,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bica  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjai,mr4   
,pappas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4   
,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new      
,york1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 &    
,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to provide hospital   
c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e = 
c]ta9 individuals dis*>g$ f s]vice 9 !  
,arm$ ,=ces by reason ( sexual          
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ! ,rights our      
,vet]ans h ,e>n$ ,act ( #bjai or !      
,,s]ve ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs provision ( hospital  
c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e = 
c]ta9 individuals dis*>g$ f s]vice 9 !  
,arm$ ,=ces by reason ( sexual          
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity  7a7 ,9 g5]al

 ,section #agaj7;a77#b7 ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by     
/rik+ any vet]an-- & ins]t+ any         
individual :o is--2  7#b7 9 ea* (       
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,g71 by ins]t+ 
a vet]an be=e :o2  7#c7 9 subp>agraph   
7,f71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#d7 9     
subp>agraph 7,g71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,h7 a =m]     
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 0 dis*>g$ f    
s]vice !re9 "u conditions o!r ?an       
honorable or ) an entry-level sep>ation 
by reason ( sexual ori5tation or g5d]   
id5tity1 includ+ by reason ( a diagnosis
 ( g5d] dysphoria4  4  7b7 ,effective   
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  
%all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act & apply--  7#a7 to hospital  
c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e   
furni%$ on or aft] su* date2 &  7#b7 to 
an individual :o is dis*>g$ f s]vice 9 !
 ,arm$ ,=ces be=e1 on1 or aft] su* date4