[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 600. Mr. BUDD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title VII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 7__. PROHIBITION OF COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM OF 
                   CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR CHILDREN THAT 
                   COULD RESULT IN STERILIZATION.

       Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(20) Affirming hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and 
     other medical interventions for the treatment of gender 
     dysphoria that could result in sterilization may not be 
     provided to a child under the age of 18.''.
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