[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1559 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1559

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that recruit basic 
 training in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps be conducted 
                separately for male and female recruits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 1997

Mr. Bartlett of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bono, 
   Mr. Graham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Killeary, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
  Livingston, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
 Cubin, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
Mr. Largent, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jones, 
      Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Peterson of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
 McIntosh, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
 Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Collins, Mr. Crane, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Fox 
  of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Deal of 
  Georgia, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
Rohrabacher, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Gilchrest, 
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hastert, 
 Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
 Packard, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bateman, 
   Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
 Calvert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
   Mr. Wamp, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Parker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
  Shadegg, Mr. Everett, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Istook) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that recruit basic 
 training in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps be conducted 
                separately for male and female recruits.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Recruit Training Policy 
Restoration Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. BASIC TRAINING TO BE CONDUCTED SEPARATELY FOR MALE AND FEMALE 
              RECRUITS.

    (a) Army.--(1) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4318. Basic training: separate training for males and females
    ``(a) Recruit Basic Training.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
require that basic training (or equivalent training) in the Army at the 
company level and below be conducted through separate units for male 
and female recruits.
    ``(b) Officers in Command; Drill Instructors.--For each training 
unit referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall 
ensure that--
            ``(1) in the case of a unit for the training of male 
        recruits, only male officers and noncommissioned officers may 
        be assigned to command the unit and to serve as drill 
        instructors in the unit, respectively; and
            ``(2) in the case of a unit for the training of female 
        recruits, only female officers and noncommissioned officers may 
        be assigned to command the unit and to serve as drill 
        instructors in the unit, respectively.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4318. Basic training: separate training for males and females.''.
    (b) Navy and Marine Corps.--(1) Part III of subtitle C of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 601 the 
following new chapter:

                   ``CHAPTER 602--TRAINING GENERALLY

``Sec.
``6931. Basic training: separate training for males and females.
``Sec. 6931. Basic training: separate training for males and females
    ``(a) Recruit Basic Training.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
require that basic training (or equivalent training) in the Navy and 
the Marine Corps at the company level and below be conducted through 
separate units for male and female recruits.
    ``(b) Officers in Command; Drill Instructors.--For each training 
unit referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall 
ensure that--
            ``(1) in the case of a unit for the training of male 
        recruits, only male officers and noncommissioned officers may 
        be assigned to command the unit and to serve as drill 
        instructors in the unit, respectively; and
            ``(2) in the case of a unit for the training of female 
        recruits, only female officers and noncommissioned officers may 
        be assigned to command the unit and to serve as drill 
        instructors in the unit, respectively.''.
    (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle C, and at 
the beginning of part III of subtitle C, of such title are amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 601 the following new 
item:

``602. Training Generally...................................    6931''.
    (c) Air Force.--(1) Chapter 901 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9318. Basic training: separate training for males and females
    ``(a) Recruit Basic Training.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
require that basic training (or equivalent training) in the Air Force 
at the group level and below be conducted through separate units for 
male and female recruits.
    ``(b) Officers in Command; Drill Instructors.--For each training 
unit referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall ensure that--
            ``(1) in the case of a unit for the training of male 
        recruits, only male officers and noncommissioned officers may 
        be assigned to command the unit and to serve as drill 
        instructors in the unit, respectively; and
            ``(2) in the case of a unit for the training of female 
        recruits, only female officers and noncommissioned officers may 
        be assigned to command the unit and to serve as drill 
        instructors in the unit, respectively.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``9318. Basic training: separate training for males and females.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--Sections 4318, 6931, and 9318 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by this section, shall apply with respect 
to recruit basic training classes (or equivalent classes) beginning 
after December 31, 1997.
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