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To eliminate statutory provisions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Department of Defense.
Summary
This bill eliminates statutory provisions in the Department of Defense relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion by repealing the Chief Diversity Officer position and removing diversity-related requirements from military promotion and selection boards. It eliminates requirements that selection board members be diverse "to the extent practicable" and removes requirements for diversity strategic planning and senior advisors for diversity and inclusion in the military departments and Coast Guard. The bill also repeals provisions requiring identification of gender or personal pronouns in official military correspondence and modifies military human relations training to focus on "honor, excellence, courage, and commitment" rather than diversity and inclusion objectives.
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Top reported contributors to Tommy Tuberville’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,223
- BEASLEY ALLEN $19,800
- RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES $13,782
- BEASLEY ALLEN LAW FIRM $13,200
- LEWIS M. CARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY $12,100
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Actions (2)
- Jun 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Jun 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2025
Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To eliminate statutory provisions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Department of Defense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring Lethality Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Duties of Secretary of Defense.—Section 113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(2) in subsection (g)(1)(B)—
(A) by striking clause (vii); and
(B) by redesignating clauses (viii), (ix), and (x) as clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respectively;
(3) in subsection (l)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “to measure—” and all that follows through “(C) the efforts” and inserting “to measure the efforts”; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking “shall—” and all that follows through “(A) ensure that” and inserting “shall ensure that”;
(ii) by striking the semicolon after “extent practicable” and inserting a period; and
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) through
(F); and
(4) in subsection (m)—
(A) by striking “, disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity,” each place it appears;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking “disaggregated by gender, race, and ethnicity,”; and
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking “, gender, race, and ethnicity”.
(b) Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense.—Section 147 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) Diversity in Selection Boards.—
(1) Promotion selection boards.—Title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in section 573(b), by striking “The members of a selection” and all that follows through “extent practicable.”;
(B) in section 612(a)(1), by striking “The members of a selection” and all that follows through “extent practicable.”; and
(C) in section 14102(b), by striking “The members of a selection” and all that follows through “extent practicable.”.
(2) Other selection boards.—Section 503(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 573 note) is repealed.
(d) Diversity in Military Leadership.—Section 656 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(e) Identification of Gender or Personal Pronouns in Official Correspondence.—Section 986 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(f) Human Relations Training.—Section 2001(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “include” and all that follows through the period and inserting “shall include honor, excellence, courage, and commitment.”.
(g) Strategic Plan for Diversity and Inclusion.—Section 529 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 656 note) is repealed.
(h) Senior Advisors for Diversity and Inclusion for the Military Departments and Coast Guard.—Section 913(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 147 note) is repealed.
(i) Conforming Amendment.—Section 118(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “to carry out—” and all that follows through “(2) guidance” and inserting “to carry out guidance”. <all>
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