Sec. 557. EVALUATION OF BARRIERS TO MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN UNITS OF THE ARMED FORCES
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## SEC. 557 EVALUATION OF BARRIERS TO MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN UNITS OF THE ARMED FORCES **[**[10 U.S.C. 501 note](/us/usc/t10/s501)**]** ###
(a)Study Required ####
(1)In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall 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 covered units of the Armed Forces. ####
(2)Elements The evaluation required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: #####
(A)A description of the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of covered units. #####
(B)A comparison of the participation rates of minority populations in covered units to participation rates of the general population as members and as officers of the Armed Forces. #####
(C)A comparison of the percentage of minority officers in the grade of O-7 or higher who have served in each covered unit to such percentage for all such officers in the Armed Force of that covered unit. #####
(D)An identification of barriers to minority (including English language learners) participation in the recruitment, accession, assessment, and training processes. #####
(E)The status and effectiveness of the response to the recommendations contained in the report of the RAND Corporation titled “Barriers to Minority Participation in Special Operations Forces” and any follow-up recommendations. #####
(F)Recommendations to increase the numbers of minority officers in the Armed Forces. #####
(G)Recommendations to increase minority participation in covered units. #####
(H)Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. ####
(3)Report to congress The Secretary shall— #####
(A)submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study by not later than January 1, 2022; and #####
(B)provide interim briefings to such committees upon request. ###
(b)Designation The study conducted under subsection
(a)shall be known as the “Study on Reducing Barriers to Minority Participation in Elite Units in the Armed Services”. ###
(c)Implementation Required ####
(1)In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the implementation of each recommendation included in the final report submitted under subsection (a)(3). ####
(2)Exceptions #####
(A)Delayed implementation The Secretary of Defense may commence implementation of a recommendation described paragraph
(1)later than March 1, 2023, if— ######
(i)the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees, not later than January 1, 2023, written notice of the intent of the Secretary to delay implementation of the recommendation; and ######
(ii)includes, as part of such notice, a specific justification for the delay in implementing the recommendation. #####
(B)Nonimplementation The Secretary of Defense may elect not to implement a recommendation described in paragraph (1), if— ######
(i)the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees, not later than January 1, 2023, written notice of the intent of the Secretary not to implement the recommendation; and ######
(ii)includes, as part of such notice— ######
(I)the reasons for the Secretary’s decision not to implement the recommendation; and ######
(II)a summary of alternative actions the Secretary will carry out to address the purposes underlying the recommendation. ####
(3)Implementation plan For each recommendation that the Secretary implements under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation plan that includes— #####
(A)a summary of actions the Secretary has carried out, or intends to carry out, to implement the recommendation; and #####
(B)a schedule, with specific milestones, for completing the implementation of the recommendation. ###
(d)Covered Units Defined In this section, the term “covered units” means the following: ####
(1)Army Special Forces. ####
(2)Army Rangers. ####
(3)Navy SEALs. ####
(4)Air Force Combat Control Teams. ####
(5)Air Force Pararescue. ####
(6)Air Force Special Reconnaissance. ####
(7)Marine Raider Regiments. ####
(8)Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance. ####
(9)Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team. ####
(10)Any other forces designated by the Secretary of Defense as special operations forces. ####
(11)Pilot and navigator military occupational specialties.
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