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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7126
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
to direct the Secretary of Defense to include questions regarding racism,
anti-Semitism, and supremacism in workplace surveys administered by
the Secretary.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 8, 2020
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself and Mr. TURNER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 to direct the Secretary of Defense to include
questions regarding racism, anti-Semitism, and suprema-
cism in workplace surveys administered by the Secretary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense
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Anti-Semitism and Racism Awareness Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. QUESTIONS REGARDING RACISM, ANTI-SEMITISM,
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AND SUPREMACISM IN WORKPLACE SURVEYS
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ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF DE-
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FENSE.
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Section 593 of the National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amend-
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ed—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) QUESTIONS REQUIRED.—
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’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’;
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(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, racist,
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anti-Semitic, or supremacist’’ after ‘‘extremist’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
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section:
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‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2021, the
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Secretary shall submit to Congress a report including—
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‘‘(1) the text of the questions included in sur-
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veys under subsection (a); and
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‘‘(2) which surveys include such questions.’’.
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