1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The founding principles of the United States include the belief, enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights . (2) The United States commitment to the equal dignity and natural rights of all mankind is the strongest possible defense against racism and oppression of all kinds. (3) The mission of the United States Armed Forces is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic and bear true faith and allegiance to the same . (4) To carry out this mission, the Armed Forces must train leaders who love the United States, its citizens, and the aforementioned founding principles. (5) Anti-American and racist theories, such as Critical Race Theory , teach that the United States is a fundamentally racist Nation, that the Constitution is a fundamentally racist document, and that certain races are fundamentally oppressive or oppressed. (6) Such theories encourage people to judge and treat others differently on the basis of their race, rather than treating them as equal citizens and human beings with equal dignity and protection under the law. (7) Anti-American and racist theories, such as Critical Race Theory, teach students to distrust and even hate their country and fellow citizens. (8) The United States Armed Forces should not promote or otherwise encourage anti-American and racist theories that demoralize and divide its members while undermining its mission to bear truth faith and allegiance to the Constitution. 3. Prohibition on promotion of anti-American and racist theories (a) In general The United States Armed Forces and academic institutions operated or controlled by the Department of Defense shall not promote the following anti-American and racist theories: (1) Any race is inherently superior or inferior to any