S.Amdt. 1584

SA 1584. Mr. MURPHY 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 E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1049. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE
1350.2 TO ESTABLISH SEXUAL ORIENTATION AS A
PROTECTED CATEGORY UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.

The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
shall modify Department of Defense Directive 1350.2, relating
to the Department of Defense Military Equal Opportunity (MEO)
Program, in order to establish sexual orientation as a
protected category under that Program.
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