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handle is hein.crs/goveeam0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ~.Research Service informing the legisIafive d bate since 1 14____________________ Diversity and Inclusion Training for Military Personnel July 19, 2021 Congress has taken an interest in requirements, content, and delivery of diversity and inclusion (D&I) training and education for military personnel. Under Title 10 United States Code, the Secretaries of the military departments (Army, Navy, and Air Force) have the statutory authority to train military personnel and administer to their morale and welfare. Congress has legislated specific training requirements (e.g., financial literacy, military sexual assault prevention) for servicemembers, including training related to D&I issues. Existing provisions do not prescribe a pedagogical approach, nor do they prohibit certain topics or theories. In addition, while Congress has oversight of military schools, curriculum decisions are generally delegated to school leadership and faculty. For example, each of the military service academies has a Board of Visitors, with congressional representation, that has oversight authority over academy curricula. The Dean of Faculty also has the statutory responsibility for developing and sustaining the curriculum. While certain military training might be required for students at the service academies, statute does not require or prohibit the inclusion of D&I topics, readings, or theories as part of the academic curricula. Statutory Training Requirements In 1996, as part of the FY1997 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and in response to several hate crimes involving servicemembers, Congress added a requirement for human relations training for members of the Armed Forces. The law, codified at 10 U.S.C § 113 note, identifies topics to be covered during initial training and regularly as, race relations, equal opportunity, opposition to gender discrimination, and sensitivity to 'hate group' activity. The statute also requires training for commanders to prevent impermissible activity based upon discriminatory motives from occurring in units under their command. Responsibility for D&I Training Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI), established in 1971, is the DOD entity primarily responsible for developing standards, core competencies, and learning objectives for D&I Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11703 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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