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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4076
To remove Confederate names, symbols, displays, monuments, and
paraphernalia from assets of the Department of Defense.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 25, 2020
Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BENNET, Mr. MARKEY, Ms.
BALDWIN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. CASEY, Mr.
WHITEHOUSE, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs.
GILLIBRAND, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BROWN,
Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. HEIN-
RICH, Mr. UDALL, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. MURPHY, Ms.
SMITH, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.
COONS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. ROSEN, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) intro-
duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services
A BILL
To remove Confederate names, symbols, displays, monu-
ments, and paraphernalia from assets of the Department
of Defense.
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 ‘‘Removing Confederate
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Names and Symbols from Our Military Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE NAMES, SYMBOLS, DIS-
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PLAYS, MONUMENTS, AND PARAPHERNALIA
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FROM ASSETS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
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(a) REMOVAL.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
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graph (2), not later than one year after the date of
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the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
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shall remove all names, symbols, displays, monu-
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ments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemo-
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rate the Confederate States of America (commonly
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referred to as the ‘‘Confederacy’’) or any person who
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served voluntarily with the Confederate States of
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America from all assets of the Department of De-
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fense.
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(2) EXEMPTION
FOR
GRAVE
MARKERS.—The
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requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply to
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grave markers.
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(b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon completion of the re-
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moval required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
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submit to the Committee on the Armed Services of the
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Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
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House of Representatives a certification in writing detail-
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ing that such removal has been completed.
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(c) PROHIBITION ON DISPLAY.—Beginning on the
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date on which the Secretary submits the certification re-
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quired by subsection (b), the Secretary may not place, as-
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sign, or otherwise use any name, symbol, display, monu-
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ment, or paraphernalia that honors or commemorates the
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Confederate States of America or any person who served
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voluntarily with the Confederate States of America at any
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asset of the Department.
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(d) ASSET DEFINED.—In this section, the term
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‘‘asset’’ includes any base, installation, street, building, fa-
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cility, aircraft, ship, plane, weapon, equipment, or any
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other property owned or controlled by the Department of
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Defense.
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