[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2743 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2743

    To require a reduction in the annual Department of Defense and 
 Department of Transportation budgets by the total amount expended by 
  those departments for pay and benefits and costs of investigation, 
administrative discharge, and any legal fees pertaining to such for any 
member of the Armed Forces discharged during the preceding fiscal year 
 on the basis of homosexual status or conduct for any grounds that do 
 not apply equally to members of the Armed Forces who are heterosexual.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 1993

 Ms. Woolsey introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
 to the Committees on Armed Services and Merchant Marine and Fisheries

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require a reduction in the annual Department of Defense and 
 Department of Transportation budgets by the total amount expended by 
  those departments for pay and benefits and costs of investigation, 
administrative discharge, and any legal fees pertaining to such for any 
member of the Armed Forces discharged during the preceding fiscal year 
 on the basis of homosexual status or conduct for any grounds that do 
 not apply equally to members of the Armed Forces who are heterosexual.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REDUCTIONS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS RESULTING FROM 
              DISCHARGING HOMOSEXUAL SERVICEMEMBERS.

    (a) Reduction in Funds.--(1) The total amount made available to the 
Department of Defense for obligation for any fiscal year shall be 
reduced by the sum of the amounts determined under subsection (b) with 
respect to each member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps 
who during the preceding fiscal year was discharged for homosexuality.
    (2) For any fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall allocate 
the reduction required under paragraph (1) among the accounts and funds 
of the Department of Defense as the Secretary determines. Upon 
determining the allocation of such reduction, the Secretary shall 
notify the Secretary of the Treasury of the reductions to be made in 
the various accounts and funds of the Department, and the amounts 
available for obligation in those accounts and funds shall be reduced 
accordingly.
    (3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of the 
allocations made under paragraph (2) for any fiscal year.
    (b) Computation.--In the case of each member of the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, or Marine Corps who is discharged for homosexuality, the 
Secretary of Defense shall compute the total lifetime costs expended by 
the Department of Defense with respect to that member. Such costs shall 
include recruitment and recruitment incentives, pay and allowances, 
bonuses, meals, health-care, education payment of accrual charges to 
the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, transportation, 
training, and equipment provided specifically to that member, the costs 
of separation of the member (including any costs of investigation, 
discharge, and trial), and any other costs incurred by the Department 
of Defense that are directly attributable to that member's service.

SEC. 2. REDUCTIONS IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDS RESULTING FROM 
              DISCHARGING HOMOSEXUAL SERVICEMEMBERS.

    (a) Reduction in Funds.--(1) The total amount made available to the 
Department of Transportation for obligation for any fiscal year shall 
be reduced by the sum of the amounts determined under subsection (b) 
with respect to each member of the Coast Guard who during the preceding 
fiscal year was discharged for homosexuality.
    (2) For any fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
allocate the reduction required under paragraph (1) among the accounts 
and funds of the Department of Transportation as the Secretary 
determines. Upon determining the allocation of such reduction, the 
Secretary shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of the reductions 
to be made in the various accounts and funds of the Department, and the 
amounts available for obligation in those accounts and funds shall be 
reduced accordingly.
    (3) The Secretary of Transportation shall notify Congress of the 
allocations made under paragraph (2) for any fiscal year.
    (b) Computation.--In the case of each member of the Coast Guard who 
is discharged for homosexuality, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
compute the total lifetime costs expended by the Department of 
Transportation with respect to that member. Such costs shall include 
recruitment and recruitment incentives, pay and allowances, bonuses, 
meals, health-care, transportation, training, education, and equipment 
provided specifically to that member, the costs of separation of the 
member (including any costs of investigation, discharge and trial), and 
any other costs incurred by the Department of Transportation that are 
directly attributable to that member's service.

SEC. 3. DISCHARGE FOR HOMOSEXUALITY.

    For purpose of this Act, a servicemember who is discharged from the 
Armed Forces shall be considered as having been discharged for 
homosexuality if the discharge is an involuntary discharge on the basis 
of homosexual status or on the basis of conduct as a homosexual for any 
grounds that do not apply equally to members of the Armed Forces who 
are heterosexual.

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