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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require a plan to ensure the military leadership of the Armed Forces reflects the diversity of the population of the United States, and for other…

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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require a plan to ensure the military leadership of the Armed Forces reflects the diversity of the population of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2012 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 15, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to measure Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to achieve a dynamic, sustainable level of members of the Armed Forces that will reflect the diverse population of the United States eligible to serve, including gender-specific, racial, and ethnic populations. Requires the Secretary, in developing and implementing the plan, to develop a standard set of metrics and collection procedures that are uniform across the military departments.

Requires progress made in implementing such plan to be included in currently-required annual DOD manpower requirements reports.

What's happening now May 15, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4310 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3181: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require a plan to ensure the military leadership of the Armed Forces reflects the diversity of the population of the United States, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3181/
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"S. 3181: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require a plan to ensure the military leadership of the Armed Forces reflects the diversity of the population of the United States, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3181/.
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S. 3181, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3181/.
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