Sec. 578. Report to Congress on efforts to increase diversity and representation in film, television, and publishing
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The Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department shall promulgate a policy to promote, to the maximum extent possible, the depiction of marginalized communities in projects with the film, television, and publishing industries carried out through the respective offices of public affairs. The Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military department shall consider the promotion of a marginalized community as an affirmative factor in any decision to provide assistance to a production studio or publishing company through the respective offices of public affairs.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military department, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on— the policies promulgated under subsection (a); and the activities carried out by the Secretary of Defense and each such Secretary of a military department pursuant to such subsection. In this section, the term marginalized community means a community— that is (or historically was) under-represented in the film, television, and publishing industries, including— women; racial and ethnic minorities; individuals with disabilities; members of the LGBTQ community; individuals of all ages; and other individuals from under-represented communities; and whose members have served in the Armed Forces.