Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Military Education and Values Act”.
Military Education and Values Act
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance prohibiting race-based education and training in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Guidance required
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance that—
prohibits, within the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces, the use of any education or training methodology that promotes or causes a racial divide or lack of equality;
reiterates that members of the Armed Forces from all races will be treated equally; and
updates members of the Armed Forces on the core tenets of the United States military.
Sec. 3 Report on race-based education and training
In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the status of critical race-theory and other race-based training and education methodologies in the Armed Forces.
Elements— The report under subsection (a) shall—
include an explanation of whether, and to what extent, critical race theory and other race-based training and education methodologies are used in the Armed Forces; and
for each instance in which such an education or training methodology is used—
describe where and how such methodology is used;
identify any units that received education or training based on such methodology and the locations at which such education or training occurred; and
indicate whether any member of the Armed Forces was punished for expressing disagreement with such education or training methodology.