,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gchc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbj,ms4  
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates to conduct a /udy reg>d+ wom5    
involunt>ily sep>at$ or dis*>g$ f !     
,arm$ ,=ces due to pregnancy or p>5?ood1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 ,june #aidh1    
,congress enact$ ! ,wom5's ,arm$        
,s]vices ,integration ,act ( #aidh1 :i* 
=mally au?oriz$ ! appo9tm5t & enli/m5t (
 wom5 9 ! regul> compon5ts ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces4  7#b7 ,) ! expansion ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces to include wom51 ! possibility    
arose = ! fir/ "t t memb]s ( ! regul>   
compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces c\ld become   

pregnant4  7#c7 ,! response to su*      
possibilities & actualities 0 ,executive
 ,ord] #ajbdj1 sign$ by ,presid5t ,h>ry 
,s4 ,truman 9 #aiea1 :i* grant$ ! ,arm$ 
,=ces ! au?ority to involunt>ily sep>ate
 or dis*>ge a woman if %e became        
pregnant1 gave bir? to a *ild1 or became
 a p>5t by adoption or a /epp>5t4  7#d7 
,! ,arm$ ,=ces respond$ to ! ,executive 
ord] by sy/ematically dis*>g+ any woman 
9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o became pregnant1     
reg>dless ( :e!r ! pregnancy 0 plann$1  
unplann$1 or ! result ( sexual abuse4   
7#e7 ,al?\gh ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7 requir$ to 
(f] wom5 :o 7 involunt>ily sep>at$ or   
dis*>g$ due to pregnancy ! opportunity  
to reque/ ret5tion 9 ! milit>y1 _m su*  
wom5 7 n (f]$ su* opportunity4  7#f7 ,! 
,arm$ ,=ces did n provide requir$       
sep>ation b5efits1 c\nsel+1 or assi/ance
 to ! memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 7       
sep>at$ or dis*>g$ due to pregnancy4    
7#g7 ,?\s&s ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7  
involunt>ily sep>at$ or dis*>g$ f !     
,arm$ ,=ces z a result ( pregnancy4     

7#h7 ,!re are reports t ! practice ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces to sy/ematically sep>ate or 
dis*>ge pregnant memb]s caus$ "s su*    
memb]s to seek an unsafe or inaccessible
 abortion1 :i* 0 n legal at ! "t1 or to 
put _! *ildr5 up = adoption1 & t1 9 "s  
cases1 "s wom5 di$ by suicide foll[+ _! 
involunt>y sep>ation or dis*>ge f !     
,arm$ ,=ces4  7#i7 ,su* involunt>y      
sep>ation or dis*>ge f ! ,arm$ ,=ces on 
! basis ( pregnancy 0 *all5g$ 9 ,f$]al  
di/rict c\rt by ,/ephanie ,craw=d 9     
#aige1 ^: legal argum5t /at$ t ?is      
practice violat$ h] con/itutional "r to 
due process ( law4  7#aj7 ,! ,c\rt (    
,appeals = ! ,second ,circuit rul$ 9    
,/ephanie ,craw=d's favor 9 #aigf & f\nd
 t ,executive ,ord] #ajbdj & any        
regulations relat+ to ! ,arm$ ,=ces t   
made sep>ation or dis*>ge m&atory due to
 pregnancy 7 uncon/itutional4  7#aa7 ,by
 #aigf1 all regulations t p]mitt$       
involunt>y sep>ation or dis*>ge ( a     
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces because (         
pregnancy or any =m ( p>5?ood 7 resc9d$4

  7#ab7 ,today1 wom5 comprise #ag p]c5t 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & _m are p>5ts1 includ+
 #ab p]c5t ( :om are s+le p>5ts4  7#ac7 
,:ile milit>y p>5ts face _m h>d%ips1    
today's ,arm$ ,=ces provides v>i\s l5g?s
 ( paid family leave = mo!rs & fa!rs1 = 
bo? bir? & adoption ( *ildr54  #b4 ,s5se
 ( ,congress  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x  
is ! s5se ( ,congress t wom5 :o s]v$ 9 !
 ,arm$ ,=ces be=e ,febru>y #bc1 #aigf1  
%\ld n h be5 involunt>ily sep>at$ or    
dis*>g$ due to pregnancy or p>5?ood4    
7b7 ,expression ( remorse ,congress     
h]eby expresses deep remorse = ! wom5 :o
 patriotically s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 b 7
 =c$1 by (ficial ,unit$ ,/ates policy1  
to endure unnecess>y & discrim9atory    
actions1 includ+ ! violation ( _!       
con/itutional "r to due process ( law1  
simply because !y became pregnant or    
became a p>5t :ile a memb] ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces4  #c4 ,,gao /udy ( wom5           
involunt>ily sep>at$ or dis*>g$ due to  
pregnancy or p>5?ood  7a7 ,/udy requir$ 
,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1 #bjba1 !     

,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy reg>d+ wom5         
involunt>ily sep>at$ or dis*>g$ f !     
,arm$ ,=ces due to pregnancy or p>5?ood 
dur+ ! p]iod ( #aiea ?r\gh #aigf4 ,!    
/udy %all id5tify-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( su*  
wom51 disaggregat$ by-- 7,a7 ,arm$ ,=ce2
  7,b7 grade2  7,c7 race2 &  7,d7       
e?nicity2  7#b7 ! *>act]s ( su* dis*>ges
 or sep>ations2  7#c7 discrepancies 9   
uni=mity ( su* dis*>ges or sep>ations2  
7#d7 h[ su* dis*>ges or sep>ations      
affect$ access ( su* wom5 to heal? c>e &
 b5efits ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs2 &  7#e7 recomm5dations =      
improv+ access ( su* wom5 to res\rces   
?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]   
complet+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress a report conta9+ ! results ( t
 /udy4