[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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