[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6177 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6177

To prohibit Federal funding for researchers who have conducted a study 
   or experiment relating to gender identity, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2023

  Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. 
Burlison, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Moore 
 of Alabama, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
  addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and 
     Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit Federal funding for researchers who have conducted a study 
   or experiment relating to gender identity, and for other purposes.

    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 referred to as the ``No Taxpayer Funding for 
Researchers Who Prey on Children Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
principal investigator or project leader who is identified in a study 
or experiment described in subsection (b) shall be eligible to receive 
Federal financial assistance from the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') for any 
study or experiment.
    (b) Study or Experiment Described.--A study or experiment described 
in this subsection is any federally-funded study or experiment which--
            (1) includes or describes any minor whose perception of his 
        or her sex or asserted identity is incongruent with such 
        individual's sex for the purposes of affirming such perception 
        or asserted identity;
            (2) introduces any minor to any medical or surgical service 
        for the purpose of assisting such individual's disassociation 
        from his or her sex; and
            (3) introduces a minor to social interventions for the 
        purpose of assisting such individual's disassociation from his 
        or her sex.
    (c) Required Statement.--An applicant seeking Federal financial 
assistance from the Secretary for any study or experiment shall certify 
to the Secretary that the applicant is not, and has never been, a 
principal investigator or project leader for any study or experiment 
described in subsection (b).
    (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            (1) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means any individual under 
        the age of 18.
            (2) Sex.--The term ``sex'' means the indication of male or 
        female based solely an individual's reproductive biology and 
        genetics at birth, such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring 
        sex hormones, gonads, or internal or external genitalia, 
        without regard to an individual's psychological, chosen, or 
        subjective identity.
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