,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,huelskamp 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,king
 of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mrs4         
,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,jordan1
 and ,mr4 ,gohmert7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require that          
implementation of the repeal of the     
former ,department of ,defense policy   
concerning homosexual behavior in the   
,armed ,forces not infringe upon the    
free exercise of religion by and the    
rights of conscience of members of the  
,armed ,forces1 including chaplains1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 ,religious ,freedom ,protection ,act4  
#b4 ,protection of rights of conscience 
of members of the ,armed ,forces and    
chaplains  7a7 ,protection ,chapter #ec 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 

amended by inserting after section #ajcd
 the following new section3  #ajcd;a4   
,protection of rights of conscience of  
members of the ,armed ,forces and       
chaplains  7a7 ,protection of rights of 
conscience ,the sincerely held religious
 or moral beliefs of a member of the    
,armed ,forces concerning the           
appropriate and inappropriate expression
 of human sexuality shall be            
accommodated and shall not be the basis 
of any adverse personnel action1        
discrimination1 or denial of promotion1 
schooling1 training1 or assignment4     
,nothing in this subsection precludes   
disciplinary action for conduct that is 
proscribed by chapter #dg of this title 
7the ,uniform ,code of ,military        
,justice74  7b7 ,protection of chaplains
  7#a7 ,a military chaplain is a        
certified religious leader or clergy of 
a faith community who1 after satisfying 
the professional and educational        
requirements of the commissioning       
service1 is commissioned as an officer  

in the ,chaplains ,corps of one of the  
branches of the ,armed ,forces4 ,a      
chaplain is a representative of the     
chaplain's faith group1 who remains     
accountable to the sending faith group  
for the chaplain's religious ministry to
 members of the ,armed ,forces1 to--    
7,a7 provide for the religious and      
spiritual needs of members of the ,armed
 ,forces of that faith group2 and  7,b7 
facilitate the religious needs for other
 faith groups4  7#b7 ,a military        
chaplain shall not be directed1 ordered1
 or required to perform any duty1 rite1 
ritual1 ceremony1 service1 or function  
that is contrary to the conscience1     
moral principles1 or religious beliefs  
of the chaplain or contrary to the moral
 principles or religious beliefs of the 
chaplain's faith group4 ,the refusal by 
a military chaplain to perform a duty1  
rite1 ritual1 ceremony1 service1 or     
function that is contrary to the        
conscience1 moral principles1 or        
religious beliefs of the chaplain or    

contrary to the moral principles or     
religious beliefs of the chaplain's     
faith group shall not be the basis for  
any adverse personnel action1           
discrimination1 or denial of promotion1 
schooling1 training1 or assignment4  7c7
 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of        
,defense shall issue regulations setting
 forth guidance to implement the        
protections afforded by this section4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #ajcd the  
following new item3  #ajcd;a4           
,protection of rights of conscience of  
members of the ,armed ,forces and       
chaplains4  4  #c4 ,use of military     
installations as site for marriage      
ceremonies or marriage-like ceremonies  
,a military installation or other       
property owned1 rented1 or otherwise    
under the jurisdiction or control of the
 ,department of ,defense shall not be   
used to officiate1 solemnize1 or perform

 a marriage or marriage-like ceremony   
involving anything other than the union 
of one man with one woman4