[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5700-S5701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1051. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1003 proposed by Mr. 
McCain (for himself and Mr. Reed) 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) 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

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     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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