118 HR 6040 IH: Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-10-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6040IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 25, 2023Ms. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo prohibit the use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act.

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Prohibition on use of Federal funds for gender transition in minors

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to fund research or publications relating to gender transition in individuals under the age of 18, including any observational studies that gather evidence on the provision of hormonal treatments or surgical procedures on minors, for the purpose of—(1)affirming a minor’s perception of his or her sex, if that perception is incongruent with such minor’s sex; or (2)affirming a minor’s asserted identity, if the asserted identity is incongruent with such minor’s sex.(b)

Definition

For purposes of this section, the term sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.