[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1820 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1820

To provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the 
                             Armed Forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2017

 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. McCain, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Reed) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the 
                             Armed Forces.

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

SECTION 1. RETENTION AND SERVICE OF TRANSGENDER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
individuals who are qualified and can meet the standards to serve in 
the military should be eligible to serve.
    (b) Certain Actions Relating to Currently Serving Members of the 
Armed Forces.--A currently serving member of the Armed Forces may not 
be involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces, or denied 
reenlistment or continuation in service in the Armed Forces, solely on 
the basis of the member's gender identity. Nothing in this subsection 
relieves a member from meeting applicable military and medical 
standards, including deployability, or requires retention of the member 
in service if the member fails to meet such standards.
    (c) Review of Accession of Transgender Individuals Into the Armed 
Forces.--
            (1) Deadline for completion of review.--The Secretary of 
        Defense shall complete the review of policy on the accession of 
        transgender individuals into the Armed Forces announced by the 
        Secretary on June 30, 2017, by not later than December 31, 
        2017.
            (2) Report.--Not later than February 21, 2018, the 
        Secretary shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report on 
        the results of the review of policy described in paragraph (1).
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