S. 3903 116th Congress Senate

ELITE Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for a study on the barriers to min… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for a study on the barriers to minority participation in the elite units of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2020 Introduced by: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary education and trainingMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority employment

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Jun 4, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Jun 4, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action June 4, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equality in Leadership and Inclusion in Top Elements Act of 2020 or the ELITE Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of the Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center with relevant expertise to conduct an evaluation of the barriers to minority participation in specified units of the Armed Forces.

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