January 28, 2025
Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
To enact into law the executive order relating to ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the DEI to DIE Act
.
Sec. 2. Elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion in Federal Government
(a) Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1)
The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name diversity, equity, and inclusion
(in this Act referred to as DEI
), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military.
(2)
This was a concerted effort stemming from President Biden’s first day in office, when he issued Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
.
(3)
Pursuant to Executive Order 13985 and follow-on orders, nearly every Federal agency and entity submitted Equity Action Plans
to detail the ways that they have furthered DEIs infiltration of the Federal Government.
(4)
The public release of these plans demonstrated immense public waste and shameful discrimination.
(5)
That ends today. Americans deserve a Government committed to serving every person with equal dignity and respect, and to expending precious taxpayer resources only on making America great.
(b) Elimination
(1) In general
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (in this Act referred to as OMB
), assisted by the Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (in this Act referred to as OPM
), shall coordinate the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (in this Act referred to as DEI
) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (in this Act referred to as DEIA
) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear.
(2) Application
To carry out paragraph (1), the Director of OPM, with the assistance of the Attorney General as requested, shall review and revise, as appropriate, all existing Federal employment practices, union contracts, and training policies or programs to comply with this Act. Federal employment practices, including Federal employee performance reviews, shall reward individual initiative, skills, performance, and hard work and shall not under any circumstances consider DEI or DEIA factors, goals, policies, mandates, or requirements.
(c) Required actions
Each agency, department, or commission head, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of OMB, and the Director of OPM, as appropriate, shall take the following actions not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act:
(1)
Terminate, to the maximum extent allowed by law, all DEI, DEIA, and environmental justice
offices and positions (including Chief Diversity Officer
positions); all equity action plans
, equity
actions, initiatives, or programs, equity-related
grants or contracts; and all DEI or DEIA performance requirements for employees, contractors, or grantees.
(2)
Provide the Director of the OMB with a list of all—
(A)
agency or department DEI, DEIA, or environmental justice
positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures in existence on November 4, 2024, and an assessment of whether these positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures have been misleadingly relabeled in an attempt to preserve their pre-November 4, 2024 function;
(B)
Federal contractors who have provided DEI training or DEI training materials to agency or department employees; and
(C)
Federal grantees who received Federal funding to provide or advance DEI, DEIA, or environmental justice
programs, services, or activities since January 20, 2021.
(3)
Direct the deputy agency or department head to—
(A)
assess the operational impact (including the number of new DEI hires) and cost of the prior administration’s DEI, DEIA, and environmental justice
programs and policies; and
(B)
recommend actions, such as congressional notifications under section 530D of title 28, United States Code, to align agency or department programs, activities, policies, regulations, guidance, employment practices, enforcement activities, contracts (including set-asides), grants, consent orders, and litigating positions with the policy of equal dignity and respect identified in subsection (a) of this Act. The agency or department head and the Director of OMB shall jointly ensure that the deputy agency or department head has the authority and resources needed to carry out this Act.
(d) Meetings
To inform and advise the President, so that he may formulate appropriate and effective civil-rights policies for the Executive Branch, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy shall convene a monthly meeting attended by the Director of OMB, the Director of OPM, and each deputy agency or department head to—
(1)
hear reports on the prevalence and the economic and social costs of DEI, DEIA, and environmental justice
in agency or department programs, activities, policies, regulations, guidance, employment practices, enforcement activities, contracts (including set-asides), grants, consent orders, and litigating positions;
(2)
discuss any barriers to measures to comply with this Act; and
(3)
monitor and track agency and department progress and identify potential areas for additional Presidential or legislative action to advance the policy of equal dignity and respect.
(e) Severability
If any provision of this Act, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this Act and the application of its provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.