[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 146 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5123]
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  SA 869. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following:

     SEC. ___. 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) Prohibition on Certain Actions Based on Member Gender 
     Identity.--A 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.
       (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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