119-s2091

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2091 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2091

 To eliminate statutory provisions relating to diversity, equity, and 
 inclusion in the Department of Defense.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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

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 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''.
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