To express the sense of Congress on diversity among members of the Armed Forces.

SA 1571. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following:

SEC. 524. SENSE OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States military includes individuals with a
variety of national, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds that
have roots all over the world.
(2) In addition to diverse backgrounds, members of the
Armed Forces come from numerous religious traditions,
including Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, non-
denominational, nonpracticing, and many more.
(3) Members of the Armed Forces from diverse backgrounds
and religious traditions have lost their lives or been
injured defending the national security of the United States.
(4) Diversity contributes to the strength of the Armed
Forces, and service members from different backgrounds and
religious traditions share the same goal of defending the
United States.
(5) The unity of the Armed Forces reflects the strength in
diversity that makes the United States a great Nation.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should--
(1) continue to recognize and promote diversity in the
Armed Forces; and
(2) honor those from all diverse backgrounds and religious
traditions who have made sacrifices in serving the United
States through the Armed Forces.
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