) in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity; or
(D) in the National Science Foundation--
(i) the Office of Equity and Civil Rights;
(ii) the Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program; or
(iii) the Alliances for Graduate Education and the
Professoriate;
(2) to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry
out--
(A) Executive Order 13985 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to
advancing racial equity and support for undeserved
communities through the Federal Government), as amended
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act;
(B) Executive Order 14091 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825; relating to
further advancing racial equity and support for undeserved
communities through the Federal Government), as amended
before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act;
(C) Executive Order 14035 (42 U.S.C. 2000e note; relating
to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the
Federal workforce), as amended before, on, or after the date
of enactment of this Act; or
(D) the People with Disabilities Program of the Federal
Aviation Administration; or
(3) to conduct any diversity, equity, inclusion, or
implicit bias training.
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