,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,pocan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4   
,&rews1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4  
,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (      
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mrs4 ,capps1  
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1   
,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1
 ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4   
,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4    
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1  
,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4      
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1    
,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,e/y1  
,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,ms4 ,frankel (
 ,florida1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s
 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,himes1 
,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,israel1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson (     
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1    
,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,k9d1   
,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( 
,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4   

,lewis1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mrs4
 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new      
,mexico1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( 
,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,maffei1 ,mrs4       
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,florida1   
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4 ,pa/or (  
,arizona1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (    
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4    
,polis1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4             
,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,ryan (   
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez (          
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4          
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1  
,ms4 ,s*w>tz1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,ms4    
,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,ms4 ,spei]1    
,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 
,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4   
,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1   
,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,ms4 ,wilson
 ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   

:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se to review ! dis*>ge 
*>act]ization ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces :o 7 dis*>g$ by reason ( ! sexual 
ori5tation ( ! memb]1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,re/ore ,honor to ,s]vice ,memb]s     
,act4  #b4 ,review ( dis*>ge            
*>act]ization  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9          
accordance ) ?is section1 ! appropriate 
dis*>ge bo>ds--  7#a7 %all review !     
dis*>ge *>act]ization ( cov]$ memb]s at 
! reque/ ( ! cov]$ memb]2 &  7#b7 if su*
 *>act]ization is any *>act]ization     
except honorable1 may *ange su*         
*>act]ization to honorable4  7b7        
,crit]ia ,9 *ang+ ! dis*>ge             
*>act]ization ( a cov]$ memb] to        
honorable "u subsection 7a77#b71 !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure t su*   
*anges are c>ri$ out consi/5tly &       
uni=mly across ! milit>y dep>tm5ts us+ !
 foll[+ crit]ia3  7#a7 ,! orig9al       
dis*>ge mu/ be bas$ on ,don't ,ask      

,don't ,tell 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z    
,,dadt7 or a simil> policy 9 place prior
 to ! enactm5t ( ,,dadt4  7#b7 ,su*     
dis*>ge *>act]ization %all be s *ang$   
if1 ) respect to ! orig9al dis*>ge1 !re 
7 no aggravat+ circum/ances1 su* z      
misconduct1 t w\ld h indep5d5tly l$ to a
 dis*>ge *>act]ization t 0 any          
*>act]ization except honorable4 ,=      
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 su* aggravat+  
circum/ances may n include--  7,a7 an   
(f5se "u section #ibe ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7article #abe ( !   
,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y ,ju/ice71       
committ$ by a cov]$ memb] aga9/ a p]son 
( ! same sex ) ! cons5t ( su* p]son2 or 
7,b7 /atem5ts1 cons5sual sexual conduct1
 or cons5sual acts relat+ to sexual     
ori5tation or id5tity1 or ! disclosure (
 su* /atem5ts1 conduct1 or acts1 t 7    
prohibit$ at ! "t ( dis*>ge b aft] !    
date ( su* dis*>ge became p]mitt$4  7#c7
 ,:5 reque/+ a review1 a cov]$ memb]1 or
 _! repres5tative1 %all be requir$ to   
provide ei!r--  7,a7 docum5ts consi/+   

(--  7i7 a copy ( ! ,,dd-#bad =m ( !    
memb]2  7ii7 a p]sonal affidavit ( !    
circum/ances surr\nd+ ! dis*>ge2 &      
7iii7 any relevant records p]ta9+ to !  
dis*>ge2 or  7,b7 an affidavit c]tify+ t
 ! memb]1 or _! repres5tative1 does n h 
! docum5ts specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74 
7#d7 ,if a cov]$ memb] provides an      
affidavit describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 ( 
p>agraph 7#c7--  7,a7 ! appropriate     
dis*>ge bo>d %all make e ef=t to locate 
! docum5ts specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 (
 su* p>agraph )9 ! records ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se2 &  7,b7 ! abs5ce ( su*      
docum5ts may n be consid]$ a reason to  
d5y a *ange ( ! dis*>ge *>act]ization "u
 subsection 7a77#b74  7c7 ,reque/ =     
review ,! appropriate dis*>ge bo>d %all 
ensure ! me*anism by :i* cov]$ memb]s1  
or _! repres5tative1 may reque/ to h !  
dis*>ge *>act]ization ( ! cov]$ memb]   
review$ "u ?is section is simple &      
/raight=w>d4  7d7 ,review  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,aft] a reque/ has be5 made "u         
subsection 7c71 ! appropriate dis*>ge   

bo>d %all review all relevant laws1     
records ( oral te/imony previ\sly tak51 
s]vice records1 or any o!r relevant     
in=mation reg>d+ ! dis*>ge *>act]ization
 ( ! cov]$ memb]4  7#b7 ,additional     
mat]ials ,if additional mat]ials are    
necess>y = ! review1 ! appropriate      
dis*>ge bo>d--  7,a7 may reque/         
additional in=mation f ! cov]$ memb] or 
_! repres5tative1 9 writ+1 &            
specifically detail+ :at is be+ reque/$2
 &  7,b7 %all be responsible = obta9+ a 
copy ( ! necess>y files ( ! cov]$ memb] 
f ! memb]1 or :5 applicable1 f !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7e7 ,*ange (      
*>act]ization ,! appropriate dis*>ge    
bo>d %all *ange ! dis*>ge *>act]ization 
( a cov]$ memb] to honorable if su*     
*ange is det]m9$ to be appropriate aft] 
a review is conduct$ "u subsection 7d7  
pursuant to ! crit]ia "u subsection 7b74
 ,a cov]$ memb]1 or ! repres5tative ( ! 
memb]1 may appeal a decision by !       
appropriate dis*>ge bo>d to n *ange !   
dis*>ge *>act]ization by us+ ! regul>   

