[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3084-S3085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5938. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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. 529E. EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES FROM 
                   ASSIGNMENTS ON THE BASIS OF GENDER: 
                   PROHIBITION.

       (a) Prohibition on Exclusion.--

     ``Sec. 652. Exclusion from assignments on the basis of gender

       ``(a) Prohibition of Exclusion.--A member of the Army, 
     Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force may not be 
     excluded from an occupational specialty, career field, or 
     assignment on the basis of gender.
       ``(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives an annual report that shall include, 
     with respect to the year preceding the date of the report, 
     the following elements:
       ``(1) A description of any changes to any occupational 
     standards (including any physical requirements), including a 
     description of how such new standard accurately predicts 
     performance of actual, regular, and recurring duties of a 
     military occupation.
       ``(2) The number of service members, by military 
     occupational specialty and gender, who were involuntarily 
     reclassified or separated (other than for criminal or 
     disciplinary reasons). including the reason for such 
     reclassifications or separations.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8225 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is repealed.

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