1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cost of Wokeism in the Military Act . 2. Assessments of staffing in DOD Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (a) In general (1) Secretary assessment The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment validating each civil service position in the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion against existing personnel of the Office. For purposes of carrying out such assessment, the head of the Office shall submit to the Secretary the alignment of total force manpower resources of the Office against core missions, tasks, and functions, including a mapping of missions to the originating statute or Department policy. (2) Office assessment The head of the Office shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, functions, and associated civilian personnel the Office believes are necessary to perform the duties of the Office. (3) Secretary analysis The Secretary shall determine whether there is any conflict between the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and the assessment under paragraph (2), and what personnel actions (if any) the Secretary will take to eliminate such conflict. (b) Interim briefing and report (1) Interim briefing Not later than April 1, 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). (2) Final report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessments under subsection (a). Such report shall include the following: (A) A validation of every civil service position in the Office against existing civilian personnel requirements. (B) The methodology and process through which such validation was performed. (C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil service position fill rates against validated requirements. (D) Analysis of each civil service position and grade and whether the position description and grade match the function and task requirements of the position.