appeals process ( ! bo>d4  7f7 ,*ange ( 
records ,= ea* cov]$ memb] ^: dis*>ge   
*>act]ization is *ang$ "u subsection    
7e71 or = ea* cov]$ memb] :o 0 honorably
 dis*>g$ b ^: ,,dd-#bad =m reflects !   
sexual ori5tation ( ! memb]1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se %all reissue to ! memb] or _!
 repres5tative a revis$ ,,dd-#bad =m t  
reflects ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,= ea* cov]$   
memb] dis*>g$1 ! ,sep>ation ,code1      
,re5try ,code1 ,n>rative ,code1 &       
,sep>ation ,au?ority %all n reflect !   
sexual ori5tation ( ! memb] & %all be   
plac$ "u secret>ial au?ority4 ,any o!r  
simil> indication ( ! sexual ori5tation 
or reason = dis*>ge %all be remov$ or   
*ang$ accord+ly to be consi/5t ) ?is    
p>agraph4  7#b7 ,= ea* cov]$ memb] ^:   
dis*>ge occurr$ prior to ! creation (   
g5]al secret>ial au?ority1 ! sections ( 
! ,,dd-#bad =m ref]r$ to p>agraph 7#a7  
%all be *ang$ to simil>ly reflect a     
univ]sal au?ority ) codes1 au?orities1 &
 language applicable at ! "t ( dis*>ge4 
7g7 ,/atus  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* cov]$    

memb] ^: dis*>ge *>act]ization is *ang$ 
"u subsection 7e7 %all be treat$ )\t    
reg>d to ! orig9al dis*>ge *>act]ization
 ( ! memb]1 includ+ = purposes (--  7,a7
 b5efits provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
to an individual by reason ( s]vice 9 ! 
,arm$ ,=ces2 &  7,b7 all recognitions & 
honors t ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se provides 
to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7        
,re9/atem5t ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph       
7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all re9/ate all 
recognitions & honors ( a cov]$ memb] ^:
 dis*>ge *>act]ization is *ang$ "u      
subsection 7e7 t ! ,secret>y )held      
because ( ! orig9al dis*>ge             
*>act]ization ( ! memb]4  7h7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 appropriate dis*>ge bo>d means ! bo>ds 
= correction ( milit>y records "u       
section #aeeb ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 or ! dis*>ge review bo>ds "u    
section #aeec ( su* title1 z ! case may 
be4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ memb] means any  
=m] memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 0 dis*>g$ f
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces because ( ! sexual       

ori5tation ( ! memb]4  7#c7 ,! t]m      
dis*>ge *>act]ization means !           
*>act]ization "u :i* a memb] ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces is dis*>g$ or releas$1 includ+    
di%onorable1 g5]al1 o!r ?an honorable1 &
 honorable4  7#d7 ,! t]m ,don't ,ask    
,don't ,tell means section #fed ( title 
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z 9 effect    
be=e su* section 0 repeal$ pursuant to !
 ,don't ,ask1 ,don't ,tell ,repeal ,act 
( #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-cba74  7#e7  
,! t]m repres5tative means ! surviv+    
sp\se1 next ( k91 or legal repres5tative
 ( a cov]$ memb]4  #c4 ,reports  7a7    
,review ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all     
conduct a review ( ! consi/5cy &        
uni=mity ( ! reviews conduct$ "u section
 #b4  7b7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an #bgj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & 
ea* ye> !reaft] = a f\r-ye> p]iod1 !    
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report on ! reviews "u subsection 7a74  
,su* reports %all include any comm5ts or
 recomm5dations = cont9u$ actions4  #d4 
,hi/orical review ,! ,secret>y ( ea*    

milit>y dep>tm5t %all ensure t oral     
hi/orians ( ! dep>tm5t--  7#a7 review ! 
facts & circum/ances surr\nd+ ! e/imat$ 
#ajj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces dis*>g$ 
f ! ,arm$ ,=ces betwe5 ,_w ,w> ,,ii &   
,septemb] #bjaa because ( ! sexual      
ori5tation ( ! memb]2 &  7#b7 receive   
oral te/imony ( individuals :o p]sonally
 exp]i5c$ discrim9ation & dis*>ge       
because ( ! actual or p]ceiv$ sexual    
ori5tation ( ! individual s t su*       
te/imony may s]ve z an (ficial record ( 
^! discrim9atory policies & _! impact on
 ,am]ican lives4  #e4 ,modification (   
,article #abe ( ! ,uni=m ,code (        
,milit>y ,ju/ice ,section #ibe7;a7 (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7article 
#abe ( ! ,uni=m ,code ( ,milit>y        
,ju/ice7 is am5d$ by /rik+ ) ano!r p]son
 ( ! same or opposite sex or4